The previous release of the 12 version of the ship has always been wellreceived by fans and modelers everywhere. Although the eagle was not designed for use as a military vessel, it has as standard equipment a laser gun and an arsenal of spacetospace missiles. Apr 20, 2020 this is a record of my lego moc space. Reviewed in the united states on september 12, 2014. Heres a rendering of james murphys famous model against the exact 3d replica. Hi, my name is daniel prudhomme im from laval, quebec, canada. Set 3 was basically the eagle set which took less time to create since i had already. Thats why the first eagle blueprints are only available on paper and printed half size of the 44. In the opening episode, set on september 1999, nuclear waste stored on the moons far side explodes, knocking the moon out of orbit and sending it, as well as the 311 inhabitants of moonbase alpha, hurtling uncontrollably into space. Oct 05, 2011 space 1999 was originally intended to be a spinoff series to the earlier gerry anderson tv series. Space 1999 eagle transporter the airfix tribute forum. An allnew, plastic model kit of the eagle transporter from space. The eagle transporter is the iconic capital spacecraft featured in the gerry anderson show space. In 2002 i reached the grand old age of 40 and i got a fantastic present, something i had wanted for 27 years, the big 44inch eagle one studio model from my favourite science fiction television series space.
Welcome back to the hellhole again gang, were off again. The eagle transporter from gerry andersons space 1999 tv series is the subject of this project. Ive spent hundreds of hours making those blueprints. This vehicle was the backbone of the show in so many ways and appeared across the two seasons in many guises, a true utility vehicle.
When you put all of this together you get the beautiful eagle transporter. The hull color was then sprayed over the panel lines to blend them in to keep. When i was a kid i had dinky toys of the eagle, eagle crane it came with some radioactive waste buckets, the ufo interceptor, some captain scarlett vehicles and a thunderbirds ship. Liked by view all give a shout out if you print this thing and display it in public proudly give attribution by printing and displaying this tag. At this moment, there are three eagle kits available. Space 1999, eagle transporter mpc workbench hobbies. Apr 28, 2016 space 1999 eagle blueprints by keith young. Space 1999 blueprints and manual starbase 79 home page. The eagles serve as the primary spacecraft of moonbase alpha, which has a fleet of them, and are often used to explore alien planets, defend moonbase alpha from attack, and to transport supplies and other items to and from the moon. Collection of 20 eagle blueprints highly detailed for 3d design, modeling and visualization. The eagle designed by brian johnson is the primary form of transportation for the inhabitants of moonbase alpha. I first saw the eagle spacecraft on the first episode of space. Click on the cover art to the right to view lowresolution images from this set. Right then, this here job has been dropped in my lap along with several boxes of parts to help it along.
Since 1997 im working as a network administrator and programmer. Theres the 12 standard eagle the one that once came in an airfix box theres the special edition 12 eagle. To download a zip file with more detailed blueprints, click on the image above moon buggy. Eagle transporter blueprints space 1999 is one of my alltime favorite shows. Parts needed to build the eagle from space 1999 series. Eagle blueprints collection, download all models for 3d.
Baldassari eagle site, phil rae eagle 1 by phil rae in the cybermuseum s. The eagle transporter is a fictional spacecraft seen in the 1970s british television series space. The eagle was a modular space ship used by the moonbase alpha team responsible for storing earths nuclear waste on the moon. Choose between different car blueprints available or request any other eagle blueprint. Feb 09, 2014 space 1999 eagle by gattaca is licensed under the creative commons attribution share alike license.
I made those five drawings specifically for the italian space. Space 1999 44 eagle transporter 124th, studio or thereabouts scale page number large, whiteish, loadsa framework, and one of the best designs from a mid 70s sf tv show, ever. They can also be used as spaceborne tankers for the refueling of eagles with insufficient reserves for the trip back to alpha. Today, i designed and printed my own parts special. Designed specifically for model making, chris trice and daniel prudhomme have produced the most incredibly accurate eagle blueprints that are possible to be made. Finally fs allows space flight and it wont cost you 2 million to get there. Besides, now that i have develped my own meccano parts designs, i decided to build the eagle too. The episode rules of luton talks of a global conflict in 1987. Although the eagle was not designed for use as a military vessel, it has as standard equipment a laser gun and an arsenal of space to space missiles.
I have also included in my submission several different modules that the eagle carried on different missions. We set up a small exhibit for the italian fans and the mabs were my special contribution. The eight previous versions and the formidable performance of the warship suggests there must have been a space war in the late 1980s or 1990s. Mpc now releases an allnew large format kit of the ship. The measurements of the part were taken directly from the blueprints. The most common flavor of eagle pod was the transporter. These are lego building instructions for my design of the space. The sleek, futurist designs of the optimistic 50s had rather given way to a form of grubby reality. Ever since i watched the first episode i have wanted an eagle and then spent years building various versions from the first crude balsa wood model up to my own 44 near perfect replica. However, most of these paper models were very detailed and thus pretty difficult to build. Very accurate blueprints of the first and second eagle models in autocad. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users. Blueprints to download a zip file with more detailed blueprints, click on the image above to download the rest of the eagle blueprints, click on the image above eagle transporter.
Major historic events 19811999 journey of moonbase alpha. Space 1999 eagle blueprint download free blueprint for. If you wish to contribute, please see our open content model ocm guidelines, and send us an email. As above, but with additional resin parts for the science pod and the spine boosters. Eagle transporter over the years, i have seen several different papercraft templates for the eagle transporter spacecraft from space. This is my eagle transporter model from the 1970s tv program space. These plans were developed for quick development of a more accurate type 2 eagle as seen in the show space. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Gerry andersons space 1999 eagle transporter 2 by arthurtwosheds on deviantart. Starship modeler accurising and detailing the space 1999.
As moonbase alpha travelled through the galaxy, a helpless captive of earths runaway satellite, it survived through the application and manipulation of its existing technology. What is it that weighs around 55 pounds, is made of resin, brass and aluminum, uses lots of spare parts from several types of spacecraft kits such as the 124 scale gemini from revell, and would have been much easier to scratch build than use the nonpressurized castings from the model kit. I always wanted a model of the eagle from space 1999 when i was a kid. So with all that work done, it was time to start photographing everything in context which could then be used as reference for the illustration. Team and the vision for space exploration, 19992004 by glen r.
Major historic events 1981 1999 journey of moonbase alpha. Geoffrey mandels blueprints are based on the second 44 eagle model. Jul 12, 2016 batch of parts to expand meccano erector models and projects. The eagle was a modular space ship used by the moonbase alpha team responsible. The piping, matched to the blueprints, was added to tie it all together.
I didnt knew at that time that the dwf format could be converted back in a dwg file or high resolution pdf file. The main blueprints used were the starlog eagle blueprints found in starlog 7. Presented here is a pdf guide of the smt developed layout plans for the eagle transporter by mpcairfixertl. Capable of operating in an atmosphere or a vacuum, the alphans use the moon buggy to travel anywhere that is too far to walk, and can not be reached by eagle for whatever reason. Equipped with a cargo pod, the freighter eagle is used for transporting supplies and equipment to exploration teams on a planets surface, and for the return elements vital to alphas environmental and reprocessing systems. I have included a lowresolution version of the eagle spacecraft blueprints for your enjoyment.
Finally, with the release of this papercraft eagle by da artist frohickey, a simpler, easier. Presented here is a pdf guide of the smt developed layout plans for the eagle. In the opening episode, set in the year 1999, nuclear waste stored on the moons far side explodes, knocking the moon out of orbit and sending it, as well as the 311 inhabitants of moonbase alpha, hurtling uncontrollably into space. We set up a small exhibit for the italian fans and the mabs were my special contribution for it along with the covention poster and folder.
Absolute ceiling 550,000ft 104 miles ran out of atmosphere. What inspired me most was the way this model was painted and the degree of weathering it had with gave it a very realistic finish. Although i have a lot of favourite vehicles from various science fiction television series the eagle has been at the top of the list for quite some time well 1975 actually when i first saw it crashing in the opening episode of space. What inspired you to create the moonbase alpha blueprints. Thats why ive removed them and replaced them with images. Eagles are piloted by an astronaut with official designation of eagle pilot and a rank of no less than captain. It is built to minifig scale and comprised of several modules and structural elements that, when assembled, make up the final eagle transporter. Space 1999 eagle by gattaca is licensed under the creative commons attribution share alike license. Space 1999 eagle free paper model from the popular science fiction series. A well detailed 15 pages and 2 bonus pages of information. The sleek warships annihilated moonbase alphas eagle fleet and devastated the base.
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