Thunderbird 5 new release from Corgi, details due 5th September
Thunderbird 5, new Corgi announcement available to pre-order soon (5th September @10am).
As far as television series opening credits go, there were surely none that came within a country mile of instilling the same levels of excitement in millions of youngsters than the first few seconds of each episode of Thunderbirds did, and unquestionably, once under its spell, it still manages to do so to this day, no matter how old we are now. If only we could rely on the protection of International Rescue in the real world, perhaps we wouldn’t find ourselves in the state we currently do.
Positioned in orbit high above the earth, being stationed on Thunderbird 5 may have been an assignment requiring someone who was fond of their own company, but as a position of responsibility, it could hardly have come with more pressure. Bristling with technology, this craft may not have been the most dynamic of the Thunderbirds machines, but it was perhaps the most important, a high-tech listening station able to detect distress calls from anywhere on earth, and scramble the Thunderbirds to make sure the day could be saved.
Thunderbird 5 is International Rescue’s space station and the heart of the organisation’s communications network. Maintained in a secret geostationary orbit high above the Earth, John Tracy and his younger brother Alan take turns to man this satellite, with each staying aboard for a month at a time. Between them, they maintain a constant vigil across the globe. Through the use of sophisticated monitoring equipment, they are able to hear every radio transmission being broadcast with special filters attuned to messages of distress in any language.
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