Something for the older generation amongst us. Fireball XL5

[Paulie-W]

Fireball XL5 (early 1960`s Gerry Anderson puppet show, for those who don`t remember it, or are too young to).





Hand held. You gotta love that VR


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Thanks for looking.

 

[Defiance]

VR is great A throwback to the past, although I only ever saw the repeats

 

[nigpd]

blimey so that's what it looks like in colour!!

 

[Dangermouse]

Im not old enough to remember this

 

[Paulie-W]

VR is great A throwback to the past, although I only ever saw the repeats

My first scifi, always watched this and supercar.

blimey so that's what it looks like in colour!!

Yeah strange isn't it.

Im not old enough to remember this

Yeah right

 

[Nenagh]

Now the memories come flooding back. Great shots. Whatever happened to quality TV progs like this?

 

[Paulie-W]

Now the memories come flooding back. Great shots. Whatever happened to quality TV progs like this?

Thanks Nenagh

I think after Stingray and Thunderbirds & Captain Scarlet, it all went downhill very fast Now its all CGI and cartoons.

 

[PsiFox]

I used to have one of those with the flints in it to make the sparks in the exhaust.

 

[Paulie-W]

I used to have one of those with the flints in it to make the sparks in the exhaust.

Blimey, i bet that was a while back.

The nose cone comes off this one, and you can see Steve Zodiac & Robbie the Robot. But thats about it.

 

[diggerz]

you can watch it on you tube

 

[Nikon Man]

Robbie the robot.....sigh. Black and white tv, jam sandwiches for tea (with real butter), short school trousers, a bike I made myself and shoe leather for brakes.

My how things have changed for the better... I think not