The British Film Institute (BFI) is holding a special celebration of the 1960′s Irwin Allen science fiction television series on the evening of Tuesday 2nd August 2011. There will be a discussion panel and various clips from all four science fiction series will be shown. The Irwin Allen News Network will be there and will have some goodies to hand out to attendees. There will also be an opportunity to win some unique Irwin Allen related prizes courtesy of Revelation Films.

Tickets cost £5 to £6.50 and can be booked through the BFI website. The event starts at 18.20 and will last for approximately 2 hours and takes place at the BFI Southbank (Theatre NFT 2) in London (under Waterloo Bridge).

New book written by Robert Rowe and edited by Jack Hagerty. 80 page softcover book with colour and black and white photos and illustrations.

Publisher’s Description:

Industry insider Robert Rowe was given unprecedented access to the Fox Television archives when he started researching Lost in Space in the mid ’80s. For over a decade, he continued to pore over production documents and interview the craftsmen responsible for creating the show. The result was The Jupiter 2 Repair Manual, a guide on the workings of the ship for the writers of the stillborn LiS reunion TV special. Fans of the show will be eternally grateful for Robert’s efforts since those archives are no longer accessible, and most of the people responsible for the series are no longer with us.

To make this invaluable information available to the show’s fans world-wide, Robert has expanded the Jupiter 2 Repair Manual into a series of Lost in Space Design books. This first one covers the creation of the original pilot episode, “No Place to Hide.”

Purchase Lost in Space Design: No Place to Hide direct from ARAPress.com

A number of rare Irwin Allen props are being auctioned at the Profiles in History Hollywood Auction 44 on 14-15 May 2011. These include the original Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Diving Bell prop and the Lost in Space John Robinson spacesuit and helmet.

For more details, please visit the Profiles in History Web Site.

A new addition this week is the Jeff Summers showcase gallery.  Jeff has created some inspirational art using MarkM Models builds.  In addition, he has also sent us some excellent Time Tunnel concept art.

Jeff Summers Showcase

Here is a fun video from Bill Hedges featuring his cat and an amazing scratch built Tauron Crab Robot. The Tauron Crab Robot appeared in the Lost in Space episode The Sky is Falling, as well as in a modified form in The Golden Man.

Tauron Crab Robot Model Build Gallery

SHERRY JACKSON (LOST IN SPACE EPISODE THE SPACE CROPPERS) – FIRST WEST COAST SIGNING APPEARANCE AT LOS ANGELES COMIC BOOK AND SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION ON SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2011

Actress Sherry Jackson makes her First West Coast autograph signing appearance at the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention on Sunday, April 17, 2011.  Sherry starred as Effra in the first season episode (#25) of Lost in Space titled The Space Croppers.  Sherry also starred in many other classic television series, such as in the original Star Trek 1966 episode “What Are Little Girls Made of” as the Android Andrea, a first season Batman as The Riddler’s Henchwoman Pauline, and in many other shows such as Twilight Zone, Maverick, Rawhide, The Rifleman, Fantasy Island, Starsky and Hutch, and The Incredible Hulk. Sherry’s first major television role as a regular was on Make Room For Daddy as the daughter of Danny Thomas, and it’s interesting to note that Angela Cartwright was introduced as a regular on this series during the fifth season of the show.

The Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention will be held at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center, 700 West 32nd Street, in Los Angeles, CA across the street from USC College.  Show Hours are 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., and Sherry Jackson will be signing 12:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.  The Convention also features a large Dealers Room full of Old and New Comic Books, Toys, Action Figures, Trading Cards, DVDs, and many other Collectibles.  Admission is only $8.00, five years and under are free. Check www.comicbookscifi.com for more information.

John Picha has created this unpacked Jupiter 2 3d model as an exercise in imagination. Ever wondered how the Pod and Chariot fit into the larger saucer body? What was between the bulk heads? To see more, view the 3d model created by John Picha.

A new addition to the IANN Lost in Space Media section are videos of Buddy Irvin’s motorized adaptations of the Moebius Models kits.

View Buddy Irvin’s Model Build Videos

Buddy Irvin Gallery

John Picha’s latest 3D creation is the Lost in Space Jupiter 2.

John Picha 3D Lost in Space Models

John Picha Gallery

Talented model builder Philip Hamrick has created this scratch built Derelict diorama featuring the Johnny Lightning Jupiter 2.

Visit Philip Hamrick’s Lost in Space Model Gallery