Calling all model kit fans - she's finally done

[Profpointy]

Here's my new project now the Enterprise is on display:
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great spaceship that one, in an otherwise rather poor series. Hey, even Blake's 7 was more entertaining, though obviously a lot more shonky looking, and shonkilly acted too - but still kore fun than 1999

EDIT: haven't time to google for it now but some glorious loony had made a full size model of a Space 1999 Eagle - presumably the struts were 4" drainpipe.

ANOTHER EDIT: Just spotted the pic of the full sized one upthread ! Wow

 

[stephec]

Here's my new project now the Enterprise is on display:
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I was very tempted by that a few months, ago but my stash is big enough already.

 

[captain nemo1701]

It's a great kit, just started priming it in white and hope to finish it by Xmas. It's a very accurate moulding. I heard that someone found & restored the original 44-inch miniature and this kit is basically, a half scale replica. Fits together very well. The blurb on the instructions says that, allowing for inflation, the original filming model would cost about £15k if built today.

I liked the first series, but generally thought the second was pants. The effects though, stand up pretty well and there's some nice model shots which give CG a run for its money.

 

[captain nemo1701]

I was very tempted by that a few months, ago but my stash is big enough already.

Go on, treat yourself!. Here she is on display:

 

[stephec]

Go on, treat yourself!. Here she is on display:

It's the Eagle I wanted, I used to love watching Space 1999 as a kid.

 

[midlife]

It's the Eagle I wanted, I used to love watching Space 1999 as a kid.

So did I

Shaun

 

[Illaveago]

I know that it isn't a plastic kit, but at the time I wasn't prepared to pay the prices that the TSR2's were going for on the bay, so I decided to make one out of a chair leg. The models in progress in the foreground are a Lotus 49 and an English Electric Lightning. Which was also designed by the same chap that designed the Lysander.

 

[Crackle]

So did I

Shaun

That's UFO, not 1999

 

[subaqua]

That's UFO, not 1999

i could make a post abput what UFO is the acronym for but the pc nutters would go crazy

 

[classic33]

I know that it isn't a plastic kit, but at the time I wasn't prepared to pay the prices that the TSR2's were going for on the bay, so I decided to make one out of a chair leg. The models in progress in the foreground are a Lotus 49 and an English Electric Lightning. Which was also designed by the same chap that designed the Lysander. View attachment 144718

Try a bit of sideways thinking and you'll see it's there. At clearance prices in most places.

 

[stephec]

That's UFO, not 1999

I thought so as well, my eyes were drawn straight to the badges.

 

[numbnuts]

I thought so as well, my eyes were drawn straight to the badges.

What badges ......

 

[Profpointy]

What badges ......

we don't need no stinkin' badges..


.... sorry wrong film

 

[subaqua]

we don't need no stinkin' badges..


.... sorry wrong film

you are nickB and ICMFP

 

[Profpointy]

you are nickB and ICMFP

Nope, don't know him