Thunderbirds / Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons / Joe 90

This original filming miniature was used in multiple Gerry Anderson Supermarionation television series throughout the 1960s.

This original boat filming miniature is based on a Victory toy yacht which was modified by model makers and went on to make multiple appearances in Anderson productions.

Starting life as the hydrofoil rescue boat in the Thunderbirds episode Operation Crash Dive it also appeared in The Man from MI5 as a harbour patrol boat. After appearing in the background of other Thunderbirds episodes it was reused in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons as the Base Concord ship in Renegade Rocket. Finally it appeared in Joe 90, notably in the episode Splashdown and Double Agent, it is in this Joe 90 guise that it appears today.

Constructed from mixed materials to include a plastic hull of the Victory toy with part wooden deck and a bespoke made heat formed acrylic canopy created by the talented model makers involved on production. Underneath is a metal bracket which was used to attach the model to an underwater rig for filming, traces of red and blue paint from its time as the Thunderbirds rescue boat are also clearly visible to the underside and the holes where the hydrofoil detailing was removed are clearly visible.

The boat is in generally good condition, use and age considered, missing just the railing details and tip of the top fin with some minor paint flaking it remains in good screen used condition from its appearance in Joe 90.

Unquestionably one of the most heavily used filming miniatures in the history of Gerry Anderson productions with multiple episode use in three of his most famous series still to this day famed for their production values and the quality of model work produced by the likes of academy award winning effects artists such as Derek Meddings and Brian Johnson.

An incredibly rare artefact from some of the most loved and groundbreaking television productions of the 1960s.