# Martin Bower

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Not to be confused with [Martin Bauer](/source/Martin_Bauer).

**Martin Bower** (born 1952)[2] is a British [miniature model](/source/Miniature_model)-maker[3] and special effects artist for film and television. He built 50 scale models for the TV series *[Space: 1999](/source/Space:_1999)*.[4]

His other credits include the TV series *[The Tomorrow People](/source/The_Tomorrow_People)* (1973–1979), *[Blake's 7](/source/Blake's_7)* (1978–1981), *[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy](/source/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(TV_series))* (1981),[5] *[Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)*[4] and *[The Tripods](/source/The_Tripods_(TV_series))* (1984–1985), as well as the films *[The Medusa Touch](/source/The_Medusa_Touch_(film))* (1978), *[Alien](/source/Alien_(film))* (1979), *[Flash Gordon](/source/Flash_Gordon_(film))* (1980)[6] and *[Outland](/source/Outland_(film))* (1981).[7]

He has a long-standing professional relationship with effects director [Brian Johnson](/source/Brian_Johnson_(special_effects)).

## Notable designs

### *Blake's 7*

- *The Liberator* models, and the teleport bracelets, as seen in multiple episodes of the series[8]

### *The Tripods*

- Models of the eponymous tripods used throughout the two series[9][10]

## References

1. Freeman, John (20 December 2019). ["Coming Soon: Martin Bower's World of Models"](https://downthetubes.net/113120/). *downthetubes.net*. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

1. Alexander C. T. Geppert (2012). *Imagining Outer Space: European Astroculture in the Twentieth Century*. Palgrave. ISBN 978-0-230-23172-6.

1. "A Smash Hit? *Thunderbirds* Were a Big 'Go' on Wearside". *[Sunderland Echo](/source/Sunderland_Echo)*. 26 January 2019.

1. Hirsch, David (December 1979). "Space Report: Martin Bower – A Rising Star in the World of Miniatures". *[Starlog](/source/Starlog)*. No. 29. pp. 32–34.

1. ["Thumbs Down for *Thunderbirds*"](https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5363629.thumbs-down-for-thunderbirds/). *[dorsetecho.co.uk](/source/Dorsetecho.co.uk)*. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

1. ["Martin Bower"](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/357023). *[AFI Catalog of Feature Films](/source/AFI_Catalog_of_Feature_Films)*. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

1. Hirsch, David (May 1982). "The *Altares*: On The Screen & Behind the Scenes". *[Starlog](/source/Starlog)*. No. 58. p. 49.

1. "Starship Troupers: Creating *B7'*s Iconic Vessel". *[SFX](/source/SFX_(magazine))*. 3 January 2018.

1. ["*The Tripods* (1984) – Original Tripod filming miniature"](https://www.thepropgallery.com/the-tripods-filming-miniature). *The Prop Gallery*. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

1. ["Tripods"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161104031736/http://www.martinbowersmodelworld.co.uk/tripods.html). *Martin Bower's Model World*. Archived from [the original](http://www.martinbowersmodelworld.co.uk/tripods.html) on 4 November 2016.

## External links

- [Martin Bower](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0100987/) at IMDb
- [Interview with Martin Bower](http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/martin_bower_01.htm) on The Sci Fi World
- [Martin Bower's Model World](http://www.bornforgeekdom.net/2008/12/martin-bowers-model-world.html) on Born For Geekdom

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