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The final reductions have been made - so if you want the JOIN FIRESTORM or PUSH THE BUTTON reward, now's the moment to grab them! You're all doing an amazing job with the sharing... we're so close to £91k! If we make the stretch goal, then we'll be... (Read More)

So we're into the final 6 hours... wow, what a rollercoaster it's been - thank you all for your amazing support. We've just cut the price of the JOIN FIRESTORM and PUSH THE BUTTON reward levels... there will be a final reduction at around 2 hours to... (Read More)

It's time the new extras and reward levels! Extras and UpgradesIf you'd like any extra or upgrade just total up the items you'd like, and simply add that amount to your existing pledge level. At the end of the campaign you'll receive an email from... (Read More)

Well team Firestorm, we did it! We get to have an action scene featuring an additional puppet now, thanks to you! At the rate we're going, we could well smash through the next stretch goal at £91k! We've also just slashed the price of the "JOIN... (Read More)

BBC One in 10 mins!  (Read More)

Hi Everyone! Thanks so much for your amazing support. Just to let you all know I'm on my way up to Manchester now ready for a chat about Firestorm on tomorrow morning's BBC Breakfast on BBC One. Hopefully we'll get two short segments at 6.50am and... (Read More)

I wanted to share this image with you tonight, because it actually made me feel quite emotional about the whole Firestorm project. Mary Turner working on a Four Feather Falls puppet in 1959 (left). Tokashi puts the finishing touches to Sam Scott in... (Read More)

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 Just 5 days left to go, and we're heading towards the drones stretch goal really nicely! Thanks everyone.  When we get there we'll be adding a special reward level with a couple of prototype drones available, as well as adding some final special... (Read More)

Please keep sharing the project with your friends. Tomorrow I'll be showing you guys a fantastic vehicle concept design...  (Read More)

 We're heading into the last week, and now's the time we -really- need you. If you've backed us already - THANK YOU - so much. The whole team have been blown away by the response, we're so, so grateful, and just can't wait to get started! If you... (Read More)

We're doing so well, we've added a new intermediate stretch goal! When trying to destroy Black Orchid's island base, Sam Scott comes up against two black orchid security drones. We want to design and build the drones, and shoot this "security alert"... (Read More)

You've been asking for them, so here are some new add-on options! We'll be adding more as we enter the last week of the project. To add on extra, just increase your pledge by an amount equivalent to the total cost of the add-ons you'd like. At the... (Read More)

Now we know we'll be blowing up the island base, we're discussing the construction of the island base with the guys from the Model Unit. The quality of our miniatures and sets is paramount, and me and Mike Tucker are both fanatical about incredible... (Read More)

We're tantalisingly close to the massive explosion... can you help us hit the next stretch goal? Mike Tucker/The Model Unit's concept art for the explosion scene  (Read More)

Later tonight we'll be launching three new reward levels for prototype puppet scale sidearms. They'll be extremely limited in numbers, so as soon as they're updated we'll send our backers a message to make sure existing backers get the best possible... (Read More)

Hi Team Firestorm I hope you're all having a great weekend. We're doing incredibly well, but now it's time to start upping the pace and the excitement towards the end of the project. We know it's going to happen, so that's fantastic. All we need to... (Read More)

Hello you lovely lot! A few of you have messaged me asking if you can use the Firestorm images on social media to show your support. The answer is YES! Please do! We'd love to see social media flooded with Firestorm imagery, and every use of the... (Read More)

Since Ken Palkow came on board - he, Eric Chu and Peter Greenwood have been working on sidearm designs that give a little nod to Gerry Anderson shows of the last 5 decades, while looking to the future. Ken is the master of building sidearms and... (Read More)

Good evening folks! We've had a fair few requests from would-be backers around the world who want to back the project, but can't use Kickstarter's payment/pledge system for a variety of reasons. For those of you who can't use the built-in system use... (Read More)

We're very pleased to announce Peter Tyler as our Director of Photography. Peter is an Emmy nominated DoP who has shot everything that the Model Unit has been involved with to date. He has a fantastic CV including Aliens, Legend, Baron Munchausen,... (Read More)

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Lots of you have been asking about upgrading your DVD to Blu-Ray, or adding extra copies of DVDs or Blu-Rays to your reward package. If you want to add a reward to your existing reward package,  then just check out the available extras and upgrades... (Read More)

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Wow! We've achieved our first stretch goal, so we'll now have an extra set and scene in the minisode which will help set up the series backstory. I'm also very pleased to tell you that Denise Bryer - the longest serving Gerry Anderson voice artist... (Read More)

Good morning all! I'm very pleased to announce that Shane Rimmer and Matt Zimmerman - best known for voicing Scott and Alan Tracy in Thunderbirds - have confirmed that they will be making cameo appearances in the pilot episode. Both Shane and Matt... (Read More)

Good morning Team Firestorm!  What an amazing thing to wake up to! We've exceeded our base goal and still have 29 days of the campaign to go.. We can't rest on our laurels though, now's the time to surge ahead. This project is -definitely- going to... (Read More)

Guys and Gals.. I'm just blown away by the support you've all shown us over the last few days... to be 88% funded just 3.5 days in is way beyond anything I'd ever expected... thank you -so- much for your pledges, messages, comments and enthusiasm!... (Read More)

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Gerry Anderson is a name forever burned into the minds of kids who grew up with sci-fi series like Fireball XL5, Captain Scarlet, Stingray and of course, Thunderbirds - but with a little help from crowdfunding, we might get to see a new Anderson-created Puppet series hit screens called Firestorm. (Read More)

Hi Team Firestorm! We've been absolutely blown away by the support you've given us over the opening 6 hours of the campaign... and what a 6 hours! We're already over 42% funded, and I cannot begin to express my gratitude to you all! The level of... (Read More)

A new series based on concepts from Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson is seeking funding via Kickstarter. (Read More)

An exciting new project has appeared on Kickstarter – Gerry Anderson’s Firestorm, a sci-fi pilot to be filmed in Ultramarionation, which is a modern evolution of the style used for Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Stingray. That means, as the Kickstarter page proudly boasts, practical effects, physical sets, miniatures and puppets. This would all be incredibly exciting even without all the Dwarfy connections. Our old chums The Model Unit are involved, with Mike Tucker listed as providing Model Effects. He’ll be joined by Red Dwarf X alumni Bill Pearson and Steve Begg, as Model Supervisor and Effects Supervisor respectively. That’s a hell of a pedigree right there. The very finest model makers in the land will see their shit blown up by one of the greatest shit blower-uppers in the business. (Read More)

Today sees the launch of a Kickstarter campaign to fund the pilot episode of a new series from the mind of Gerry Anderson, the man behind such classics as Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and UFO. (Read More)

The legacy of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson is set to continue with a brand new production. (Read More)

Now here's a really interesting project that should please Gerry Anderson fans from all over the world. (Read More)