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Offline Rasputin

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Re: Lay off the Militarism
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2024, 17:13:23 »
What is that supposed to be?
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Re: Lay off the Militarism
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2024, 20:48:24 »
Quote from: GrahamB on March 06, 2024, 10:27:27

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I was thinking that as I wrote my post. Number 4 is the one that had the yellow submarine in it - had to be yellow of course.
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Re: Lay off the Militarism
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2024, 20:50:59 »
Quote from: Rasputin on March 06, 2024, 17:13:23
What is that supposed to be?

You've not heard of the Thunderbirds?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLiH4xrCITI
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Re: Lay off the Militarism
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2024, 03:25:28 »
Quote from: Klickteryx on March 06, 2024, 20:50:59
You've not heard of the Thunderbirds?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLiH4xrCITI

Is that a satire show ? Was this on TV ?
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Re: Lay off the Militarism
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2024, 06:04:10 »
I need some militarism. Otherwise, I can’t continue expanding my 30- and 7-Years War soldiers, nor my sword-swinging Germans…
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Re: Lay off the Militarism
« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2024, 06:30:14 »
Quote from: Rasputin on March 07, 2024, 03:25:28
Is that a satire show ? Was this on TV ?
I think it was originally produced in the 60s but it was still airing when I was a kid a couple of decades later. There were a series of tv programmes using puppets with the technology being called supermarianation - Joe 90, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and probably some others. A tv series called Terrahawks was made by one of the creators in the 80s.
There was a spoof movie using the same technology made in the early 2000s called 'Team America: World Police' but the original shows were meant to be serious but aimed at children.
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Re: Lay off the Militarism
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2024, 09:17:36 »
Quote from: GrahamB on March 06, 2024, 10:27:27

I watched it back in the day. Although the vehicles and special effects were good, even as a child I could spot the clunkiness in some scenes. For example, in the picture above, the right rear supporting leg of Thunderbird 2 is clearly too short, so the back end of the aircraft isn't level!
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Re: Lay off the Militarism
« Reply #17 on: April 16, 2024, 08:25:36 »
I vote to keep the militarism in.  Playing 'good guys' vs 'bad guys' is central to boys' play, and minds ( = territorial dialectics ) — hence the natural desire for weapons and fortresses.  If they don't get it through Playmobil, they'll get it via Lego, instead ( ex: "Star Wars" — what could be more militaristic than that? ).  Swat Team is merely a popular theme; but boys' play-patterns will remain the same, regardless.  ..."THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!"
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Re: Lay off the Militarism
« Reply #18 on: April 16, 2024, 08:49:23 »
Quote from: GrahamB on March 07, 2024, 09:17:36
I watched it back in the day. Although the vehicles and special effects were good, even as a child I could spot the clunkiness in some scenes. For example, in the picture above, the right rear supporting leg of Thunderbird 2 is clearly too short, so the back end of the aircraft isn't level!
I'm not sure where that image came from but it's not from the original show which had a lot more detail in the hangar. It was clunky of course being a show using puppets but very good compared to other fx driven shows of the time.
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Re: Lay off the Militarism
« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2024, 12:48:04 »
I just got the image off the net, but it could be a fan creation rather than a Gerry Anderson original, which might explain the discrepancy.
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