cjhm Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Found this old one whilst packing for Lancing show a few weeks back and in view of the renewed interest in Thunderbirds thought I would share It's a Comet Miniatures casting from circa 1989 I think, approx 6cm long so its very small. I think the tail was separate and recall drilling out the engines. Paint would have been Humbrol back in the day. I might strip it and repaint, perhaps with some TLC to the engines. I've also got a Space Shuttle with Crawler in same range still unassembled, may have to give that a go too. Not sure what else was in the range. Hope you enjoy Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicodemus Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I remember having a Fireball XL5 from the same range.I think Comet did a load of Anderson machines.Don't know what the hell happened to mine hehe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjhm Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 I remember having a Fireball XL5 from the same range.I think Comet did a load of Anderson machines.Don't know what the hell happened to mine hehe! Like this one at £40 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Comet-miniatures-rare-fireball-XL5-metal-model-/281673418791?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item41950b4827 ? Note to self: should not have looked at eBay ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowler0000 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 That green is a good match for the "real thing". Just missing the insignia on the front, but otherwise a nice result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicodemus Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Like this one at £40 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Comet-miniatures-rare-fireball-XL5-metal-model-/281673418791?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item41950b4827 ? Note to self: should not have looked at eBay ..... Thats the fella! Did a nice little paint job on it(if I say so myself)back when my eyes used to work properly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Nice to see this little gem of a Thunderbird. I have seen these for sale on Ebay occasionally but never nicely built and painted. Last night I was trying to explain to my 25 year old son why I watch the new Thunderbirds series - he could not get his head around why his nearly 50 year old dad sets a series link on his sky box and wont go anywhere on Sunday until he's watched a cartoon ! He thinks I am mad - so what.... Thunderbirds rule 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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