Martin Bower Explained

Martin Bower should not be confused with Martin Bauer.

Martin Bower
Nationality:	British
Occupation:	Special effects artist and model maker
Years Active:	1969 - current
Known For:	Alien (1979) Flash Gordon (1980) Outland (1981)
Television:	(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 (1975-8), Blake's 7 (1978–81) and 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.

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"
• 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^{[2] [3]}

External links

• Martin Bower's Model World – comprehensive website of Bower's work
  • Martin Bower – A Rising Star in the World of Miniatures by David Hirsch
• Interview with Martin Bower on The Sci Fi World
• Martin Bower's Model World on Born For Geekdom

Notes and References

1. Book: Imagining Outer Space: European Astroculture in the Twentieth Century . Alexander C. T. Geppert . 2012 . Palgrave . 978-0230231726 .
2. Web site: The Tripods (1984) – Original Tripod filming miniature . The Prop Gallery . 2022-10-22 .
3. Web site: Tripods . https://web.archive.org/web/20161104031736/http://www.martinbowersmodelworld.co.uk/tripods.html . Martin Bower's Model World . 2016-11-04 .