Martin_Bower

Martin Bower

Martin Bower

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Not to be confused with Martin Bauer.

Martin Bower (born 1952)[1] is a model maker and designer of special effects miniatures for both film and television. His credits include the television series Space: 1999 (1975-8), Blake's 7 (1978–81) and The Tripods (1984–85), and the films Alien (1979), Flash Gordon (1980) and Outland (1981). He has a long-standing professional relationship with special effects director Brian Johnson.

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Notable designs

Blake's 7

  • "The Liberator" models, and the teleport bracelets, as seen in multiple episodes of the series

Space:1999

The Tripods

  • Models of the eponymous tripods used throughout the two series[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Alexander C. T. Geppert (2012). Imagining Outer Space: European Astroculture in the Twentieth Century. Palgrave. ISBN 978-0230231726.
  2. [2]
    "The Tripods (1984) – Original Tripod filming miniature". The Prop Gallery. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Tripods". Martin Bower's Model World. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
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