Inspired by a conversation I had with a friend at the convention, turns out the SHADO mobiles are amphibious, i never figured that, even as the front is shaped as a boat. Any how this is a Mobile, emerging from the ocean, during a storm. Braving The Elements – Chris Thompson
Eagle Transporter A rare image for me, a picture of an Eagle transporter flying… not “just rebounded off the ground” type flying , proper flying. My original intention was to do a sort of “Flight of the Phoenix but it didn’t quite work but I liked the Eagle taking off in the middle of a hot spartan desert. With the dust cloud being done in Vue 9 with everything else I decided…
The Loneliness of Command by Chris Thompson This image I call “The Loneliness of Command”. While in all the other series the main commander was always treated like a father figure, a grumpy old git with a softer side, Colonel White on the other hand was far more of a “superior”. Deliberately distancing himself from his team, either behind his desk or looking out into the observation desk. Oddly enough…
Moonmobiles My names Chris Thompson. I live in the murky backwaters of the city of Belfast, on the dark side of Northern Ireland. I’m an independent filmmaker and student. I’ve been a Gerry Anderson fan for the majority of my life. One of my favourite designs from UFO were the seriously underused Moon mobiles originally designed by Mike Trim. The components for the models were created in Google sketch-up. Small…
