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John Peter Britton
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Thanks guys and when i get me a giant Fireball XL5 i shall put some photos of it up, i know that i have seen a giant version of it with launch rockets.
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John Byrne
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There have been several large sized Fireball models over the years. I
had one myself as a kid. It was a "flying" model, launched with what
amounted to a slingshot and with a parachute packed in side that
(sometimes) slowed its return to the ground.
But, like its large sized cousins, it was off-scale. I want something like the
Thunderbird 2 and FAB 1 models I have sitting on my shelf.
(I have the die-cast metal 10" version of the XL-5, which is pretty sweet, but
outside the porn industry 10 inches isn't really considered "large".)
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Bill Mimbu
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Well, the only thing on horizon (Gerry Anderson-wise) from the people putting out those wonderful Prop Replicas, is the Space 1999 Mark IX Hawk (no firm release date). Nice, but I'd prefer Sky One from UFO, or Skydiver itself.
The last Fireball XL-5 TV reference I remember was in the 1998 miniseries 'From the Earth to the Moon', where they used end title song at the beginning of Lunar Module episode...
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John Byrne
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And, of course, I would find it hard to resist a big, honkin' SUPERCAR!
The "Supermarionation" corner of the Studio. . .
Fireball is upstairs in the TV room, along with a "Phillipine mahogany"
Supercar.
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John Peter Britton
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| Posted: 01 February 2009 at 11:03am | IP Logged | 5
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The Fireball XL5 i saw a few years back to buy was a real big job because i thought where could i put the model so i didn't buy it.
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John Byrne
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Ah, yes, the "footprint" dilemma!
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John Peter Britton
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Had to take pics down sorry!
Edited by John Peter Britton on 04 February 2009 at 2:45am
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Had to take pics down Sorry!
Edited by John Peter Britton on 04 February 2009 at 2:45am
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John Peter Britton
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Had to take pics down sorry!
Edited by John Peter Britton on 04 February 2009 at 2:43am
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Lloyd White
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John Byrne
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…40 inch model…
•••
ogodogodogodogodogodogodogodogodogodogod…!!!!!!
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John Peter Britton
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You can find his models on his web page.
Edited by John Peter Britton on 04 February 2009 at 2:41am
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