I must admit that I really like the Bespin cloud car.

Cripes!  Space Academy?!

Twice in one week ( the other being the Dark Star kit Danegeld was showing off ) something's popped up here that I thought no one else remembered, let alone wanted to do a model of!

Sprue-ce Goose

Nice builds !

What size is the Mk 9 Hawk?

( 5th photo from bottom: " large resin kit " next to the -LP record albums?  )

Excellent work !

Is the build complete?

Will the Mk 9 Hawk be painted Orange / White or Just a white finish coat?

Is the Eagle built using some kit parts or entirely scratch built?

The Mk 9 Hawk is about 2 feet long, I believe there is more work to be done. The paint will match the studio model's original.

The Eagle is a resin kit. James made a master for the small 'piggy-back' space craft and a master for heavy lift boost rockets seen on a few episodes of 'Space 1999'

Thanks Suppressionfire!

Love the old pre-CGI stuff.

However; let me point out the shuttle in the second to the bottom photo isn't from 1999 but from the 'Space Academy' kids show from the mid '80s.

Nice builds !

What size is the Mk 9 Hawk?

( 5th photo from bottom: " large resin kit " next to the -LP record albums?  )

Excellent work !

Is the build complete?

I only ask because the pods on the front "wings" look flatter in front compared to photos I've seen and I seem to recall an additional brace on top of the crew pod. Every other small detail of the ship is complete.

Will the Mk 9 Hawk be painted Orange / White or Just a white finish coat?

Superb work!

Is the Eagle built using some kit parts or entirely scratch built?

Gamera

Jason: If you can get the candid photos of the 1999 ships I'd love to see them!

Cliff

 

Finally took some pictures of Jim's work. Most has been built & shipped to customers yet here is a sample of his work:

Above is a 'in progress' resin ship for a customer, not his kit.

He likes to light up models with LED's. Here is a fighter from 'Battlestar Galactica'

Pod ship from 'Star Wars, the Empire Strikes Back'

Below is a build in progress, large resin ship from 'Space 1999'

A small 'piggy-back' space ship. His own resin kit:

A scratch built master of a 'Space 1999' shuttle. 'Space Academy' *Thanks Gamera!

Another from 'Space 1999'

http://smallartworks.ca/

all i can say is:

" it's a fine line between dedication and obsession."

Jason: If you can get the candid photos of the 1999 ships I'd love to see them!

Cliff

Gamera

Thanks for the articles SF!

Or check out Starcrash, looks like in some cases the model makers just glued the whole darn spue to the ship parts and all!

As much as I like the new CGI stuff it's just not the same.

Thanks Gamera,

Yes I have seen close-ups of some sprues with associated parts attached to studio models.

'The horror...the horror'

Viewed said close-ups taken of original studio models to help 'Parts map' which parts were used & where.

Did successfully identify the rocket motors on a shuttle that were the bases of rail gun shells. I knew this as 'in progress' I have a 1/144 scale Dora & a 1/144 scale Thor heavy mortar.

The original builders used 1/35 scale 'Anzio Annie' parts yet the distinctive 'flower pattern' was unmistakably WWII German heavy shells.

Next time I am over will ask if possible to photograph some of his Space 1999 work to post here.

Thanks for checking out the post!

Jason

Thanks for the articles SF!

I never really got into 1999 but I've found it entertaining to look at the models from Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica and spot which kits were used to kitbash the ships. Or check out Starcrash, looks like in some cases the model makers just glued the whole darn spue to the ship parts and all!

As much as I like the new CGI stuff it's just not the same.

Space 1999........... wow I almost forgot about that show.

Well.  That's one way around the $229 kit price question.  You just make kit building your profession.  I'm not skilled enough ever to think of doing that, but I admire anyone with those professional skills. 

If building models is his job, what does he do for a hobby?