![]() On the second version additional text was also added to the front image, ‘Colour of model may differ from illustration’Īlso included in the box was French explanation of the Thunderbirds TV series including a promotion for the 100 L FAB1, the ‘L’ being a French catalogue number designation and also operating instructions for Thunderbird 2 numbered as 101 L. The text was also changed on the black side panel. There were two versions of this box, the first was labelled as ‘ Straight from Thunderbirds’ and a later version with Straight from Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds. There was a plain white inner packing piece provided to stop the model moving during transit. The first box for the 101 Thunderbird was a beautifully illustrated all cardboard construct with an illustrated inner tray worthy of a Turner Prize. The early version of the metallic green variant had green pod doors which were then changed to black.Īlso later on, the text on the pod bottom omitted the ‘made under licence for CENTURY 21 TOYS LTD’ The legs were a more orangey yellow that the green version. ![]() Source: second variant of the 101 was released in metallic green paint finish. There were a significant number of different props, around 20, produced during the series as models got damaged of additional vehicles were needed to allow parallel filming. ![]() Note though when looking at the image below that the green 101 version is a smaller model than the blue 106 model which has been scaled to provide a comparison with one of the TV series props. The Thunderbird models were accurate replicas although there were a significant number of different props, around 20, produced during the series as models got damaged of additional vehicles were needed to allow parallel filming. The very latest incarnation of Thunderbird 2 was built for the 2016 DVD episodes of Thunderbirds 65. Dinky provided Thunderbird 4, a mini submarine in its pod. In the TV series, International Rescue’s Thunderbird 2 was used as a transporter, carrying fantastic and slightly improbable machines to help rescue and save the trapped, the foolish and the occasionally incompetent. The pod door of the gloss green version was green plastic. The main body’s legs could also drop down and be retracted. The key feature of the model was a pod that detached from the main body and contained a miniature Thunderbird 4 a mini submarine. Soon after its first release the main body rivets were replaced with screws The legs issue was addressed with the new 106 casting which were thicker and sturdier. Within 6 months the rivets were replaced with screws. ![]() The legs on the very first models were easily broken and because the body was riveted, repairs were very difficult. The first # 101 models were produced in a reasonably accurate gloss green colour, though this changed to metallic sea green later. ![]() The 106 version was larger and had a more sturdy under carriage but was released in primarily metallic blue. The 101 version lasted 6 years and was green, the colour of the model in the TV series but it had a key design flaw with its easily breakable legs. The first 101 Thunderbird 2 and the last 106 version Thunderbird 4 was also provided and sat in the detachable pod. Licensed from Century 21, Gerry Anderson’s TV company who produced the extremely popular supermarionation TV series Thunderbirds, they were produced between 19 and were an accurate depiction, apart from the 106 colour scheme, of the TV vehicle with great play value. Dinky 101 and 106 Thunderbird 2 models were amongst the most popular Dinky models made. ![]()
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