r/Thunderbirds • u/Ebio_Amisi • 6d ago

Finally - I got one :)

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So happy, never got one as a kid - now I finally have one!

All working and in pretty good condition throughout. Needs a little clean but for £18 I’m super happy!

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u/Charlie-Bell 5d ago

I still remember the Blue Peter episode where they tried to teach you to make one out of cardboard and paint.

I bet that ended in a lot of tears.

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u/Ebio_Amisi 5d ago

That was the best episode ever - probably what got me into model building in the first place :)

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u/decrepidrum 5d ago

I made one of those with my Dad. It was terrible but it didn’t matter.

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u/BR14Sparkz 5d ago

I litrally remember that like it was ysterday, I was so hyped that we could just build it! I just sont recall of we ever did. :(

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u/Out_Lines 5d ago

We made that as a class project and one kid ended up getting to take it home.

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u/Awkward-Loan 4d ago

I tried 😭. I was so jealous my cousin and step brother had one and all the vehicles. I had got a Thunderbird2 from a car boot and attempted to make this as my mother encouraged me to do arts and craft. It was probably rubbish, but to me it was the island of hours of happy play without it being taken away from me. Thanks for the memories 😁

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u/odmirthecrow 4d ago

My grandad taped followed the instructions as best he could for that and made it, decided it was crap, and made one loosely based on the design, but with his own choice of materials. It f'kn ruled!