My real regret at the Convention was the lack of any UFO model. It was foolish really, because there are some excellent UFO modellers and Fanderson could, I think, have invited some to attend? However, there were some great displays and these are some of the photos. Fireball XL5 The display behind, of the comic strip, was an excellent addition. Stingray There is something utterly beautiful about Stingray. A perfect…
Star Signs for December: Produced by Dr D. Jackson. (under protest) The use of random points of light seen in the night sky as a portent of personal changes in one’s financial, health and emotional status, has always troubled those medical personnel who have been trained in the fields of mental health. I fail to see any connection between a person’s likelihood of career advancement – or the possibility of…
Size: 32 inches by 48 inches. I was given this at the end of the Convention – not an easy thing to transport back home especially as I was travelling through London and had to get four trains! My rucksack was loaded with goodies such as Alan Shubrook’s wonderful ‘Century 21 FX Update’, the excellent Graham Bleathman book ‘Inside the World of Gerry Anderson’ and the new Marcus Hearn book…
From Flight Path: Bill Camp directing the scene. The petrol station took a week to build, but was destroyed in a matter of seconds! The explosion!
The following is a transcription of the interview held on the afternoon of Sunday Oct 4th 2015 in the Holiday Inn, Maidenhead. Commander Straker wishes to thank Lightcudder. Cmdr Straker: Thank you Ltcdr, for agreeing to this interview. I hope you can help show the Herald readers what a great event this has been, and perhaps give us some insight into why Fanderson Conventions are so very popular. (sounds…
Welcome to the December issue of the Ed Straker Herald. The editors are delighted to bring you a packed issue that should provide you with plenty of reading matter on the run up to Christmas! In our popular ‘Columns’ section we have a review of the Fanderson Convention held in Maidenhead in October this year. There is a review of the lecture by Alan Shubrook at the convention and a…
Pestis Buggerit Cuniculus, or as it is more commonly know, Plot Bunny, is a creature known to inhabit even the most hostile areas of the world. Antarctic Field camps, the deepest abysses of the oceans, the scorching deserts of Africa, wherever mankind goes, PB Cuniculus is there as well. There is no danger of this small, and sometimes timid, creature ever becoming extinct, as it adapts almost instantaneously to any…
T‘was the night before Christmas and in SHADO’s main base, Ed Straker was working, a frown on his face. The tinsel was hanging, the presents were wrapped. Moonbase was active, three UFOs were trapped, And Foster was flirting with Gay and with Joan While Alec was sulking, for once all alone. Then in the control room arose such a clatter Alec leapt to his feet shouting ‘What is the matter!’…