AMT Space 1999 Eagle finished

the doog wrote:

I guess now the Aircraft guys are really going to be on my butt now to do a plane and "prove myself" capable of it, lol!

I saw ya peekin, doog. I'm silently watching, patiently waiting. So, do you think it'll be German?

Karl,

Definitely looking forward to seeing this one get painted. Just goes to show that the skills are transferrable across the genres. You can evade the fly-boys though since this one does fly.

Thanks, guys!--HEY BILL; thanks for bopping over here and taking a peek! Iappreciate it, and the comment!

Terry, yes; I do want to do a rescue Eagle. Ij ust like the paint scheme!

And you wingers, just calm down! LOL! LIke Bill said--this FLIES too!

Well, here's a small update; I'm basically finsihed with the base coat. I have primed, undercoated, and then base coated her, and now I'm stuck waiting on decals, as I want to do a very subtle weathering on this, kinda like I've seen on one of those sites that was applied to one of the actual 48' models used on the show.

So here's the model prined with Tamiya Fine White primer. This stuff is amazing. Fills in imperfections, and you could actually use it for a white base coat.

And then a Panzer Gray base coat--after this, I wanted to just put some Balkenkreuz on it and brap it over the Eastern Front! LOL!

Oh yeah; and I also made the serrated edges here on the "ear dimples" or whatever they are here. I used a heat tool to nick them. This is the base coat, applied not-quite-opaquely over the gray, to give some "aging" to the finish, and some depth-of-shadow.

And here'e a sample of the weathering I'm going to plan for it. This is really just the rudimentary first step; but you can see hints of the tones I'm going to use. Of course, I need the rest of the decals--the ones I've ordered allegedly contain the big red stripes, so I'm going to wait to get them, and the decide whether or not I want to decal them, or just use them as templates to paint them on. It's gonna be a bear to mask them effectively; I'll probably use bare metal foil to do that, if it comes down to that.

Well, like I said....I'm just waiting on those decals......come on, mail lady!........

Looking really great Karl!  Now that I've found this little gem of a thread I'll be following along...this program always had a special meaning for me, as my uncle was part of the production crew. I'm anxious to see the doog magic put to work on this baby's finish.

Cheers

Looking very nce, Karl.  Does the prime go on thick, hide any details?

Can't wait to see "space weathering," DOOG style.

Lookin' good!  I'm enjoying your progress on this.  Makes me want to dig up a set of Space:1999 for my DVD collection! 

Thanks for sharing.

Karl, like what your doing so far, Just want to post a pic of one I did about 10 years ago.

Might give you ideas about painting the Frame.

Ps. the winch unit is scratch built. Done this long before product enterpreise came out with theirs.

Terry

Sweet!

I thought I was one the only folks here who watched and liked Space 1999.

I had most of the die cast eagles and even some of the UFO series stuff when I was young.

Gerry Andersons vision in modeling is right up there with Shep Payne, IMHO.

Heres a link to show the 44" Eagle built by a special effects outfit.

http://www.fxmodels.com/space1999.shtml

Hi guys,

Just an update--got the "stickers"--I thought they were decals!--and they DON'T include the stripes for the rescue unit, so I'm in the process of masking and spraying them, but it's slow-going because I'm busy lately. 

caSSius, that's pretty cool that your relative was on the production crew!

Bill, no the primer doesn't go on overly thick, but it does fill scratches and blemishs pretty well. I think it's really formulated for auto modeling, and it gives a great base for applying paint. But I wouldn't use it on armor. Dunno why; would just think it unnecessary?

Very cool Eagle, terry! Nice scratchin' on that winch!

russianfist, tnaks for that link-- a good reference there! 

More updates when I get around to having something to show!

Good luck with the masking! Hope the foil works out, haha I know you know what you're doing though, from silly putty to rainbow dots you've got the finishing techniques covered!

Very cool subject- way before my time unfortunitly, but this is very nice build

So far in my "career" I've done a boat, few planes, helicopters, tanks, figures, and a car or two.

Guess this forum's my final frontier! You start making that plane and I'll throw some sci-fi stuff together!

I do enjoy stopping in here though, always some cool ship/camo paterns and sweet weathering going on.

PS nice work on the cockpit, love the little space suits!

Hi Guys!

Thanks for continuing to follow this thread! I've been a bit busy, but I finally have something to show now.

I measured up and pencilled in lines delineating the red lines on the rescue pod; for anyone interested, the lines are demarked, in millimetres, at the following intervals from left to right: 

• 12
• 23
• 35
• 46
• 57
• 69
• 81
• 92

Ok, so not exactly mathematically precise, but it worked. It looks pretty even, no? I used both drafting tape and bare metal foil to mask it all up. A good night's work here, if you know anything about BMF!

Sprayed it up with Tamiya Flat Red...

In the next picture, you can see the results, after which I took an emery board and scuffed up the red sections a bit. I'm going for the look of an Eagle that may have been into an "LZ" somewhere where some hostile atmoshperic conditions may have existed, scuffing the finish from swirling planetary dust. You'll also notice the paint and the tiny piece of sponge that I used to add even more "chipping" to the finish.

I just mixed up the paints together to get some of-white shades, and dipped the sponge in, and dabbed it on. 

You can see the results here, as well as some acrylic patchy shading I've done on top just for visual interest. I still have to paint the blacks of the windows, and add the dec...I mean, er,the stickers... I hope they don't look cheesy!

Still a long way to go here...I'm in the process of painting in some more grays and different colors on the rest of the ship. Then to add the decals and stickers, andthen it will be on to the rest of final weathering. A grey wash, some more chips, some paint mapping.....so much to do yet. Thanks for any comments and continued critiques, guys!

*PS* I just scored a second AMT Eagle on eBayfor a mere $36.00! Not a bad deal for a hard-to-snag kit!

Nice to see that you went for the rescue there Karl, it will really pay off in the end because those red stripes will break up the white. Looks great, keep up the good work.

Terry.

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. I'm going to build the AMT Eagle transporter. I grew up with the show, and watched it every weekend. I wanted to be Alan Carter, had a huge crush on Sandra Benes, and hated Paul (because he had a fling with Sandra! LOL!. I actually owned one of those huge, 3-foot-long Mattel Eagle play ships--I only wish I still had it now! Anyway, here is the kit: : And here is the kit's contents: In literally 45 minutes, you can put together the main parts.... Some nasty seams to clean up... I decided to do a little detailing, so I cut out the windows, and built a little rudimentary cockpit so that you'll be able to see the pilots inside, uh, I mean, Alan Carter... I cut out all four, so that they would all have the same depth, and blocked out the bottom ones.The "pilots" are 1/87 scale German soldiers modified with Squadron putty. After I paint the inside, I'll put it together... That's where I am so far....signing off for now....questions, corrections, and comments welcomed. If anyone has built one of these and has some good detail tips, please leave a note to me here! Karl the doog

Karl, 

 How were you lucky enough to score this kit, I to grew up watching this show and always loved this ship, if you say you scored it on ebay then ill have to wait a while as they always go up to 50.00 or more. Maybe if i start going to our local swapmeet maybe. Anyway you are doing an awesome job on it as always.

Darren

Looking Good.

I found a site of intrest last night, don't know if you've seen it ot not.

Restoring the 44" Eagle 1 FX Model. 

Eric... 

modelmaniac1967 wrote:

Karl,   How were you lucky enough to score this kit, I to grew up watching this show and always loved this ship, if you say you scored it on ebay then ill have to wait a while as they always go up to 50.00 or more. Maybe if i start going to our local swapmeet maybe. Anyway you are doing an awesome job on it as always. Darren

Darren I got this kit off ebay, and the thing was, there were four other AMT ones available, and being bid on. I've rarely seen that many on the site at once, but that's probably how I got it relatively cheap! 

Darren, if you could, would you "edit" your message to me and delete the links to the redundant photos like I've done i my "Quote" of your message?? It makes it a lot harder for dial-up users to load this page up when the number of photos is unnecessarily doubled---they'll thank you for it!!! Just delete the links that look like [link/PHotobucket blahblhablha[link] and they'll be removed!

Eric-thanks for that cool link! Lots of cool photos there!

Good job there my friend .Dont bad,dont bad . I am the guy from the eagle transporter forum .Try to make your childhood dreams true. I make the same try but after and after of modelling i want to make my eagle better and better. Good luck my friend.

Regards from Greece...

Very cool! Like the medical colors- nice job with the masking!!! And hey, if it got through the foil in a few places it makes it that much more real, even in the future of 1999 there was still some leakage on the war time medical transport paint jobs

The weathering's looking good, I can't wait to see all the cross beams painted up and mounted!

This may be a little late in the game for reference but as i was looking for episodes of space 1999 I came across this site and it's loaded with stuff!

http://www.space1999.net/catacombs/main/models/eagle/w2memenu.html

Now I feel inspired to finish my AMT Eagle.

It's not as fancy as the resin and white metal kit (can't remember the maker) but it will do for now.

Hi Guys!

Well, thank you to all who have folloewed this thread and cared enough to comment! Your encouragement and support in this "oddball build" for me was most appreciated! 

Well, I've got an Eagle in my collection! As I said, I was going for a well-used ship, one that would have seen its share of risky forays onto harsh, alien landscapes, where screaming winds whipped up the dust and beat up the finish. Here it is, all finished up!

A few words about the weathering processes. I started out by using that sponge to add a varying mix of white, gray, and tan. I dabbled a barely-noticeable random pattern all over the model, and then used some cut-outs from index cards to add some geometric designs in gray. 

The seams were all pin-washed with black/gray, and then a soft brush was used to add some light chips and drybrushing. Here's some pics!

Here you can see some of the sticker decals--they are rather thick, but can look ok with some flat coat. You can also see the weathering on the rescue pod...

The underside:

The little colored lines on top of the rail frame are my own interpretation of what seems to be a completely inconsistent pattern of color--nearly every reference photo I had of different Eagles seemed to have something different. I wanted an eye-catching, colorful look, so I went all out. THe stripes are a combo of painting and decals cut from old kits.

The rear...the engines were painted in Tamiya Flat Aluminum, and the Dark Copper was airbrushed over the ends, and then Black over that.The lines were painted on fr the most part. The orangey rectangles are from the stickers sheet.

Everything may not be 100% accurate, but I read on a site some words from an actual technician who helped build and maintain the real Eagle models, and he said that the set Eagles were always being refurbished, taken apart and put back together, and that sometimes the lahding pods would wind up swapped, and different parts would be different from time to time, so I figured that in all honesty, the markingsI used may be a liittle "colorful", but I think it looks eye-catching! ???

Well, that's it! I hope you like my Eagle, and any questions can be left here and I'll try to answer them as soon as I can!

Comments always welcomed, guys! Thanks for making my brief soiree here a fun little diversion!

That turned out really well.

I like all the color and weathering, nothing more boring to look as than a factory fresh paint job.

Something like that would probably take me a year to do. lol

What's next on the agenda?

Eric... 

Well Karl, welcome to the family, she looks great. I was waiting to see her with the stripes and all assembled up. Congratulations on a great looking EAGLE.

All the best,

Terry.

Very cool Karl, great to see it finished.

Having built this as a kid (30-something years ago) I can really appreciate the extra work you put into this one to bring it up to where it is.

I love the "aged" look you have given it and all the little bits of colour - it really brings it to life.

Very nice...

Thanks, sicerely, guys!

Eric,--thanks, man! I'm not sure what is on the desk next--maybe a Leopard? Maybe in 1/72? OH--I mean a TANK, lol!

Thanks too, terry, TD, and Phil! I do appreciate the comments and the 's!!

I'll get around to building the transport (white) version of this someday, now that I've got a second one in the stash...not sure when but....I still have some of that "super" styrene around, thankfully! 

Very very cool, nicely executed.

How big is the finished model, I had a toy one as a kid, it was about 3 feet long.

So this is what you've been up to all weekend! Nice finish to a very cool kit, looks well worn, very good paint burn off/metallic look on the engines

the doog wrote:

The little colored lines on top of the rail frame are my own interpretation of what seems to be a completely inconsistent pattern of color-

I can juuuust make out the pilots- good call sticking them in there just the right amount of fine detail to really nail this build.