How to Make

2001: A Space Odyssey
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
Alien
Blakes 7
Captain Scarlet
Dr Who
Fireball XL5
Flash Gordon
Forbidden Planet
Hitch Hikers Guide
Into Infinity
Outland
Space 1999
Star Trek
Stingray
Terrahawks
Thunderbirds
War of the World’s

Tripods
UFO

The following pages are picture books detailing the precise manufacture of one-off studio replicas.  Its a chance to see the intricate and time consuming work that goes into all of Martin’s models

Ajax Building a replica of the model I originally worked on for the 1979 film of Flash Gordon

Enterprise E The 5 ft replica of what Martin considers one of the nicest of the Enterprise designs. Very detailed, nearly 80 photo’s

Elevator Car only appeared in the pilot episode of Thunderbirds: "Trapped in the Sky" they remain, to me, among the most memorable of vehicles

FAB 1 LADY PENELOPE's ROLLS ROYCE from Thunderbirds!

Fireball XL5 Building a replica of the 1960's TV series Spacecraft

Firefly was one of the few International Rescue vehicles that appeared in more than one episode

Mole Building the incredible drilling machine featured in several Thunderbirds TV episodes.

Narcissus Rebuilding the famous shuttlecraft Martin built for the original "ALIEN" Film

Orion Re-building the iconic Space Clipper seen in the film “2001”.

Recovery vehicle If I had to pick one of my favourite moments from any Thunderbirds episode it would be the sequence when the Recovery Vehicles haul the “Sidewinder” out of the burning pit!

Skydiver Detailing the building of the large-scale 6ft studio-scale replica of the craft from the TV series "UFO"

SPV the 1/18th studio-scale model of the vehicle from Captain Scarlet to be used in the early 1990's Capt Scarlet Comic and Poster Magazines.

Starwing a model for the proposed U.S TV series of the same name, along the lines of "Galaxy Guest".

Supercar How Martin built his 30 inch replica of the model from the 1960’s TV series

Thunderbird 3 Building the 30 inch model of TB3. This was a private commision. Martin made 2 other models for the set-ups for the "Thunderbirds" Comic photos.

UFO from "UFO". The trials & tribulations of making the spinning-top alien flying saucers from the TV series "UFO"!

Zero X An exact studio-scale replica of the smaller 4 ft model spacecraft from "Thunderbirds Are Go"!

Email Martin at: martin@martinbowersmodelworld.co.uk