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| 05/03/05. |
| The new much awaited
Gerry Anderson CGI Captain Scarlet TV series has finally hit screens in
the UK on Saturday mornings. The series looks to be excellent. only
spoilt by the time slot it has in the Saturday morning CITV children's
show Ministry of Mayhem. Although the good news is that later in the
year a DVD box set of the series is on the cards. In the meantime if
you would like more information, news and a review of what we have seen so
far, click on one of the Spectrum Logo links.
TV Century 21 web site.
The official Captain Scarlet web Site.
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| 20/10/04. |
| While
I was in the process of updating the pages on this web site, I have taken
the liberty of adding some new model pictures in the Galleries, and also a
few more links to new web sites. The new pictures are of Dr
Who and UFO subjects, please check the New Additions page for more
information, a link to the page is located at the tip of this page.
The links are
to new companies who are releasing a variety of miniature ranges in 18mm
and 28mm scales. The new companies are Black Hat Miniatures, The
Assault Group and Shadowforge Miniatures. All are well worth a visit
if you are into war games miniatures.
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| 02/10/04. |
| Due
to recent events, I have decided that many of the web pages need to be
completely redesigned. This should hopefully make the site less of a
confusing place to visit and make navigation easier. Please
bear with us while I update the pages, as this will take some time to
finish. Thanks in advance. |
| 27/09/04. |
| First
things first, apologies to anyone concerned if you have not received a
reply to an e-mail query over the last several weeks or so. I have
had major problems with 'Spam' mail and virus infected mail, so much so
that I was getting anywhere from 100 to 250 of the things per day, (and I
mean everyday), unfortunately I may have inadvertently deleted some
genuine mail by mistake. I can only apologize for this, but seeing
the amount of 'junk' mail I was getting on a daily basis, it was not a
surprise that some would eventually go missing, I am still plagued by the
stuff, fortunately not to a great a degree that I was a while ago.
Also I have not had the opportunity or time to spend updating the web
pages recently, this is due to many reasons, just say that real life got
in the way a quite a bit for a good chunk of this year. I do have a
little more time to spend now making alterations and adding stuff to the
pages, but not as much time as I would have liked, but that's just the way
it is.
Secondly and
more importantly, due to some recent rather unsettling events, I need to
make anyone reading this aware of a few important facts regarding this web
site.
1...The
Model Galleries on this web site are not to be treated as a catalogue,
(on-line or otherwise), or inventory of current stock in anyway.
2...The
Model Galleries are only to be treated as an on-line gallery of
models that we have built, nothing more.
3...The
Models, Figures and Dioramas shown in the galleries are not for sale.
4...The
'Model Galleries' feature models, figures and dioramas that we have built
over the last ten or more years using commercially available models and kits
purchased legitimately from various trading outlets and retailers.
5...The
only item's that are listed for sale are to be found on the
'Trading Post' pages. All of the item's listed on those pages are
out of my own personal collection and are surplus to requirements, and are in mint condition unless stated
otherwise..
6...We
are not currently a business on-line or otherwise, nor do we have
premises to trade from, this unfortunately means that we are unable to
accept credit card payments for any goods that are listed for sale on the 'Trading
Post' pages.
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| 12/06/04. |
| I have
added quite a few new links to some very good web sites on the Links
page. Included in these are some more Middle Earth web sites, Sci-Fi
and Fantasy model and Gaming sites, model hints and tips and much
more. Please take the time to visit the new sites, there is plenty
to keep you occupied for hours on end. |
| 04/06/04. |
| I have
added some new pictures of my 'Lord
of the Rings' miniatures to the Miniature Galleries sections. 5 new
LOTR model articles have also been uploaded, as well as a few new Captain
Scarlet model pictures. The LOTR pages and the other
model pages will have more new pictures added to them frequently throughout
2004.
In addition I
will also be updating the Guest Gallery pages to include even more
pictures. I had intended to do this long before now, unfortunately I
had been experiencing problems with my FTP software, which hopefully are
now fully resolved.
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Archive News
item's. |
| 08/01/04. |
| I
have updated quite a few of the pages on this website over the last couple
of weeks. I have also added loads of new pictures of my Lord
of the Rings miniatures to the Miniature Galleries sections. These
pages will have more new pictures added to them frequently throughout
2004. |
| 29/12/03. |
| I
have modified and updated many of the Trading post pages. The 9 page
collectable section has been replaced a with more streamlined 3 page
version which should be easier to use. I will be adding more sales
item's to these pages over the coming weeks and into the New Year.
I
have also modified and updated several pages on the website. This
will be an ongoing process over the coming weeks. |
| 03/12/03. |
| I'm
back, well I have not exactly been away as such, my recent health
problems have continued to cause me some problems, and the web site was
one of the casualties. This is the first update to this site since
the middle of July!!! see last entry. I have added loads of new
links on the Links page. There are also a few new pictures of Lord
of the Rings miniatures. There are loads of LOTR miniature pictures
to come and the Guest Gallery page will be expanded shortly, so as they
say watch this space. |
| 19/07/03. |
| New
pages have been added in the Miniatures Gallery section. These
include The Lord of the Rings miniatures pages and model article
pages. New content will added to these pages over the next several
weeks. Keep checking out the What's New pages for more information
on new postings. |
| 07/07/03. |
| I
have recently become a member of The Last Alliance web site. The TLA
is dedicated to the Tabletop War Games set in The Lord of the Rings and
Middle Earth. If you are interested at all in Middle Earth, Lord of
the Rings, Miniatures or Tabletop gaming, then the TLA is well worth the
time to visit. There are on-line forums, Miniatures, Scenery and
other galleries, modeling articles, and a Chat Room is now up and
running. Take the time to visit, you will not be disappointed. |
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| I
have added loads of new links to some very interesting and useful web
sites on the Links page in several different categories.
Check them out as there is bound to be something to interest and please
you. |
| 31/05/03. |
| I
have added loads of new links to some very interesting and useful web
sites on the Links page in several different categories.
Check them out as there is bound to be something to interest and please
you. |
| 05/05/03. |
| I
have altered the Navigation Bar on the Main Menu Page, mainly to speed up
the loading of this page. I had previously used Java 'Hover' buttons,
these have now been replaced with simple text links. I have also
removed all of the Java Nav Bars from every page on the site. I have
done this in response to a number of people e-mailing me to say that
either the buttons would simply not load, or they were taking an age to
load on their machines. So I have gone back to a simpler Text Link
Nav Bar system, which hopefully should speed up the load time of the pages
no end.
If you do find any
problems or broken links on any of the pages, please let me know. |
| 22/04/03. |
| Not
much news of late PT 2. |
| I was just about
recovered from all of the problems I had recently been having, and low and
behold on the Bank Holiday Monday of the Easter break, I go and break my
ankle in a stupid domestic accident. Well this year just keeps on
getting better and better!!!!.
Again apologies to
anyone who has not had a response from me as of yet, I will get around to
it, just as soon as I am able to. |
| 12/04/03. |
| Not
much news of late |
| I have not
done much work on the web site over the last few month's, this was due in
part to problems with my health and my
PC. I have a long standing back problem which has been causing me
problems again over the New Year period.
I was just getting over the
bout with my back, when my PC decided to throw a fit, the resulting
fire in my tower virtually destroyed every card and component in there, it
has taken me weeks to recover from this. I lost most of the
information stored on my hard drive, but fortunately not everything was
lost, but just enough to cause me severe problems.
I was just getting back
to normal after the problem with my PC, when I ended up contracting a
viral chest infection, which ended up taking weeks to get rid of, not much
of a year so far!!!
I am trying to play catch up, with the
e-mails, uploading of files etc etc. Sincere apologies to anyone who
has not had a response from me to their e-mails. |
| UFO soundtrack from
Fanderson. |
| Coming soon
from Fanderson is a much anticipated CD soundtrack album for the Gerry Anderson
series UFO. For more details, track listing etc and release date,
please visit the Fanderson web site, there is a link to Fanderson on the
Links Page. |
| SF Premium Vehicle Set from Konami. |
| Konami from
Japan have released a range of 'Trading Toys' available for retail sale
only in Japan. The SF Premium Vehicle set set is due for release in
late March 2003.
There are only three pieces
in this set, Fireball XL5, Rescue Eagle and SID. The models come in a box which contains
6 packs per box, with a SID and Fireball XL5 in 3 packs and a SID and
Rescue Eagle in the other three packs. |
| SF Super
Vehicle Set from Konami. |
| Konami from
Japan have released a range of 'Trading Toys' available for retail sale
only in Japan. The SF Super Vehicle set set is due for release in
March 2003. The set includes:- Stingray and Mechanical Fish,
Eagle Transporter and Mk9 Hawk, Macs car and the U59 Wild Cat from Joe 90,
and Supercar.
There are seven pieces
in each set, with the Supercar model being the 'Rare' piece.
With only one Supercar per 4 boxes the Supercar model will no doubt be expensive to collect, as will a complete full
set. The models come in a box which contains 10 assorted
pieces per box. The currently available sets include Volume 1 &
2 from Thunderbirds, a UFO set, and a recently released Captain
Scarlet set.
Apparently Konami are set to release more sets
this year which feature Gerry Anderson related subjects. A new set
with SID from UFO, a Rescue Eagle and Fireball XL5 is expected to be
released next
A box of the Trading Toys costs 3000 Yen in Japan, (approx £16.00), but the cost over
here will be considerably more due to the cost of shipping, import duty
and VAT that has to be added to each box.
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| Thunderbirds
soundtrack from Silva Screen.
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| Now available
is a soundtrack album of Thunderbirds music. The CD features the main
Thunderbird themes, and incidental music from several episodes. The
CD is available from Fanderson (http://www.fanderson.org.uk/fanderson.html
), to club members, and from Startrader, (http://www.startrader.co.uk
), to non club members.
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| Sideshow Weta
Affiliate Program. |
| T 'N' T
Hobbies have now joined the Sideshow Weta affiliate program.
Sideshow Weta produce a high quality range of collectible merchandise from
The Lord of the Rings, James Bond, Star Trek, Warhammer Collectibles
and other Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy subjects.
Check
out the 'The Lord of the Rings' and the other collectible merchandise on
their Web Pages. Links the the Sideshow Weta Home page are provided on
the following pages :- T 'N' T Hobbies Home Page, 'The Lord of the
Rings' Model Page and the Advertisers page. |
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| Thunderbird,
UFO and Captain Scarlet Trading Toy sets from Japan. |
| Konami from
Japan have released a range of 'Trading Toys' available for retail sale
only in Japan. There are currently three sets available, with a
forth set due for release in Jan 2003. There are seven pieces
in each set, six different vehicles and a figure, the figure being the
'Rare' piece, with approx only one figure per 4 boxes, so these figures
will no doubt be expensive to collect, as will a complete full
set. The models come in a box which contains 10 assorted
pieces per box. The currently available sets include Volume 1 &
2 from Thunderbirds, and a UFO set, with a Captain Scarlet set due to be
released next. Apparently Konami are set to release more sets next
year which feature Gerry Anderson related subjects. A box of ten
Trading Toys costs 3000 Yen in Japan, (approx £16.00), but the cost over
here will be considerably more due to the cost of shipping, import duty
and VAT that has to be added to each box.
There are pictures of
the Thunderbirds vol 2 and UFO set on Comet Miniatures stand on the
'Convention & Show' pages.
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| IPMS &
Memorabilia 2002. |
I have added
a selection of pictures to the 'Convention & Show' pages. The
pictures are from the IPMS Scale Model World held at Telford on the 9-10th
November 2002, and the Memorabilia show at the NEC in Birmingham on the
16-17th November 2002. Featured are pictures of dealer tables, movie
props and Celebrities that were in attendance.
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| Eagle
Transporter restoration. |
I have
added a link to the web site of Small Art Works which is located on the
Links Page in the Space 1999 section, which features an article by David
Sisson's on the restoration project on the original 44" studio Eagle
prop he acquired earlier this year. There are 8 pages and about 60
pictures which show close up details of the stripped down model.
This article is not to be missed if you are into Space 1999, Eagle
Transporter Models or Sci-Fi of any kind.
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| Digital
Photography. |
| I have
recently dipped my toes into the world of Digital Photography, its a
simple and easy job to photograph and then modify the pictures ready for
uploading straight the the web pages.
I like to have
glossy prints of the models etc to put into the album for show's and
conventions etc. So with this in mind I have added a new section on
the links page which will cater for digital film processing. There
are 3 companies listed at the moment, all of which offer prints in various
formats and sizes. The prices are competitive and not dissimilar to
to normal 35mm processing costs. I will add further links when
I get the chance to look deeper into this field
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| Gallery
Page added. |
A new
Gallery page has been added to our web pages featuring photograph's of
models etc from other people. The Gallery page has been set up
because of the growing number of pictures that we had been receiving via
E-mail. Some of the photograph's were of our own models and
dioramas on our stall at conventions, that we found on the
net. Others feature pictures of our models that had been
sold, then had the pictures forwarded to us. We will
feature new pictures on the Gallery page as and when they appear.
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| Affiliate
Programs. |
T 'N' T
Hobbies have now joined the eBay and F9 affiliate programs. Check
out the auctions on eBay and the Internet Connection Service provided by
F9. Links are provided to these sites on various pages on this site.
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| Carlton
TV News Feature Clip. |
The
Carlton Central TV Evening News feature that included a piece on Gerry
Anderson and ourselves has been digitized and added to the Convention
& Show pages. The video is located on the 'Carlton TV News
Feature' page. You will need some type of Media Player software to
view the clip, if you do not have any suitable software, there are links
to sites where you can download free player software.
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| Thunderbird
Dolls. |
| I
recently received an e-mail from a Japanese sculptor and Thunderbirds fan
by the name of Kenji Sakamoto. Kenji in his own words is 'a
Thunderbirds freak and professional sculptor', and has produced some very
nice dolls based on Thunderbirds characters, as well as other Gerry
Anderson related vehicles. His Scott Tracy doll is featured as part
of a Thunderbirds exhibition in Tokyo from 11th December until February
2002. Kenji's Scott Tracy Doll is licensed in Japan and is limited
to 75 pieces. I have added a link to Kenji's web site on the links
page, in the Gerry Anderson 'Thunderbirds' section.
Visit Kenji's web
pages at the following address http://www.ton-ya.com/7/thunderbird1.htm
or to see more of the Scott Tracy doll and Kenji's new work visit http://users.goo.ne.jp/starlex-by-nis
Please note, you may need to download the 'Japanese Text
Display Support'
software to read any text, but it does not stop you enjoying the pictures.
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| UFO and
Terrahawk soundrack CDs, from Fanderson. |
Great
news for Terrahawks and UFO fans. Fanderson are to release two new
soundtrack CD albums, the first is Terrahawks which is set to be released
in late 2001. The next release will be UFO which should make an
appearance in 2002. The CDs will be available for Fanderson members
to purchase directly from Fanderson sales. For more information see
the Fanderson web site, NEWS section and SALES pages. There is a
link to the Fanderson web site on our links page, in the Gerry Anderson
section.
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| Dr Who
Collectibles. |
Product
Enterprises Limited, are now producing a superb new range of Dr Who
collectibles. The new 'Talking Dalek' releases are really good
examples of the new generation of Dr Who merchandise that is now being
released. More new releases are expected soon, including talking
'Movie Dalek' and Special editions. For more information on the
existing range and new releases, visit their web site. Their is a
link in the DR WHO section on our links page, and a picture link on the
ADVERTISERS page.
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| Captain
Scarlet Trading Cards. |
Cards
Inc, the company behind the recent Thunderbirds trading cards, are to
release a set of Captain Scarlet trading cards. More information
when available.
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UNIVERSAL
CURRENCY CONVERTER.
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XE.com.
The Universal Currency Converter. Check international exchange rates
quickly and easily online. There are links to this service provided
on a few pages on this site, in order to assist any queries you may have on
international pricing.
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| Fanderson
Books. |
New UFO
and Space 1999 books from Fanderson. A series of new and reprinted
books are soon to be available through Fanderson, the first of which is a
UFO screenplay book, the first release should be out by late October
2001. For more information please see the Fanderson web site for
details, there is a link to Fanderson on our links page.
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| Space
1999 Posters. |
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Fans of Space 1999
should check out our Links and Ads pages, because you are in for a real
treat. A new Canadian company have produced a superb range of Eagle
posters, these are not to be missed!!!
There is a link to their web site in
the Space 1999 links category in the Gerry Anderson section, and there is also
an image of part of one of the posters on the Advertisers page, with link.
Or if you cannot wait,
click here to visit the web site http://www.space1999eagle.com
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| ISOSHADO. |
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The
Italian Section of SHADO have open Membership to their
club, check out the club and web site, by clicking on one of the
links below, to see what they have on offer.
http://digilander.iol.it/ISOS/clubeng.htm
http://digilander.iol.it/ISOS/isoshado3eng.htm
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