Martin Bower

Martin Bower
Born	1952 (age 71–72)
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Special effects artist and model maker
Years active	1969–current
Known for	Alien (1979) Flash Gordon (1980) Outland (1981)
Television	Space: 1999 (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 Space: 1999 (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]

References

^ Alexander C. T. Geppert (2012). Imagining Outer Space: European Astroculture in the Twentieth Century. Palgrave. ISBN 978-0230231726.
^ "The Tripods (1984) – Original Tripod filming miniature". The Prop Gallery. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^ "Tripods". Martin Bower's Model World. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.