Lot 479
479
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL HEADS AND COSTUMES FROM 'THUNDERBIRDS' AND OTHER GERRY ANDERSON 'CENTURY 21' PRODUCTIONS This remarkable cache of Century 21 production pieces was rescued from destruction in around 1969 by an employee of ATV and has remained wrapped up in storage ever since. Thunderbirds Production Heads Six heads of each major character were originally made - one close-up special, one smiler, one frowner and three normal heads. They were made of GRP (fibreglass) from individually sculpted moulds, with a removable rear skull section, also made of GRP and secured with a pair of magnets. This gave access to the 'Supermarionation' solenoid lip-sync mechanism and to the moving eye mechanism and to the rockers, where fitted. The heads and skull sections were marked inside with reference numbers. Lighter and more fragile reusable 're-vamp' heads were made for subsidiary characters, with a basic polystyrene plastic skull covered with sculpted plasticine. Christie's gratefully acknowledges the assistance of: Fanderson - The Official Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society (www.fanderson.org.uk) - in the preparation of this part of the sale; in particular, thanks are due to Martin Gainsford, Andrew Frampton and Chris Bentley; and Terry Curtis for his valuable advice on model work at Century 21. The collection includes only one body, Lot 483, and it is only included in this lot, without a head. This same, single body has been used in all illustrations of the heads (Lots 485 -- 488 and 498 -- 500) for modelling purposes only.
Miscellaneous clothing

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Miscellaneous clothing
unidentified items from Century 21 productions, or pieces made for other productions - beige suit and beige jacket, marked 'Arab', with brown polo-neck jumper, two checked shirts, six pairs of trousers, one T-shirt, one jacket and shirt and pale cotton jacket, with yellow shirt, patterned tie and striped T-shirt (VG) (15)
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