Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds treasures

A rare photograph of the Tracy family at home relaxing in their island villa. The boys and their dad were more usually seen undertaking their day jobs as members of International Rescue, battling to save good citizens from diasters and evildoers in Anderson's famous TV series Thunderbirds Photograph: Larry Ellis/Getty

Brilliant but slightly nervous, Brains was the, er brains of International Rescue, pictured here with the dashing Scott Tracy in a shot from 1965 Photograph: ITV/Rex Features

'Yes, M'Lady.' Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward and her chauffeur, Parker, were the London division of International Rescue and brought a British sensiblity to the organisation. Lady Penelope was voiced and created by Sylvia Anderson, Gerry's wife Photograph: ITV/Rex Features

Lady Penelope in a fetching Mondrian-style dress. In the background is the rocket Thunderbird 1, a 15,000mph atomic rocket whose job it was to be first on the scene in any emergency Photograph: ITV/Rex Features

Anderson with a real-life replica of Lady Penelope's FAB1 car Photograph: Mark Allen/WireImage

The four directors of AP Studios were the original team that created the Supermarionation process used in Stingray, an Anderson series produced in 1964-64. From left, director of photography John Read, producer Gerry Anderson, designer Sylvia Anderson and associate producer Reg Hill gather around the Stingray submarine Photograph: Chris Ware/Getty

Fireball XL5: glamorous Doctor Venus and Colonel Steve Zodiac of World Space Patrol take to the road in a 1962 episode of Anderson's early action adventure series Photograph: ITV Archive

A very rare Spanish Comansi boxed set of 12 Thunderbirds figures produced in 1965/66 Photograph: PR

A Century 21 FAB1 toy dating from 1965 Photograph: PR

Original blueprints for the FAB1 replica made by toy manufacturer Dinky Photograph: PR

A very rare Italian poster for Thunderbirds Are Go, the first movie based on the TV series Photograph: PR

A set of five photographs taken behind the scenes during the making of Thunderbird 6, the second Thunderbirds feature film Photograph: PR

A 30-inch long replica of the Angel Interceptor from Captain Scarlet with Destiny Angel at the controls Photograph: PR

A 24-inch long replica of Sky One from UFO Photograph: PR

An original Derek Meddings drawing from 1962/63 depicting an Aquasprite from Stingray Photograph: PR

A rare TV21 special Thunderbirds Are Go book Photograph: PR

A pewter Thunderbird 2 bottle stopper Photograph: PR

A set of six Thunderbirds liquid pens (TB1-5 + FAB1) made in Japan in 2001 Photograph: PR

Space 1999 convention artwork by Steve Kyte from 1982 Photograph: PR

A prop replica Space 1999 stun Gun and comlock Photograph: PR