Thunderbirds by AIP

AIP 1:350 Thunderbird 1 Launch Bay with Thunderbird 1 Beneath the swimming pool on Tracy Island lies the launch bay of Thunderbird 1, International Rescue’s high-speed reconnaissance craft. • Includes Thunderbird 1 and movable launch pad • Thunderbird 1 has positionable wings • Alternative display stand for Thunderbird 1 included • Diorama walls and base • 2 sprues + 2 walls + 1 floor panel + 1 sh…

AIP 1:350 Thunderbird 2 Launch Bay inc Thunderbird 2 & Pods Hidden below a false rock face on Tracy Island is the hangar of International Rescue’s heavy transport aircraft Thunderbird 2. Upon receiving an emergency call pilot Virgil Tracy will select one of the container pods to be carried inside Thunderbird 2, each pod containing a different specialist rescue vehicle. Kit parts moulded in multico…

AIP 1:350 Thunderbird 2 Transparent with 2 Pods and Assorted Rescue Vehicles The clear fuselage and two pods enable the modeller to produce a visible Thunderbird 2. Once constructed and with the engines, cockpit and pod internals painted, these normally hidden features will be on view. Kit includes a selection of ground-based pod vehicles as seen in the original television series, consisting of Th…

AIP 1:350 Thunderbird 3 Piloted by astronaut Alan Tracy and co-pilot TinTin Kyrano, Thunderbird 3 is a vertically launched, reusable, single stage rocket. Used for space rescue missions as well as maintenance and crew relief of the space station Thunderbird 5. Powered by chemical rockets for lift off and boost, an ion drive is used for space propulsion and to accelerate Thunderbird 3 to a top spee…

AIP 1:48 Thunderbird 4 A small submersible craft carried aboard Thunderbird 2 and used for underwater rescues. An atomic fusion reactor is used to propel Thunderbird 4 to a speed of 40 knots on the surface and 160 knots underwater. A powerful adjustable searchlight enables aquanaut Gordon Tracy (figure included) to effect deep underwater rescues using a wide variety of instruments including cuttin…

AIP Thunderbird 5 with Thunderbird 3 Various Scales Thunderbird 5, space monitor, is the largest of the Thunderbird craft. An earth orbiting space station capable of monitoring all broadcasts around the globe, constantly listening for distress calls and managing communications within the International Rescue organisation. The craft is almost completely automated allowing the entire station to be m…

AIP 1:32 Thunderbirds FAB 1 FAB 1 is the personal transport of International Rescue’s London agent Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward. The highly modified Rolls-Royce is driven by Lady Penelope’s chauffeur Aloysius Parker. Powered by a Rolls-Royce gas turbine and finished in ‘Penelope pink’ the car is capable of a top speed of 200 mph. A host of armaments are available at the push of a button including…

AIP 1:350 Thunderbirds Fireflash Operated by ‘Air Terrainean’ the Fireflash is a hypersonic airliner powered by six atomic motors that enable the aircraft to stay airborne for up to six months. Its maximum speed is Mach 6, approximately 4,500 mph, and is capable of flying at a height of 250,000 feet. It is equipped with two passenger decks and many luxury features including cocktail lounges locate…

AIP 1:72 Thunderbirds 'The Mole' The Mole Able to bore through the hardest rock, the Mole is a manned 30 ton tunnelling machine, carried to the rescue site by a caterpillar tracked trolley and is normally transported to the danger zone in Thunderbird 2’s Pod 5. An inbuilt thermal imaging system contained within the Mole’s drill bit ensures that buried individuals are not endangered by rock falls c…