tvcentury21.com has an article on the (funded) kickstarter effort produce a new Thunderbirds episode in the classic style:
Documentation producer Stephen La Riviere, the man behind the documentaries "Full Boost Vertical" and "Filmed in Supermarionation" is at it again. This time, its a project to produce filmed versions of the Thunderbird Century 21 EP stories from the 1960s. The basic idea is to retain the audio from the recordings, but film new Thunderbirds footage in the style of the original show. This means puppets and practical effects. Rather than try to fund it himself, or go to a distributor, he has taken the bold move to go directly to the fans and has created a Kickstarter project with the goal of funding the making of the first three EPs as mini-episodes.
Kickstarter page with video explanation
(Score: 3, Insightful) by davester666 on Wednesday July 29 2015, @07:34AM
Sorry, today they would be declared terrorists and their island base would be wiped off the map shortly after their first launch. Most of them would be killed and/or indefinitely detained in some secret prison, except for Brains, who would be forced to work for the US military.