Spaced: 1999

[Alvis 3.14159]

[Alvis 3.14159]

Commander Koenig groaned audibly. "Not those idiots again" he muttered, as he saw the dilapidated VW Space Transporter heading toward the moonbase. He had not expected they would have survived the terrible accident that hurled Earth's moon far into space, but it appeared that the inhabitants of "Alfafa Sprouts Moonbase" had once again defied the odds. If he'd had it his way, they wouldn't be allowed within a thousand miles of Alpha, but Professor Bergman insisted they had the only herbal remedy for his glaucoma, he even had a prescription from Doctor Russell. "I must really look into this" thought Koenig, before become distracted by a small engine fire aboard the VW Transporter. It was going to be a long day.

[Alvis 3.14159]

Built from a Hasegawa VW Van kit, the Hasegawa VW Pickup truck, and a lot of Evergreen and Plastruct tubing, ladders, railings and sheet plastic. The engines are from a Revell 1/144 Saturn V. I was determined to not use anything from the "Space 1999 Eagle" kit, but I did add something as a homage to the original studio models: The flight crew are 1/24 Gemini Astronauts, just like what was used in the "real" Eagles.















Alvis Pi

[Alvis 3.14159]

Built from a Hasegawa VW Van kit, the Hasegawa VW Pickup truck, and a lot of Evergreen and Plastruct tubing, ladders, railings and sheet plastic. The engines are from a Revell 1/144 Saturn V. I was determined to not use anything from the "Space 1999 Eagle" kit, but I did add something as a homage to the original studio models: The flight crew are 1/24 Gemini Astronauts, just like what was used in the "real" Eagles.

The cargo/passenger pods are friction fitted, and the command pod is held on with a rare-earth magnet. Support feet for the pods are merely plug in pieces, I didn't feel like trying to engineer actual extending struts. Decals are from an inkjet printer and Testors Decal Paper. The "Hydro Pod" was scratch built, the damaged satellite was from a Monogram Space Shuttle kit.









Alvis Pi

[Dizzyfugu]

Awwww, that's lovely!   

[Thorvic]

That's superb - Love it 

[overscan]

Thats awesome work right there.

[PR19_Kit]

Astonishing! 

That's both the concept and the work itself, superb modelling.

[Gondor]

Astonishing! 

That's both the concept and the work itself, superb modelling.

What He said 

That's a heck of a lot of work 

Gondor

[Captain Canada]

Another beauty Alvis ! I really like this one. From the cab mods to the 'drop box'.....like futuristic Skycrane !

[NARSES2]

That's absolutely fantastic 

[lancer]

That is outstanding!!!

[Librarian]

Smashing . Anyone thinking "Space Balls"? Next up, "The Mystery Machine" . Velma done up as Barbarella (yes, I always liked her better.... ).

[su27rules]

Absolutely fantastic!!   Superb!!

[zenrat]

Excellent.
As its Spaced 1999 I take it that's Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in the suits?