GordonD Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Ta da!Scott – pale blue Virgil – pale yellow Alan – white Gordon – orange John – lilac Those were the colours of their uniform sashes, not their Y-fronts, in case anybody was wondering. They were of course named after five of the seven Mercury astronauts (Scott Carpenter. Virgil Grissom, Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper and John Glenn) - if Jeff had had two more sons they'd have been called Don and Wally. How about Four Feather Falls? You can get ointment for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Strewth Stevethats anorak level 10 ! Nope. Just a keyboard and Wikipedea.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kspriss Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 didnt get the Angels real names, or the actresses...but i did know all the other captains names...always felt sorry for Lt. Green...bet he had to do all the nasty jobs! big fan of everything from fireball xl5 onwards though! steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 After everybody bashing accuracy of ALL the kits ever produced from every single manufacturer. Revell, Italeri, releases that are hot topics at the moment even down to markings supplied against dates and times and then wether the panels are to deep, to wide, raised, 0.5mm out of place it is interesting to see no body seems to care about this model, you JUST get what you GET. Makes a little light relief, but somebody will be on soon complaining about the PRICE £6.99 no doubt, saying 'when I bought mine back in 19.. it only cost 99p or £1.99' or whatever the price was, I do not know as I have not kept up with this kit but it does make me laugh. It then also puts into perspective the prices for the MODERN new kits, that everybody whinges about as well, well for me it does. ENJOY the ANGEL INTERCEPTOR for what it is. cheers Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kspriss Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 , well said Ali!!! steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I demand Eduard produces a P/E set for the kit, Aires a resin cockpit, that SAC produces white metal skids for them to land on and that Superscale produce a 'heritage interceptor set' of decals. I demand it now! Andy (humming the tune even louder) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kspriss Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I demand Eduard produces a P/E set for the kit, Aires a resin cockpit, that SAC produces white metal skids for them to land on and that Superscale produce a 'heritage interceptor set' of decals. I demand it now! Andy (humming the tune even louder) AND a vastly expensive resin 'Cloudbase' to put them on!!..also PJ to do anatomically correct figures of all 5 pilots in 1/72nd AND 1:1 DUM-DUM DUM DUM-DUM-DUM-DUM!!! STEVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 DUM-DUM DUM DUM-DUM-DUM-DUM!!! I think it's been a long week as I just spent a couple of minutes 'scanning' where in the tune that was! Sheesh, I need to get a life Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kspriss Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I think it's been a long week as I just spent a couple of minutes 'scanning' where in the tune that was! Sheesh, I need to get a life Andy hehehehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Completely agree with Ali. It is so refreshing to read a thread like this where everyone is looking forward to such a simple kit. This is what modelling is all about. Buy kit, build it and enjoy it. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Completely agree with Ali. It is so refreshing to read a thread like this where everyone is looking forward to such a simple kit. This is what modelling is all about. Buy kit, build it and enjoy it. Steve Amen to that Steve! And somebody had better have one for sale at Yeovilton tomorrow! Andy Edited October 21, 2011 by AndyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avro683 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 didnt get the Angels real names, or the actresses...but i did know all the other captains names...always felt sorry for Lt. Green...bet he had to do all the nasty jobs!big fan of everything from fireball xl5 onwards though! steve Yes they did Steve, I'm sure Destiny's name was Juliette (she was French) but for the life of me I can't remember any others. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) What about a 2 seat trainer?, Buddy Buddy tanker variant?, etc etc And yes, I watched Supercar, even had the club badge! May just have to pick up one of these. Is there a book of the TV 21 Comic? Pete Edited October 21, 2011 by Pete in Riyadh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I remember all the other shows mentioned here. Airfix did Fireball XL5 as a promotional kit to go with a Kellogs product. I think one had to collect so many vouchers from the boxes and send in for the kit with a P/Order for x amount. Supercar was one of my faves and the title song to Fireball was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Is there a book of the TV 21 Comic?Pete There have been a number of them released in the last couple of years: Vol 1 Vol 2 Vol 3 Vol 4 and I believe a vol 5 is due out later this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 They were of course named after five of the seven Mercury astronauts (Scott Carpenter. Virgil Grissom, Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper and John Glenn) - if Jeff had had two more sons they'd have been called Don and Wally. Virgil should really have been known as Gus... Or maybe Ivan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 After everybody bashing accuracy of ALL the kits ever produced from every single manufacturer. Revell, Italeri, releases that are hot topics at the moment even down to markings supplied against dates and times and then wether the panels are to deep, to wide, raised, 0.5mm out of place it is interesting to see no body seems to care about this model, you JUST get what you GET.Makes a little light relief, but somebody will be on soon complaining about the PRICE £6.99 no doubt, saying 'when I bought mine back in 19.. it only cost 99p or £1.99' or whatever the price was, I do not know as I have not kept up with this kit but it does make me laugh. It then also puts into perspective the prices for the MODERN new kits, that everybody whinges about as well, well for me it does. ENJOY the ANGEL INTERCEPTOR for what it is. cheers Ali 4/3d, if I remember correctly - none of this new-fangled decimalisation nonsense! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Followed by the UFO babes. Now you're talking! Never has a purple rinse looked so sexy! Of all the things I remember about UFO are the Interceptors and the girls with purple hair! Back to the Angel Interceptor... ...needs a radar, some missiles and an undercarriage. What would it be called in RAF service? Wez Edited October 21, 2011 by Wez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Now you're talking! Never has a purple rinse looked so sexy!Of all the things I remember about UFO are the Interceptors and the girls with purple hair! Back to the Angel Interceptor... ...needs a radar, some missiles and an undercarriage. What would it be called in RAF service? Wez Babe alert - Gabrielle Drake in a purple wig yum-yum Not good for a teenager... Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Quite apart from the Whifs, this kit will give me a chance to practice an all-white anti-flash finish. Edit: Just imagine how good these will look in USAF aggressor schemes! Edited October 21, 2011 by Enzo Matrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Babe alert - Gabrielle Drake in a purple wig yum-yum Not good for a teenager... Andy Forget the wig, it was the silver mini-skirt... I'm feeling all funny now for some reason... I think this takes the biscuit for totally gratuitous... not that I'm complaining mind! (YouTUbe link) Edited October 21, 2011 by Kallisti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kspriss Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Forget the wig, it was the silver mini-skirt... I'm feeling all funny now for some reason...I think this takes the biscuit for totally gratuitous... not that I'm complaining mind! (YouTUbe link) oooo, that was gratuitous...bloody good though!! steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 oooo, that was gratuitous...bloody good though!!steve Yeah... ...any more? Wez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Now you're talking! Never has a purple rinse looked so sexy!Of all the things I remember about UFO are the Interceptors and the girls with purple hair! Wez I remember Ayshea Brough aboard Skydiver. She also presented a kids' pop show with Ollie Beak, an owl puppet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Ahh yes Ayshea and there was Anoushka Hemple as well in Skydiver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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