Martin Bower

Not to be confused with Martin Bauer.

Martin Bower
Born	1952 (age 72–73)
Nationality	British
Occupations	Miniature model-maker Special effects artist
Years active	1969–present [1]
Known for	Alien (1979) Flash Gordon (1980) Outland (1981)
Television	Space: 1999 (1975–78) Blake's 7 (1978–81)
Website	Official website

Martin Bower (born 1952) ^[2] is a British miniature model-maker ^[3] and special effects artist for film and television.

Bower's credits include the television series The Tomorrow People (1973–1979), Space: 1999 (1975–1978), Blake's 7 (1978–1981), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) ^[4] and The Tripods (1984–1985), and the films The Medusa Touch (1978), Alien (1979), Flash Gordon (1980) ^[5] and Outland (1981). ^[6]

He has a long-standing professional relationship with effects director Brian Johnson.

Notable designs

Blake's 7

• The Liberator models, and the teleport bracelets, as seen in multiple episodes of the series ^[7]

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", Parts 1 and 2
• Voyager One model as seen in the episode "Voyager's Return"

The Tripods

• Models of the eponymous tripods used throughout the two series ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. Freeman, John (20 December 2019). "Coming Soon: Martin Bower's World of Models". downthetubes.net. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
2. Alexander C. T. Geppert (2012). Imagining Outer Space: European Astroculture in the Twentieth Century. Palgrave. ISBN   978-0230231726.
3. "A Smash Hit? Thunderbirds Were a Big 'Go' on Wearside". Sunderland Echo . 26 January 2019.
4. "Thumbs Down for Thunderbirds". dorsetecho.co.uk . 23 July 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
5. "Martin Bower". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Retrieved 26 October 2025.
6. Hirsch, David (May 1982). "The Altares: On The Screen & Behind the Scenes". Starlog . No. 58. p. 49.
7. "Starship Troupers: Creating B7's Iconic Vessel". SFX . 3 January 2018.
8. "The Tripods (1984) – Original Tripod filming miniature". The Prop Gallery. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
9. "Tripods". Martin Bower's Model World. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

External links

• Doctor Who portal
• Science fiction portal

• Martin Bower at IMDb
• "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