Martin Bower
British model maker and designer
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Martin Bower (born 1952)[2] is a British miniature model-maker[3] and special effects artist for film and television. He built 50 scale models for the TV series Space: 1999.[4]
Born1952 (age 73–74)
Occupations
- Miniature model-maker
- Special effects artist
Yearsactive1969–present[1]
KnownforAlien (1979)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Outland (1981)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Outland (1981)
Martin Bower | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
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| Years active | 1969–present[1] |
| Known for | Alien (1979) Flash Gordon (1980) Outland (1981) |
| Television | Space: 1999 (1975–1978) Blake's 7 (1978–1981) |
| Website | Official website |
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),[5] Doctor Who[4] and The Tripods (1984–1985), as well as the films The Medusa Touch (1978), Alien (1979), Flash Gordon (1980)[6] and Outland (1981).[7]
He has a long-standing professional relationship with effects director Brian Johnson.
Notable designs
Blake's 7
- The Liberator models, and the teleport bracelets, as seen in multiple episodes of the series[8]
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"
