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The Future Was F.A.B.: The Art Of Mike Trim

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This book is well researched and written and has full colour photos throughout. For obvious reasons, it focuses heavily on his time working on the Gerry Anderson shows from Thunderbirds to UFO. Reading the book really gave me an appreciation for the work Mike Trim did and especially his contribution to the Anderson universe. Not only did he design many known vehicles, he was also a model builder and much more.

However, it is Mike's artwork that really stands out in this book. Over and over, he clearly went to great lengths to create realistic and believable vehicles, which went a long way to the general feel of the shows.

A nice easy read with lots of info. Like another reviewer mentioned, this goes well with the hard-to-find Derek Meddings book. If you like Gerry Anderson shows, you will love this book.

Gerry Anderson's shows have spectacular vehicles and production values. Mike Trim's contributions to these shows are documented in this book, filled with rare color behind the scenes photos and his artwork. His design of the Mobile from UFO has always been my favorite vehicle. Along with Derek Medding's 21st Century Visions, a must have for fans of Anderson's shows. Give me more.

This book is long over due - It is well written - Covers the involvement of Mike Trim with Gerry Anderson, etc. The book covers many facts of how mike Trim made the props, with many photos of high quality. I was not aware of Mikes involve with Gerry andersons projects until I read this book. If you are a fan of Gerry Anderson, and or his projects (which where many) Then this book is a perfect complaint to have.Anthony Taylor did a great job of research.

Regardless of whether you like Thunderbirds or not, if you are a stop motion animator or modeler, artist/animator looking for inspiration you should pick this title up. His models are some of the best in the business. It's printed on very nice thick glossy paper and there are many many color photos throughout. It's fun and highly recommended.

I'm a fan of the Gerry Anderson shows and the artwork of Mike Trim is a big reason why. The far-out wizards who worked their magic on those shows breathed life into a wild array of characters and vehicles. Just a wealth of interesting production photos as well as models and paintings of conceptual art and even a big surprise for fans of the rock version of HG Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS. From a standout period in the evolution of cinematic special effects.

I will echo the previous comments by saying that this book is long overdue. Mike Trim is one of the greatest designers in SF television (and film, for that matter), someone who stands shoulder-to-shoulder with such greats as Syd Mead (BLADE RUNNER, TRON), Ralph McQuarrie (STAR WARS) and Doug Chaing.

I was fortunate to meet the author of this book a couple years ago and just had to tell him how incredible it was. Being a fan of several Gerry Anderson shows, such as CAPTAIN SCARLET and UFO, it was a thrill to see the concept illustrations created by Mike Trim for these programs. And he also did the classic cover for Jeff Wayne's musical version of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS.

It's sad that in this day and age, even with all the info available via the 'Net, that so many do not know of this man and his incredible work. This book goes a long way to rectifying that. Highly recommended for any and all fans of Gerry Anderson's works and science fiction in general.