Thunderbirds: Thunderbird One | Vehicle Breakdown

[@Spacedock]

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[@ScarriorIII]

Can't wait for Firestorm. Recommend you do a collab with them on their new vehicles.

[@cyborg_v271]

Hey Dan, you familiar with Century 21 Tech talk? Wonder if you could to a crossover episode, would be great to bring some of your audience to them

[@Vaylenisme]

I love Thunderbirds. Could you maybe please do all of the Thunderbirds, both from the original as this one is and the 2015 "Thunderbirds are Go". Or maybe just mention some of the differences between the 2 groups of Thunderbirds. Thanks for always having a high level of production on your videos

[@Becka_Harper]

Atomic Thrusters...that’s not goddesses damned horrifying at all. *hides under bed while waiting for the coming radiation sickness and baldness*

[@billgalactica2982]

Fireball XL5 next??

[@wlessfanable]

Thunderbirds was arguably the first to bring technology down from space and used for something other than exploration and battle. Truly a classic. Thanks!

[@morganrobinson8042]

Right? It's depressingly unique to use space-age or later technology for something as humanitarian as rescue work in fiction. Like, the Thunderbirds as an organization were essentially superheros who only used what they could do to help, even when they quite evidently had the resources to engage in and win military conflict at least on the small scale. But the organization is pacifistic and apolitical. And the person most likely to engage in physical conflict was a female James Bond. For a Cold War American tv show with all these wizz-bang ascetics, this was amazingly progressive. The people making this show were smart, and had an interesting perspective about what ends technology should be serving, even if they weren't popular at the time.

[@tomeden479]

@@morganrobinson8042 hay, i really agree with what your saying but the show is British, they just used american voice actors to give it more appeal over the pond. Something you might like to hear is that Jerry Anderson was really progressive in all his shows, to the extent of the studios having to hold him back at the time. its why all of the pilots in Captain scarlet were female, i wish i could find one to link to but there are some really good interviews on in if you can find them.

[@epsilonalphaargo1948]

@@tomeden479 It's a shame he wasn't the one in charge of the Thunderbirds reboot, he was going to gender-swap two of the Tracy brothers.

[@jensonkiin3678]

@@morganrobinson8042 The characters of the Tracy family in Thunderbirds are indeed American, but the show itself is very much British: Gerry and Silvia Anderson (Creators), AP Films (Production), ITC (Distribution) and ITV (Network) were all British.

[@Iamvalcristvalentine]

Can't wait for the break down of TB 2. The modular nature of the craft will lead to some nice spacedockian description of its capabilities.

[@casbot71]

It's my favourite, reminds me of the Eagle from Space 1999. The flowing lines though give it a classical look, it's a pretty ship. Not a utilitarian design, but still very practical in its layout. And you could easily imagine it as a interstellar ship, a freighter with some sort of FTL in the thick crossbar. Well at least I did with my die-cast model as a kid.

[@DangItshere]

Oh god yes! The TB2 is my favourite!

[@RXdash78]

And then there is thunderbird 3....which is red or soemthing.

[@TheDetailsMatter]

The Thunderbirds, iirc, were 1 (see above), 2 (modular equipment transport), 3 (space launch vehicle), 4 (submarine, typically transported by 2), 5 (orbital platform), and 6 (biplane). On the subject of vehicles from retro T.V. series, I'm sure many viewers would appreciate seeing Spacedock's take on the ships of Blake's 7, Lost In Space series and movie, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, Airwolf, Street Hawk, KITT from Knight Rider, and Viper.

[@davidmccarron2903]

Gerry Anderson designed all the vehicles for Thunderbirds as well as Space:1999. The VFX were ahead of their time!

[@highgrounder5238]

"Retractable machine cannon for use in demolition". Yes, demolition, sure. Its totally demolition, no red flags needed guys, put them back down. Its demolition.

[@Corvus__]

Unless it falls into the wrong hands.

[@bp_cherryblossomtree723]

@@Corvus__ yeah, like the military

[@Corvus__]

@@bp_cherryblossomtree723 I was thinking terrorist hands, or the hands of some sort criminal or crook. At least the military could use it to fight for there nation.

[@Vespuchian]

The Thunderbirds still have a better track record than “Gross Vehicular Homicide” Batman.

[@StYxXx]

There's a reason they delete video tapes...

[@leftkehsvault2712]

Thunderbirds? THUNDERBIRDS?! Amazing!!!! Very VERY well done Spacedock. Can't wait for the full show playlist...!!!

[@Groza_Dallocort]

I was thinking the same Thunderbirds

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

clicked immediately. i loved thunderbirds as a kid. nothing beats Jerry Anderson.

[@IroniChristian]

*Gerry

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

@@IroniChristian i hope he does other Gerry Anderson vehicles like cloudbase and stingray.

[@IroniChristian]

@@venomgeekmedia9886 Captain Scarlet was always my thing

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

@@IroniChristian yeah same. it's really interesting thinking on it with modern eyes. the mysterons and earth engaged in less of a war of nerves and more a war of terror.

[@IroniChristian]

@@venomgeekmedia9886 I just liked the way the Captain Scarlet was indestructible and Yes It was captain Blue who was always bait

[@ievpop]

Oh god the nostalgia. I watched so much thunderbirds as a kid.

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

I used to watch the original Thunderbirds along with Stingray and Captain Scarlet in my childhood. Good memories!

[@melkiorwiseman5234]

I wish I could see the whole Stingray series. Captain Scarlet was also pretty good. And if you ignored the "no such thing as light-speed" problem, Fireball XL5 was pretty good for its time. And then there was Space Patrol, which also broke new ground in not always depicting aliens as mindless aggressors. I still remember bits of the episode where an alien child (of an alien king, naturally) catches a cold from contact with humans and is in danger of dying because it has no resistance to the disease, so the humans have to pursuade the king to let one of them return to their ship to bring back their cure for the common cold.

[@DrTheRich]

The new one is actually pretty great as well

[@melkiorwiseman5234]

@@DrTheRich There are a few things which I don't like about the new Thunderbirds, but overall I think it's a worthy successor to the original series.

[@DrTheRich]

@@melkiorwiseman5234 considering most of the reboots/sequels we get nowadays completely disrespect the old, I think it is pretty impressive. I like the real miniature vehicles of the old show better. But actually I like the 3d characters more than the dolls. They have way more emotions and movement. Did you know that the sets in the new show are real recreated miniatures and not cgi?

[@melkiorwiseman5234]

@@DrTheRich Yes, I knew that through watching a video here on YT about the making of the new series. I think it was a good decision since it gives some consistency between the "look" of the old series and the new series.

[@weaseal]

Loved it, didn't think I needed a Spacedock style video about Thunderbird 1, but now I NEED Spacedock videos about the rest of the fleet! MORE PLEASE!

[@lawz1]

*Scrolling* "Oh my god, is that Thunderbirds from Spacedock!?!?!?!?!?" Love it, please do all of them! And the Island itself! And the supporting characters tech!

[@ajzebadua]

I honestly never in a million years would've imagined Spacedock covering the Thunderbirds. Fantastic video to such an underrated and underappreciated programme that was at the forefront of science fiction at it's time. Thunderbirds are go!

[@lukasvillar9328]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome ONE.

[@overlandlord5965]

Ayyy!

[@mia-saraking5479]

That was so lame but I can't stop laughing😂😂🤣🤣

[@SayIt64]

The small hoverbike almost killed me. Lol love it.

[@scottknudsen6611]

Fantastic video! I hope this is the first of many featuring Gerry Anderson creations; they're so vehicle-centric you could get a full year of content out of them easily. The ships, cars and planes of not just the Thunderbirds but Captain Scarlet, UFO, Space:1999, Stingray and so many others would benefit greatly from the Spacedock treatment!

[@stephenjdutton]

Basically, don't dive into the swimming pool when there's an emergency. That's a long drop.

[@melkiorwiseman5234]

I remember thinking about that, and deciding that they must have some procedure to ensure the pool is cleared before the launch sequence starts.

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@melkiorwiseman5234 yeah, they shout “get out of the freaking pool” over the PA system if they have any guests over. There’s definitely cameras all over the island so it’s pretty trivial for Geoff or someone to just check. Though perhaps something automated might be more elegant; but that’s not really the way Thunderbirds leans.

[@tracytron7162]

You wouldn't fly out of it lol, you'd get trapped underneath the pavement inside the still filled pool and drown to death, if not boil to death from TB1's engines as it flies past

[@Kryddmeister]

Holy wow! This takes me right back to childhood, when Swedish television aired the dubbed-to-Swedish version of the show on Saturday mornings. Thunderbirds was the kickstarter for my later sci-fi passion! Thank you so much for this!

[@Groza_Dallocort]

Fem fyra tre två ett här är Thunderbirds

[@jprior1427]

Love the Thunderbird break down. Can't wait for the rest of them. Interested to see the breakdown difference between original series and the new remake.

[@Ramotttholl]

Dang i remember having the whole island and all XD

[@KyleKartan87]

jepp me too. should be stillsomewhere in my basemant XD

[@Kryddmeister]

Same here!

[@brentc2411]

Yep I had one too lol, think I may still have it in my garage somewhere

[@brentc2411]

The ships were all dicast, they're actually pretty nice

[@vincediscombe7360]

I remember we couldn't afford the whole island but for a birthday my parents and relatives got me the metal ships and me and mum sat and followed a blue peter she'd taped, showing how to make it. It was the best thing.

[@madsam7582]

Another shipment of high grade rocket fuel, where is this going? To a TINY island in THE BUTTOCK END OF NOWHERE!!! NOTHING SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THAT!!!!

[@Vespuchian]

MadSam ! I’m pretty sure all the Thunderbirds are nuclear powered, but considering how stupefyingly wealthy the Tracy clan seems to be, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve got an off-the-books refinery somewhere.

[@jedigecko06]

Terrible mileage Jeff Tracey's Learjet gets, eh?

[@OlanKenny]

@@Vespuchian in the new series they're fusion powered I believed

[@ghost307]

Unfortunately the new series is heavily anti-nuclear. I recall TB3 actually running out of fuel at one point in an episode.

[@Sephiroth503]

I didn't think this channel could get any better than it is and then boom, outta nowhere. Absolutely loved this one, hope we see more from Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlett and Stingray :)

[@stephenbond1990]

One of my favourites as a kid, I still watch every now and again to see the ways people imagined the 21st century would be like back then and compare to today..

[@Groza_Dallocort]

Fission power left right and center the 2015 remake have fusion power instead way safer

[@stephenbond1990]

True but remember fusion was largely proof of concept while fission was both the current thing with the public and proven, but i was thinking more of the fashion, the cars, the planes, the architecture, the intercontinental high speed monorails... the list goes on.

[@Groza_Dallocort]

@@stephenbond1990 during the 1940s they said we would have fusion by the 1970s. In 1970 they said we would have fusion power by the 2000 and now they say we will have fusion power by 2050 or something. Honestly some people say we could already have fusion energy or really effient batterys/ fuelcells but the oil companys is slowing down that research due to to obvious reasons

[@stephenbond1990]

All true sadly

[@largepurplemonkey]

I only watched 1 or 2 episodes of the newer series, but the new IR craft introduced into the show (Thunderbird Shadow) was actually a pretty neat looking bit of kit in my opinion. It was designed by the guy behind the Macross anime series apparently

[@corvusprovidus]

a thunderbirds video from spacedock? wow, i have no words....... just tears of joy

[@theelusive9625]

So cool to see this; I loved this show as a kid and I thoroughly enjoyed the anime 'sequel' 'Thunderbirds 2046' from the early '80's. The classics never die.

[@tracytron7162]

It's 2086 actually

[@willfieldsend]

Yes. Yes. Yes. Please tell me you are doing all the Thunderbirds, even though you started with the best one (don’t @ me), it would be great to see them all and others; Spectrum ones from Captain Scarlet, and Supercar.

[@CharlesFreck]

Wow imagine being this wrong. Thunderbird 2 is clearly the best

[@willfieldsend]

CharlesFreck The best a being a cargo plane yes. But Thunderbird 1 is an awesome rocket ship, with all the gadgets and things. And I seem to remember it being used in every episode except one where they had to go into space and only used Thunderbird 3.

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

@Will Fieldsend

[@jetshot2218]

Thunderbird 2 was the one used in all but one episode (The Impostors). TB1 wasn’t used in any of the handful of space episodes plus The Perils of Penelope (it appears but isn’t in the rescue). And TB1 was never the most essential of craft (case in point Day of Disaster), although it got a better showing than most of the Thunderbirds

[@willfieldsend]

Jetshot 22 My whole life has been a lie! Haha. Thanks for the info. I still prefer it’s design. I always wanted to be an astronaut but didn’t like red so Thunderbird 1 was my jam.

[@stargatefever]

Seems like hiding an aircraft under a swimming pool with a common theme in some shows. it might be worth making a video on various ways secret aircraft or special weapons were hidden in various sci-fi franchises

[@ericpelote998]

A fan for life !!! Had a Thunderbird 4 model , and a capt Scarlett spv ( special Pursuit vehicle as a kid !!

[@abeherbert6603]

I just love listening to Daniel's serious delivery in regards to the 1960's silliness that is Thunderbirds. Thanks for the avalanche of childhood nostalgia.

[@IMCDundee]

Gerry Anderson was in the RAF for his national service,T-bird 1 was influenced by the English Electric Lightning,the wing shape is very similar when unswept,as is the landing gear,and the nose cone air intake.

[@acerolobo]

I would love to see a video of the Nebuchadnezzar hovercraft from the Matrix trilogy.

[@mrnorthernspitfire3067]

I'm looking forward to more ship reviews of ships from the Gerry Anderson shows, I loved Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Space Precinct as a kid.

[@cyborg_v271]

Century 21 Tech talk: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH7Inplva7ukha8 for everyone who loved Gerry Anderson's amazing creations

[@TheDjbz]

I like that when mentioning it's speed you gave an example. Because I was always like "yeah big numbers....." Circumnavigating the Earth in two hours is INSANE btw.

[@VegetaLF7]

Seriously! For reference, the International Space Station orbits the Earth roughly every 90 minutes. Thunderbird 1 is travelling at near orbital speeds *in the atmosphere*. She's one hell of an impressive craft to accomplish this.

[@skytheannur6168]

Found myself watching this along side my stepfather. Crazy on how much effort they put into making the scenery, lore, characters, and the thunderbirds themselves.

[@wesh8121]

I love how this is played straight down the middle, like a BSG or expanse video; That just makes it even better!

[@TheBorous]

Oh the music at the beginning, such nostalgia. I absolutely loved watching Thunderbirds

[@geraldspratley4637]

YESSSSSS!!! Gotta love the Thunderbird's. Always loved Thunderbird 3.

[@BygPhattyPlus]

Damn, I miss watching that show. I hope you do more on these ships!

[@captainkirk4171]

One of the first shows I watched as a kid. I watched Thunderbird's before I knew what Star Wars was. SO thank you for the nostalgia Spacedock. I now have to go find some episodes of Thunderbird's watch.

[@troyskeete8372]

@spacedock You HAVE to look up the vehicles from Thunderbirds 2086. They are right up your alley re: Hard Sci-fi vehicular designs with a sci-fi anime flare. The episodes are on KZbin. PLEASE do yourself a favor and look it up!

[@TheJedaiHero9000]

Man, this takes me back. I remember watching this show when I was young. Enjoyed watching this.

[@HeadCodeMonkey82]

I came here looking for more ships from The Expanse, and when I saw this play list, I found the perfect thing I didn't know I needed. I used to watch Thunderbirds with my dad, so I deeply appreciate you making this and showing it the love it deserves. I hope you get around to doing Thunderbird 2, it was always my favourite, so versatile, and so many moving parts :D

[@DUCKDUDE4100]

Oh the nostalgia! Please do more of these on thunderbirds!

[@hutchy1k94]

Oh sweet baby Christ on a monocycle, NOW WE'RE TALKING!

[@Palpatine001]

THE MEMORIES. Can you do all the Thunderbird Machines, their pod vehicles, FAB 1 and most of all Fireflash please!

[@daverage4729]

Ah, the nostalgia! Loved this show as a kid along with other puppet shows like Terrahawks and Star Fleet. Saturday mornings were the best!

[@SaturnCanuck]

Thanks for this - I can’t wait for the other four! And with the death of Shane Rimmer recently (the voice of Scott Tracy) what a great tribute in his honour. FAB!

[@Khitomer286]

Would be really interesting to see a full breakdown of all the 'Jerry Anderson' vehicles, not just the rest of the Thunderbird vessels Stingray Cloudbase and the interceptors Fireball XL5

[@tracytron7162]

Khitomer286 Gerry Anderson*

[@Khitomer286]

@@tracytron7162 Feel good about yourself now? Really done something good for the world there Well done

[@tracytron7162]

Khitomer286 Seriously? I was just politely correcting you. There was no need to be an asshole about it.

[@minicle426]

​@@Khitomer286 Someone accidently sat on a spike this morning I see.

[@benhobson3084]

I am 32. I grew up watching Thunderbirds on YTV here in Canada. I still love that theme. Please do Thunderbird 2 at some point. It was always my favorite.

[@The_mechanick]

Love Thunderbirds! Grew up on reruns and eventually got the dvds. Thank you so much for covering this! Hope to see the others at some point.

[@mickeyg.c.1654]

Holy shit. This was my first series I got into and was so upset when it no longer aired. A blast from the past. Excellent job excellent!

[@Bhisma44]

Besides the nostalgia, Thunderbirds is what gave me the love for sci fi, so thank you very much.

[@chr0min0id]

This is a very professional video on a very light-hearted series… *I love it…*

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

So, one can hope for the Eagle transporter from Space 1999 before the year is out? One can hope. It is a cool ship, quasi realistic design, and a workhorse.

[@thestumaji656]

I was smiling the whole way through!! Brings back memories. Thank you.

[@Soundwave119]

I love how silly but serious this video is. Keep up the great work Spacedock!

[@theecapitan]

Brilliant. Never considered the vehicles of international rescue as a subject for these videos. Good job

[@insertnamehere6659]

Can't wait till you cover Thunderbird 6.

[@CaneMcKeyton]

Yeeeees! You finally did a Thunderbird!

[@markbigbadbear]

Ahhh, the nostalgia. Thanks for this. I hope you're able to do the whole set!

[@DanielJackson-tj7up]

Yay I love Thunderbirds please do the rest of them as well as some more Babylon 5 crafts

[@angusirwin3862]

Loved this show as a kid, still do. now I need to go and rewatch some episodes.

[@ciaranmcguinness8900]

Used to watch Thunderbirds all the time at my grandparents with my brothers, this is his favourite

[@georgejcox9241]

What A true awesome video on TB1 can not wait for your videos on Thunderbirds 2 to 5 and FAB 1 + all the pod's too. So thank you and FAB.

[@yukin1990]

Thunderbirds Two Please!!! Always love the Thunderbirds Two!!!! Daniel, you should do a whole Thunderbirds series!!!

[@rudyvalle9022]

Thank you for including Thunderbirds on your channel. Well done!

[@AlRoderick]

I always really liked the premise of Thunderbirds, people using high technology to save people from disasters instead of just fight.

[@grandmoffyoda]

Spacedock is amazing. Any Sci-Fi any ship. Love it!

[@Shortsircut1]

Great video Daniel, I am thoroughly impressed with this serious break down of Thunderbird 1!!!

[@tomquint8940]

Brings back memories with the footage used, Great video as always

[@priest2001]

I hope your not going to forget Thunderbird 6, truly the most advanced craft on their roster!

[@cloroxbrandbleach7629]

I loved this. Digging through my old stuff I found the island toy set I had as a kid. I'm so glad you did this! The nostalgia is awesome

[@AnythingMachine]

🎶 We're going high hypersonic tonight!

[@fightboss]

Awesome Job! Kinda Surprised but Pleased You Profiled the Thunderbirds! Thank You!

[@Daisysdomain]

been waiting for this one. Love your channel, love Thunderbirds. Great work

[@insidiousengineering]

Thunderbirds get the Spacedock treatment! Too cool!

[@jacobmoss6830]

This is just ace, never thought i'd see this. 10/10 keep it up.

[@MegaThatoneguy123]

Please, post more of the Thunderbirds! They’re what inspired me to go to become an engineer!

[@aurongrande6141]

I just so happen to be watching the latest "Thunderbirds Are Go" series, and re-watching the original series alongside it.

[@captainzac24]

Sorry Dan you're gonna have to say all that again to busy jamin to the music. You have no idea how much this improved my day

[@kairon156]

nice. I recall hanging out with someone who owned a Thunderbird 2 toy and a few other toys related to the show.

[@hosswindu166]

Thank you for this! Thunderbird 2 was always my favorite!

[@dakuisha5978]

It's great to see you covering this classic :D

[@starrk07]

Love this vintage stuff! You should do one on the Gatchaman God Phoenix.

[@superginrai8036]

Finally! One of the Thunderbirds! Well done. Here’s hoping Thunderbirds 2 and 3 will soon follow.

[@sirTannin]

classic thunderbirds are great. can you do a comparasin of the new thunderbirds vehicals vs old?

[@robr7007]

Thank you thank you so so much for this video!!! Hope to see the rest of the team soon and don't be afraid to use some reboot material also. Thanks again spacedock

[@jorgeboy8195]

Talk about the rest of the Thunderbird!

[@RamielNagisa]

I love the original Thunderbirds, so I both loved this and hope you cover the other four.

[@theamazingmarlbito6293]

I fully support doing all of them! Thunderbird 2 is my favourite!

[@antr7493]

FAB SpaceDock. When you do Thunderbird 2 make sure to do the pods

[@TruePacifist201]

That theme music... so many childhood memories!

[@SomeRandomPerson]

Every time I see Spacedock Planetside I get a little excited, expecting coverage of the MMO game. Please Spacedock, stop leaving me hanging.

[@DMSProduktions]

Thunderbirds are BLOW!

[@gaagmtk]

I used to love that show! Nice choice for a breakdown video

[@sarabafriend4701]

I THOROUGHLY enjoyed this one.

[@Boskov01]

Thunderbirds! FAB! Looking forward to more on the Thunderbirds from y'all!

[@alexandrebourdinot5344]

Thunderbirds yeaaaaaah !! My favorite show as a kid !!

[@AceHigh2000]

That was awesome! Nicely done. Much nostalgia.

[@ChrisKitVeedubber]

Oh the nostalgia ❤️ can’t wait to see the rest of the fleet and the island.

[@AdamSmith-kq6ys]

CORRECTION: Wingspan is quoted as 24.3 metres, displayed as 4.3 metres @0:37