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A mould for Duncan's Parker puppet.
A Thunderbirds fanatic who always dreamt of owning an original Parker puppet now earns a living making them for fellow fans.
Duncan Willis, 59, made his first puppet 15 years ago and his hobby has grown into a business where he creates puppets of the show's best-loved characters including Parker, Lady Penelope and Jeff Tracy.
Mr Willis makes and sells about 20 Thunderbirds puppets a year at his home in Whiteley, Hampshire, together with elaborate props for them because he doesn't want them to be stood 'with a rod up their backside'.
The puppets, which measure between 19 and 23in, take him four to six weeks to craft and cost in the region of £900.
Pic: TomWren/BNPS
A mould for Duncan's Parker puppet.
A Thunderbirds fanatic who always dreamt of owning an original Parker puppet now earns a living making them for fellow fans.
Duncan Willis, 59, made his first puppet 15 years ago and his hobby has grown into a business where he creates puppets of the show's best-loved characters including Parker, Lady Penelope and Jeff Tracy.
Mr Willis makes and sells about 20 Thunderbirds puppets a year at his home in Whiteley, Hampshire, together with elaborate props for them because he doesn't want them to be stood 'with a rod up their backside'.
The puppets, which measure between 19 and 23in, take him four to six weeks to craft and cost in the region of £900.
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