AMT Space 1999 Eagle finished

Wow Doog, you are all over the map lately... tanks, cars, and now Sci Fi?

I was always more partial to UFO myself rather than Space 1999 of those shows...

WOW!! DOOOG!!

Want me to snitch?    That you've turned over to the... uhm.. bright side? (Sci-fi is space, space = close to sun, right?)

Anyways, I hand around here a bit myself, mainly for the Warhammer bit...

Double-anyways, Like what you've done already, and the Germans looks like Russian wintersoldiers now.. Or,  those pilots in the show you mentioned...

-Lasse 

Just a note, doog...only the top two "windows" are viewports. The bottom two are just part of the command module's design. Of course, if you want to go whole hog, I guess I could send you copies of my Eagle blueprints that include the interiors. Then again, you'll probably want to "borrow" one of my old Airfix Hawks as its companion piece.

Great start on the Eagle.  I have the Airfix, MPC and AMT kits, plus the Comet Miniatures' kit with launch pad.

Jagdwolf wrote:

Just a note, doog...only the top two "windows" are viewports. The bottom two are just part of the command module's design. Of course, if you want to go whole hog, I guess I could send you copies of my Eagle blueprints that include the interiors. Then again, you'll probably want to "borrow" one of my old Airfix Hawks as its companion piece. Great start on the Eagle.  I have the Airfix, MPC and AMT kits, plus the Comet Miniatures' kit with launch pad.

Jagdwolf, I kinda figgered that out after I had congratulated myself for successfully drilling and carefully cutting out the two of them--and then discovering that I had had the damned capsule upside down! LOL! So I had to turn it over, drill out the correct two viewports, and plug the other two up.

Are the bottom ones flush, like they were molded? I may have to do some repairs there if that's the case.

You can't see a whole heck of a lot through the ports, so the rough representation of the interior will do. This is reallly just a fun build of a beloved aspect of my childhood memories! 

Thanks for looking in, guys!

The model's command module inset ports should look like this, top and bottom, with the attendant white trim:

Nice progress so far Karl.

You may wish to add the crossbeams on the lower section of the truss. There's actually a crude representation of the crossbeams on the roofs of the engine and cockpit modules, but none above the "pod".

I had the Airfix boxing of this kit many (30+) years ago. Wish I could get hold of one now...  

This article might be helpful: http://www.starshipmodeler.com/other/md_eagle.htm

Phil_H wrote:

Nice progress so far Karl. You may wish to add the crossbeams on the lower section of the truss. There's actually a crude representation of the crossbeams on the roofs of the engine and cockpit modules, but none above the "pod". I had the Airfix boxing of this kit many (30+) years ago. Wish I could get hold of one now...   This article might be helpful: http://www.starshipmodeler.com/other/md_eagle.htm

I'm just going to build this pretty much OOB besides the cockpit mod. I'm going to rely on my finishing skills to bring it up to par. If I can score a second one, I will attempt a more accurate build according to that tutorial there!

TD4438--let's keep this our secret, ok?! LOL!

Why keep it a secret when it's gonna look as awesome as anything else you've done?No way,dude!

the doog wrote:

Hi, uh.....strangers..? Well, after reading some of the responses to the thread "Why is the Armor forum the best forum?" that ran over there a few days ago (Claim is sole responsibility of the author!--not ME!) I'm a little skeered to post over here in this "Wild West" forum, but I hope you'll enjoy this real departure for me.

Heehee!

You might be intrested on the Eagle Transporter Forum.

Eric... 

Very cool Doog.

We have the Blockbuster "mail the DVD to your house" service, and my wife and I got a couple of the CDs from the series about a year or so back.  Watched them for a trip down memory lane.  Our 18-year old son commented on the "chessy CGI" and I had to explain to him that those were actual scale models that some very talented craftsmen created.

What the...!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!??!?

OK, I had the 3 foot version, and the little orange, 3 inch suited astronauts, too.

But posting in Sci Fi?!??!?!?!?

J/K

Bill (your secret is safe with me). 

doog: JBOT has the decals for the Eagle and Hawk kits, in case you want to put the correct markings on.

http://www.jbot.ca/space/eagle.shtml

As a side note, the Eagle kit is considered 1/96, and not 1/72 as many have erronously presumed over the years. An extra kit? Hmmm...I'll check my stash and see if I can pull one up for you.

Aaronw: I still have the Dinky renditions of the Eagle, SHADO Interceptor (2), the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle (SPV), Spectrum Maximum Security Vehicle (MSV), and the Spectrum saloon car. I intend of refurbishing them as they should be, in both colours and markings.

For those who wondered about the end of Moonbase Alpha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UJu0_NSt8Y&feature=related 

This was included in the Space:1999 DVD Megaset.

Division 6 wrote:

You might be intrested on the Eagle Transporter Forum.   Eric...

Jagdwolf wrote:

doog: JBOT has the decals for the Eagle and Hawk kits, in case you want to put the correct markings on. http://www.jbot.ca/space/eagle.shtml As a side note, the Eagle kit is considered 1/96, and not 1/72 as many have erronously presumed over the years. An extra kit? Hmmm...I'll check my stash and see if I can pull one up for you. Aaronw: I still have the Dinky renditions of the Eagle, SHADO Interceptor (2), the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle (SPV), Spectrum Maximum Security Vehicle (MSV), and the Spectrum saloon car. I intend of refurbishing them as they should be, in both colours and markings. For those who wondered about the end of Moonbase Alpha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UJu0_NSt8Y&feature=related  This was included in the Space:1999 DVD Megaset.

Padakr--I actually have the first two box sets; man, there's a lot of memories in there! The effects were a but cheesy, but you gotta love those Eagles!

AaronW--hey, I built that Moonbase Alpha kit too! LOL! 

Bill--don't worry; I'll still be watching the Armor forums! 

Cosmic J--now you just behave yourself! ...

Thanks guys, I'm making some good progress on the engines and the capsule; more pics maybe tomorrow? 

Ok, so here's some of the work I'm doing on the engine. This is one of the most lacking of parts in the kit; after really looking at a slew of photos on the net, I was shamed into wanting to produce a more accurate representation. I am working strictly from photos from the internet sites, not from blueprints, so everything you're going to see is my own approximation of what seems to be the ductwork and tubing on these beautiful ships.

Here's what you start with in the kit.

Next, I removed the incorrect joining of the smaller balls, and using some Super Styrene, wrapped a .080 tube around the exterior of the engine nacelles (?). This stuff is fabulous for scratchbuilding; ordinary styrene, but it bends like solder without breaking! I picked up a small stash of it a year or so ago; alas, they've discontinued it, but I'm glad I had the perfect size for this application! 

I mounted the engine to the body, and using regular .080 styrene, started adding the bracing to the interior of the engines, I also connnected the two little--I'm going to call them fuel cells(?)--with tubing.

Next, added some inner braces. Thankfully, I have a good colllection of tweezer! This was all very tedious cut, insert, measure, file one millimetre, check fit, insert, glue....VERY tedious! You'll notice that the fuel cells had to be inserted and draped over the engine nacelles while I added the bracing; otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get them in later.

Next, the step that almost drove me crazy--I had to fix the tubing that cnnected the fuel cells to the two inner braces that I'd added. In this shot, you can see the cross bars that served as the mounting points.

Here you can see them mounted and another set of tubes added above and below the fuel cells.

You can see theprogress so far. Additional "caging: was added; some more braces above and below, forming a "U" around the interior. There's still some more tubes and ducts to be added, plus smaller details on the engine nacelles themselves.

I'm satisfied that, while maybe not 100% "correct", it at least addresses and dresses up one of the weakest parts of the kit. 

Now, I'm kicking myself for not having Dremeled-out those body cages.... Oh well; like I said--the NEXT one will get the "full treatment"! By the way, I DID also add the bracing to the long fuselage brace on the top. 

I won't be around this weekend, so there will not be an update til maybe Tuesday or so. Thanks for everyone's help and advice so far! Keep the comments and tips coming! 

Pretty sweet! I like it so far

I have a plastic sheet from the same company, but it doesen't bend

Can't wait for more!!  

Great progress Karl, I love the additional pipework.

This is going to be spectacular when you're done with it.

Here's an update for anyone still following this thread?

I've decided that I can't live with the weird suspension that they put on this model. It's "simplified" to say the least! This should have been done while the parts were separate, but as usual, I do things the hard way! LOL! I had to really think how the heck to achieve this while the pods were glued closed.

I started by cutting off the little boxes that are molded on, and completely inaccurate, by the way...

Then, I took a plug of .080 styrene, cut into a square slightly larger than the hole, and dropped it in.

Hold it up, and let it settle into the hole as a plug....

In order to hold the plug in place whil eI glued it, I drilled a small hole in the top, and pressed the drilll against the plug. The I flipped the model over, quickly applied cement, and then held the drill against the plug, sealing it tightly as it dried. Couldn't phtograph that, though--I woulda needed three hands!

Then, a separate plug of exactly the same size as the remaining square hole was shaped and dropped into the depression remaining there. I cut the second square plugjust slightly larger than the space it needed to fill, chamfered the edges a little bit, and with a liberal shot of Tenax R7, the plug sealed the hole tightly. It worked like a charm.

The holes were then plugged with styrene rod melted into the holes.

Then, the centers were located, and drilled out.

Tubes of .125 diameter were inserted, and then the legs of the "feet" were made with .080 rod--these fit into the .125 tubes. Now all I have to do is to figure out how to sit them all correctly after adding the landing strut details!

The egine bays are all finished too--I added 4 more strut coming off the corners of the cages there. It looks appropriately busy in there! 

More to come! Anyone with suggestions or comments, I'm always happy to hear from you!

Nice shooting so far Karl, if you need any info on this subject, PM me or terry35@gmail.com its my favourite subject in the  world, I have 17 Eagles and thats just not enough, from 3 inch to twenty three and 22inch models Studio replicas kits, you name it.

Thats my kitchen table.

If you want better shots just ask and i will deliver.

Terry.