ddp59

moonbase alpha from the tv series space 1999

Do any of You remember the TV series, ''Death Vally'' sponsored by Borax? Anyway, I got a present from my Dad's boss at the time, about 1951, it was about a 1:48 scale kit of the ''20 mule team Borax wagon train, two ore wagons and water tanker at the end, pulled by the 20 mules, across the salt lake desert. Very interesting build, detail was outstanding. For the life of me, I can never remember, who made the kit.

zstripe

Edit: Was able to do a little research and found the Model was 1:67 and they are making it again,WOW! 60+yrs later. Anyone interested in what it looked like, click here:

http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/borax-20-mule-team-model.html

Doog, I have the Eagle from Space 1999 as well. I started building it years ago and stopped for whatever reason I can't remember. I'll have to dig it out one day and finish it. That was one of my favorite Sci-Fi shows of my childhood. Shame it had such a short run.

What a great Thread!  Many cool kits I have NEVER seen or heard of before.  And don't get me started on Space 1999!  I so want an Eagle!  As a kid, on Saturdays, Space 1999 and UFO (anyone remember that one?) would come on.  I'd love to get some kits of the UFO stuff too, but they are hard to find..and expensive when you do find them!

Anyway, I saw the UPC Chariot kit and had to laugh.  I bought (for my wife who loves all things British), the State Coach of England!  Yeah....I bought it for her! 

It even has the Queen and Prince! 

Eagle90

JimNTENN

Doog, I have the Eagle from Space 1999 as well. I started building it years ago and stopped for whatever reason I can't remember. I'll have to dig it out one day and finish it. That was one of my favorite Sci-Fi shows of my childhood. Shame it had such a short run.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/6/p/110265/1095291.aspx#1095291

I had SUCH a HUGE CRUSH on "Sandra" from Space 1999 when I Was a kid! I recently got the first two seasons on DVD--man, I think the special effects were even worse than Star Trek's at one point! But I remember being fascinated by the show when I was young!

I have a 1/100 Veritech fighter in guardian mode.

Texgunner

Do any of you remember the models of scantily-clad ladies that used to appear in FSM?  I think they were resin castings.  Heck, they may still advertise those, I haven't looked at a new FSM mag in many years.

Those were the Phoenix Phollies and the Phoenix Phantasy in white metal. I remember them being advertised in the old Military Modeling magazine.

Yep, that's it.   Thanks Rob!  Phoenix was the company.   I wonder if those kits are still around?

Gary

Very rare and valuable kit.

Got a Renwal Cosmorama Science kit (not really a model) which I sold for a small fortune. Still have the Forb Planet Robot, James Bond v. Odd Job and 2 Airfix (?!) Royalty figure kits. As a kid I bought the Aurora Johnny Unitas kit but sent it back for a defective part and never picked up the replacement. Dumb

Texgunner

Yep, that's it.   Thanks Rob!  Phoenix was the company.   I wonder if those kits are still around?

Gary

I just recently picked up on Ebay the old Aurora re box of the Guillotine. That one sets it apart from my entire stash.

I have the Guillotine but mine is the Polar Lights kit.

This isn't as unique as some of the models you guys have posted, but I think it's pretty cool. I just picked it up today for $9 

Rob Gronovius

JimNTENN

The sand worm from Dune? This thread is getting interesting.

Revell did three model kits that tied into the Dune movie. The best of the three was the 1/72 Ornithopter they used to escape into the desert. They also did a sand crawler in a much larger scale, 1/25 or 1/32 if memory serves me. I've got them somewhere. The sand worm is a very small scale, but a very large worm and even comes with the little Freman figures to pose on top of the worm and the worm itself is molded on a sand base.

Below is a link to the box art of the kits.

http://www.arrakis.co.uk/colpage5.html 

That's interesting Rob. I've got the three kits somewhere in my stash. Picked them up at a show years ago, only time I've ever seen them. Guess I totally missed them on their release. I intend to build 'em some day- though I'd like to add some detailing. A guy in our club took the Ornithopter and modified it and built a small diorama to depict the crashed one that Paul and Jessica escaped with early in the movie version of the story. 

JimNTENN

Offshore oil rig and nuclear reactor? Now those are models you don't see everyday. And I've NEVER seen either one of them.

I've seen the nuclear power reactor kit at kit shows once or twice. It's an old Revell kit from the early 1960s.

Mine would be a 1/72nd scale Airfix kit of a Supermarine S6B. You don't find them too much anymore. Yesterday, while visiting my LHS, I did see an unusual model kit he had for sale - The White House.

This is the kit :

www.scalemates.com/.../product.php

He's selling it for $30.

I've seen the White House model before. Wonder if it comes with a "presidential" figure to place in the window?

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JimNTENN

I've seen the White House model before. Wonder if it comes with a "presidential" figure to place in the window?

Oh well. Be cool if it did.

JimNTENN

Oh well. Be cool if it did.

And Marine 1 parked on the lawn.

JimNTENN

And Marine 1 parked on the lawn.

that is a good idea.......

Or...you could do the scene from Independence Day where it blows up.

JimNTENN

Or...you could do the scene from Independence Day where it blows up.

That would be cool.

JimNTENN

That would be cool.

especially with a levitating alien space ship

Or....an alien ship chasing an F-18.

JimNTENN

Or....an alien ship chasing an F-18.

that would be a very nice action diorama

Yeah, especially if you did them both in 1/144 scale so you could have a good display of canyon walls for them to fly through. That would be so cool.