Richard Gregory (July 24th, 1954 - February 7th, 2019) was an animatronics designer and model maker. For The Complete Book of Thunderbirds, he provided the Thunderbird 2 model that features in a picture of Gerry Anderson against a space backdrop in said book.
Gregory later worked on The Anniversary Episodes, one of his notable creations being the ice cave for The Abominable Snowman.
Outside of this, he had worked on Terrahawks, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall.
Gregory died unexpectedly on 7 February 2019. He was 64.