Some photos I took at the Cromford Mill Comic Con event his year.
Although this, and last year’s meeting have used the title ‘Comic Con’ there’s not much in the way of actual comics. However, it’s become very much a real sci-fi and fantasy show event, with food stalls, and plenty of people dressed up up as their favourite film and TV characters. There’s also a few trade stands selling new and vintage sci-fi related memorabilia,
The main reason I visit is to see , and photograph scale models and props from current and classic film and television series, all built and displayed by some extremely talented modellers.
This is an actual screen used prop seen in Gerry & Sylvia Anderson’s seventies TV series, Space: 1999. It’s the ‘Pilot Ship’ from the second season two-parter episode, ‘The Bringers of Wonder’. Sylvia and Gerry had sadly, parted company by the second series, and the stories took on a different direction, moving away from thought-provoking proper sci- fi , and showing the inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha coping with survival on the runaway Moon, replacing this with more straight-forward action driven plots, and a resident shape-shifting alien. However, the production values and models effects remained top notch.
Some photos of one of the original surviving screen-used prop Nuclear Domes, seen in ‘The Bringers of Wonder’.
A replica studio scale ‘Hawk’, from Space: 1999 episode, ‘Wargames’. Built by David Sisson
Studio scale replica ‘Liberator model from BBC TV series, Blake’s 7, displayed by Richard Ashton.
This is a re-imagined SHADO Mobile, built by Brian Jones, and currently owned by Doug Stirling-Stewart.
A studio scale ‘Starbug 1’, from TV series, Red Dwarf. Built by David Sisson.
A smaller ‘Starbug 2’, built by Richard Ashton.
Hattie Hayridge was a special guest at the event. Hattie played the female version of the ship’s computer, ‘Holly’, in Red Dwarf.
Hattie enjoying a photo opportunity with this impressive ‘Bumblebee’ cosplayer,
There’s cosplaying, and then there’s ultimate cosplaying!
I was impressed with this cosplayer’s choice of costume. Chris, Bexton, here was dressed as the traffic warden, seen in ‘Threads’.
This large model of Starbuck’s Viper Mk II, from the updated version of Battlestar Galactica, was built by Richard Ashton.
More Battlestar Galactica models, displayed by regular contributor, Tony B.
Thunderbird 5 model, built by David Sisson.
Large studio scale Sky 1, built by Mamas Pitsillis.
A model of the fictional, MiG 242, as seen in the pilot episode of Joe 90. Built by Mamas Pitsillis.
Stingray model built by Mamas Pitsillis.
Replica puppet figures of Troy Tempest and Marina.
Replica puppet figures of Fireball XL5 pilot, Steve Zodiac, with Dr Venus, and Robert the Robot. Displayed by Carl Stirling Stewart.
Replica Captain Blue and Captain Scarlet displayed by Carl Stirling-Stewart.
Replica Captain Scarlet, part of David Sisson’s display.
Lady Penelope and Parker, displayed by Carl Stirling- Stewart.
Lady Penelope displayed by David Sisson.
Lady Penelope as Wanda Lamour, displayed by Lee Allwood.
Jeff Tracy in disguise. Displayed by Lee Allwood.
Braman robot, from Thunderbirds episode, Sunprobe.
Thunderbird 3 astronaut, Alan Tracy.
A model of ‘Nell’, from Battle Beyond the Stars.
More photos to follow.