Martin Bower
British model maker and designer
Martin Bower (born 1952) is a British miniature model-maker and special effects artist for film and television. He built 50 scale models for the TV series Space: 1999.
His other credits include the TV series The Tomorrow People (1973, 1979), Blake's 7 (1978-1981), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981), Doctor Who and The Tripods (1984-1985), as well as the films The Medusa Touch (1978), Alien (1979), Flash Gordon (1980) and Outland (1981).
He has a long-standing professional relationship with effects director Brian Johnson.
01Notable designs
Blake's 7
- The Liberator models, and the teleport bracelets, as seen in multiple episodes of the series
Space: 1999
- Mark IX Hawk in "War Games"
- Ultra Probe in "Dragon's Domain"
- Laser Tank model in "The Infernal Machine"
- Super Swift model in "The Bringers of Wonder"
- Voyager One model in "Voyager's Return"
The Tripods
- Models of the eponymous tripods used throughout the two series
Sources and credits
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