Martin Bower

Martin Bower
Born1952 (age 72–73)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Special effects artist and model maker
Years active1969–present
Known forAlien (1979)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Outland (1981)
TelevisionSpace: 1999 (1975–78)
Blake's 7 (1978–81)


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 The Tomorrow People (1973–1979), Space: 1999 (1975–1978), Blake's 7 (1978–1981) and The Tripods (1984–1985), and the films The Medusa Touch (film) (1978), Alien (1979), Flash Gordon (1980) and Outland (1981).[2] He has a long-standing professional relationship with special effects director Brian Johnson.

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[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Alexander C. T. Geppert (2012). Imagining Outer Space: European Astroculture in the Twentieth Century. Palgrave. ISBN 978-0230231726.
  2. ^ Hirsch, David (May 1982). "The Altares: On The Screen & Behind the Scenes". Starlog. No. 58. p. 49.
  3. ^ "The Tripods (1984) – Original Tripod filming miniature". The Prop Gallery. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Tripods". Martin Bower's Model World. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

 

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