I havent actually built anything yet, only research :)
yeah, one thing I remember my dad banging on about when I was a kid, that a fully laden ship wouldnt be that far out the water :)
actually, there where 2 scales built. the main large one which I think was destroyed in filming as it blew up,
but..... there was a smaller scale one for distance shots, which actually still survives in the collection of Phil Rae I believe an avid Anderson collector, there is very little that still survive from Thunderbirds, as most things where either blown up, savaged and changed into other things for other programmes and episodes, or more than likely, thrown in a skip when the studio closed in 69 :( it was also used in a background scene in Captain scarlet, will get some pics up tonight when Im back home
its a great looking ship, as you say would look great as an working RC model, I could try and find out if theyres drawings to help build her, fittings on it are more than likely from Ripmax, ie malcoms, reade models. the music as its sailing along from Stingray is great I think too.
theres also a shot of it being filmed in Derek Meddings book, will get a scan of that also
Mike