Martin Bower (born 1952) is a model maker and designer of
special effects
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miniatures for both film and television. His credits include the television series ''
Space: 1999'' (1975-8), ''
Blake's 7
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'' (1978–81) and ''
The Tripods
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Synopsis
The story of ''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''
*''Mark IX Hawk'' model as seen in the episode "
War Games"
*''Ultra Probe'' model as seen in the episode "
Dragon's Domain
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"
*''Laser Tank'' model as seen in the episode "
The Infernal Machine"
*''Super Swift'' model as seen in the episodes "
The Bringers of Wonder, Part One" and "
The Bringers of Wonder, Part Two"
*''Voyager One'' model as seen in the episode "
Voyager's Return"
''The Tripods''
*Models of the eponymous tripods used throughout the two series
References
External links
Martin Bower's Model World– comprehensive website of Bower's work
*
by David Hirsch
on The Sci Fi World
on Born For Geekdom
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1952 births
Living people
Miniature model-makers