Robert Harrop Thunderbirds TBF17 Braman The Robot Limited Edition 54 of 250

  
Robert Harrop Thunderbirds "TBF17 Braman the Robot". A Limited Edition piece of just 250 worldwide. From Gerry Anderson's iconic TV series Thunderbirds.

The detail of the figurine is fantastic. Individually hand numbered on the base with its unique number (in this case the very early number 54) it comes with its tent card in its presentation box which is in good condition. The figure is protected by its polystyrene inner.

Braman is a prototype Robot created by Brains, who is International Rescues resident scientist and inventor. Initially Brains struggled to get Braman responding promptly to queries, and began teaching the robot chess to encourage quick thinking, but then worried that the robot's chess plays were'far too impulsive'. Indeed, Brains was so involved in his experiments with Braman, he barely paid any attention to the live footage of the Sun Probe mission the rest of International Rescue were following, even when the mission began to fail. When Brains accompanied Virgil to Mt. Arken in order to try sending a signal to Thunderbird 3, saving it from colliding with the sun after rescuing the Sun Probe, he found he'd accidentally brought Braman along instead of the mobile computer.

Thinking quickly, Brains ordered that Braman work out the answer to the necessary equation to jam Thunderbird 3's safety beam transmitter, thus firing its retro rockets, sending it on a course back to Earth. When the homecoming party for Thunderbird 3 had ended, Brains resumed the chess experiments with Braman, and was astonished when the robot beat him! Approximately 6.5 inches (166mm) tall.