#Thunderbird 2 2015 tv

Jamie Anderson, son of Thunderbirds creator the late Gerry Anderson, was so impressed when he heard about Mr Pearcy’s amazing maze that he had to come to York to see it for himself. Seen here farmer and maze creator TOM PEARCY dressed as the Thunderbird character ‘Virgil Tracy’, alongside JAMIE ANDERSON, director of Anderson Entertainment and son of the late Gerry Anderson creator of Thunderbirds with a model of Thunderbird 2. The York Maze is believed to be the largest maze in Europe and one of the largest in the world. The pathways in the field form an intricate maze for visitors to explore. It took Mr Pearcy and his team of helpers nearly a week to cut out the 6km of pathways in his 18 acre field near York to form the giant Thunderbird image together with the words ‘Thunderbirds Are 50’. Measuring over 300m (1000ft) long, Thunderbird 2 has been painstakingly carved out of over 1 million living maize plants. As a child Thunderbird 2 captured my imagination, I think it’s the most iconic of all the Thunderbirds and being green it works perfectly carved into the field of maize plants!” I wanted to do something big to mark the 50th anniversary.

#Thunderbird 2 2015 tv

Says Tom Pearcy, “As a kid I remember watching Gerry Anderson’s great TV shows like Stingray, Captain Scarlet, but Thunderbirds was my favourite. The 300m metre long Thunderbird 2 is the largest representation of a Thunderbird anywhere in the world. York Maize Maze 2015…Seen here the York Maize Maze which this year celebrates the 50th anniversary of Thunderbirds (1965-2015) with a giant Thunderbird 2 carved out of an 18 acre field of maize plants to create a giant maze.York Maize Maze is the largest maze in the UK, and the largest Maize Maze in Europe, and one of the largest in the world.

Tom Pearcey has created the York Maze Thunderbird 2 from over 1,000,000 maize plants. A Yorkshire farmer has created a 300m long representation of THUNDERBIRD 2 from maize plants!