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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · 1d

ko-fi.com/anderprise21 reminder also to donate to my Ko-Fi to help me save me BTS material from this show!

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · 1d

You didn't really think I'd let a 10-10 Terrahawks day pass without a bunch of new goodies did you?
Introducing the HAWK PACK, a drive dedicated to the sound effects reels from Terrahawks I've got. Will be periodically updated as new sounds are captured.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...

HAWK PACK cover image. Reminder that you should credit 2KTerrahawks for the use of these sounds.

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · 4d

#GerryAnderson #TTTE

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AnotherThomasFan @anotherthomasfan.bsky.social · 6d

The spinoff we could've gotten

#thomasthetankengine
#thomasandfriends

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · 7d

tfw Super ED is the closest the classic series came to ever adapting James & the Diesel Engines

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · 18d

Its hard to deny however the impact that individuals like Shane Rimmer and Tony Barwick had on both shows. Whether or not Shane could have stepped up to write some actual Thunderbirds scripts is a tantalising prospect that has lingered in the back of my mind. A 30 something year old boy can dream...

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Jack Knoll @jackknoll.bsky.social · 18d

Was it the right call to stop making Thunderbirds and switch to Captain Scarlet? Would you rather see a third series of Thunderbirds but not have Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons? Or was 32 television adventures enough?

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · 18d

Tbh its hard to say for sure what would have happened had Thunderbirds continued but given series 2 was always commissioned to be 6 episodes I think Lew and Gerry were just about burned out on Thunderbirds being a monthly scheduled production, and maybe they saw the UA movie deal as a breather.

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · 18d

Series 2 plots felt like running on fumes after Alan Fennell left the studio, idk. But Alan Pattillo wouldn't have left if not for The Mysterons confounding him as a concept. I think Lew Grade had right idea, wrong execution. Not a feature film; instead 1 Made-for-TV movie/year side by side Scarlet.

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · 24d

my favourite thing about Supercar is the fact they straight up yanked the robots from Fleischer Superman's Mechanical Monsters short.

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LisaZed 👩🏻‍🎨 🌏 🐨🌳 @lisazed.bsky.social · 25d

2 teens have developed a groundbreaking ultrasonic device that removes microplastics from water.
The pen-sized device uses sound waves to effectively filter out microplastics, which are notoriously difficult to remove from water sources, & can be used in large-scale water filtration systems!

Picture of TEXAS TEENS VICTORIA OU AND JUSTIN
HUANG WON $50,000 FOR CREATING A PEN-SIZED ULTRASONIC DEVICE THAT SUCCESSFULLY REMOVES MICROPLASTICS FROM WATER USING SOUND WAVES.

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Metal Gear Solid Image Bot @randommetalgear.bsky.social · 26d

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · 28d

Wanta bet?

the Thunderbird 3 design from the 2015 Thunderbirds reboot TV show

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · Sep 9

Repeating for bksy. Matchbox circa 1988 looks at the shrinking range of steam locos and says "Why not do all the diesels next?".
They release Diesel (with 7 plank) BoCo (With L&B van) and Daisy (with milk tanker)
Toby (with Henrietta) sneaks in under the excuse of looking like a diesel anyway.

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Kyle Orland @kyleor.land · Sep 8

One of the coolest video game preservation stories I have ever covered arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...

All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity

Finding working copies of the last few titles was an “especially cursed” journey.

arstechnica.com

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Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · Sep 9

The wonderful creation that was the Metro Cammell class 101. Once a common sight in many regions, their usage was widespread. Very much looking the part in Regional Railways livery seen heading through Abergele and Pensarn.
#Class101 #MetroCammell #RegionalRailways

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SuperArti @superarti.bsky.social · Sep 9

I WIN

#stingray1964 #gerryanderson #stingray #supermarionation #comics

The damn comic book I waited forever for it features the Gerry Anderson show in comic form of Stingray I’m so happy right now

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · Sep 1

Do not disturb: Otterly exhausted

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FieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · Aug 29

Youth - Gator Days

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Attack of the Giant Retro Monsters 🔞 @monstersattack.bsky.social · Jul 10

Japanese titles for "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" (1967).
#CaptainScarletDay #1960s #sciencefiction #scifi #CaptainScarlet

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · Aug 2

Yo I still need Trainz modellers. If y'all need any more incentive, here's a sneak peak of the script page

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Arjuna 🌕☯️ @multiversey.art · Jul 29

baffling that you seem to think the general populace is responsible for any behaviour/retaliation from oppressors.

it's coercive, controlling and a classic abuse tactic to believe that survivors on any scale of turmoil should never fight back.

i hate civility politics omg lol be serious. go away

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · Jul 31

TTTE modellers cometh to me
I am in need of the 3D assets that will satisfy the ancient prophesy
Reach me in pms all ye who scoff at peril and vertices

It be the concern of all who wish the architect of my latest project to fulfill his appointed task!

one such example of what I'd like modelled for a story

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bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social @bucketmasterbatie.bsky.social · Jul 31

At last the whistle stop tour has ended, with Bloomer poking the bear once too often. No.2's story lives in infamy, but now hear straight from the Iron Horse's mouth how Stanley really ended up!
Here's Dues Of A Duke; the final story of Fallible Engines
#TTTE #RWS
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Stanley from the Mid Sodor puffing hard with the last goods train of his career.

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Lys 🐍 @animalanimiste.bsky.social · Jan 27

"Can it" would be "La ferme", I think "Shut up" for "Ta gueule" is more appropriate

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