This is an amazing build. I built two of the original Airfix Eagles as a child back in the 1970s and recently got back into this hobby after 40 years. Find your channel, teaching, skill and explanation very inspirational. If you could possibly print me off a copy of your custom decals I'd be delighted to pay you for your trouble. Plus postage to the UK of course. No worries if not. I might try and use tiny pieces of coloured tape on the spine structure instead, although they'll need to be super small! Thanks again.
One of the coolest models of all time. Mine have never even come close to looking as good as that. That masking is the difficult bit. Very very nice sharp work.
Im 48 years old, so yes I remember the eagle one. God you brought back some great childhood memories. If id could be so bold. It would be great if you could build all the ships from old sci fi, like...voyage to the bottom of the sea, fantastic journey, the last dinosaur drill and others. Such a great job brother. You have a gift. Sate safe.
Hi Apocraphon! Thank you so much for leaving this post, it really made my day. It's funny you should bring up Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as I was thinking about it this past weekend and how it, along with Time Tunnel, were my fondest early TV memories. So the Moebius 128 Seaview and Flying Sub are definitely on my list!! Thank you for watching and for your supportive words! All the best.
I just found your video, awesome model. I'm old so this brought back some great memories of dodgy 70's Sci-Fi. I loved Space 1999 as a kid and my die cast dinky eagle transporter with the nuclear waste pod was my favourite. I also had the die cast Enterprise, Klingon bird of prey, interceptor from UFO!!!! They would be worth a fortune now! I found a 3d printer eagle version so i might have a crack at that. Sean
My favorite sci fi show and probably the most realistic because it was only in the year 1999 not in the 23rd century which is probably why i loved this show especially the Eagle Transporter. Beautiful job. I love it.
I completely agree with you about how it always felt so realistic. As a youngster I remember just waiting to watch the Eagle special effects and to be amazed by the tiny video screen on the commlock! Thanks very much for sharing your memories and for appreciating the build. Take care.
Cool, I'm getting ready to start my 1/48 scale Eagle build soon and I'm seeing some neat little tricks here I'm looking forward to trying myself... Thanks!
That is awesome you found something that might be helpful. I hope you have a lot of fun with the 1/48 version. I love the springs for the landing gear on that one! Thanks very much for commenting.
Having built the 22” version, I appreciate how much care and fine work goes into building the Eagle. I very much look forward to seeing more of your work! Cheers, Kevin
Really nice tutorial! I really appreciate your explanation. I order one and now trying to follow all your step. Where did you got this little switch and those magnet?
Hi Alain, I'm glad to hear that you are building the model! The switch is from EvanDesign evandesigns.com/collections/wire-switch-more/products/microswitch and the magnets were from a hobby pack of magnets of different sizes that I have had around for many years. I hope you really enjoy the process and the end results. All the best.
Hi George! Thanks for commenting and for a great question! I just realized that although I do show some of the details in Part 1 (ua-cam.com/video/CxXTbRQI2J4/v-deo.html) of the detailed series at the 11 : 25 - 11 : 46 mark, I sped it up so you can hardly see it unless you slow down the playback speed! Sorry about that. I have a set of 24 opaque colours from US Art Supply that I often use when I need small amounts of mixed or straight colours. In this case I used “Vermillion Red” (USA AB1017-1Z) for the jumpsuits and “Canary Yellow” (USA AB1013-1Z) for the helmets. The grey is Vallejo Silver (77.724). Hope this helps! Take care.
Did you base coat the entire model in black first before masking off the black areas or did you prime it and then spray the black areas before applying the masks and the white basecoat?
Hi John, I washed and then primed all parts with badger stynylrez white primer before laying down the Tamiya XF-1 flat black areas that were eventually masked off in preparation for the base coat. If you are interested, you can see a bit more detail on this at the 20 minute mark of the first detailed build video here: Space: 1999 Eagle 1 - Part 1 - Build and Prime - 1:72 - mpc ua-cam.com/video/CxXTbRQI2J4/v-deo.html Hope this helps!
Hi Tim, thank you for watching! I ordered both the Parafrafix and Aztek Dummy paint mask from from culttvman. www.culttvmanshop.com/Eagle-photoetch-172-detail-set-for-NEW-MPC-kit-from-Paragrafix_p_5076.html www.culttvmanshop.com/Eagle-paint-masks-172-new-MPC-14-kit-from-Aztek-Dummy_p_4975.html I hope you enjoy building the ship as much as I did! Take care.
@@ArcticModeler thanks, I have both of those on order. Didn't you have an additional decal sheet for the markings for the long spine frame? Thanks, Tim
Sorry for the delay in responding to your follow up post Tim. I actually made a custom sheet and talk a bit about it at the 23:00 mark of the 2nd detailed video here ua-cam.com/video/YU9h6Z4-RIk/v-deo.html I hope that helps. Take care.
@ArcticModeler No worries. Thanks, I contacted Round 2. Apparently, my kit was one of the first batches. They now have decals for detailing the spine and are sending me one. Thanks, Tim
Bonjour Julia, J'adorais ça aussi quand j'étais petite ! Avez-vous regardé la version française sur CBC à la fin des années 70 et 80 ? C'est un modèle populaire en ce moment et disponible dans presque tous les magasins de bricolage. J'ai obtenu le mien dans mon magasin local ici : www.greathobbies.com/productinfo/?prod_id=MPC913. Merci d'avoir laissé un commentaire. Toutes mes excuses si la traduction Google de ce message n'est pas très bonne.
@@ArcticModeler bonjour et merci, votre traduction est très bien. Non j'ai pas vu cette version sur CBC. Je suis en France et j'ai vu et ré ré vu la version officielle 😉🙂
Those pilots are crap. You really should have replaced them with decent figures because the ones that come with it are basically garbage. Use a file on those front windows, it make a much better fit.
This is an amazing build. I built two of the original Airfix Eagles as a child back in the 1970s and recently got back into this hobby after 40 years. Find your channel, teaching, skill and explanation very inspirational. If you could possibly print me off a copy of your custom decals I'd be delighted to pay you for your trouble. Plus postage to the UK of course. No worries if not. I might try and use tiny pieces of coloured tape on the spine structure instead, although they'll need to be super small! Thanks again.
I loved Space 1999 back in the day.
One of the coolest models of all time. Mine have never even come close to looking as good as that.
That masking is the difficult bit. Very very nice sharp work.
I agree, one of my all time favourite models and ships! Thank you so much for your comment. And you are right, the masking is key.
All the best!
Im 48 years old, so yes I remember the eagle one. God you brought back some great childhood memories. If id could be so bold. It would be great if you could build all the ships from old sci fi, like...voyage to the bottom of the sea, fantastic journey, the last dinosaur drill and others. Such a great job brother. You have a gift. Sate safe.
Hi Apocraphon! Thank you so much for leaving this post, it really made my day. It's funny you should bring up Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as I was thinking about it this past weekend and how it, along with Time Tunnel, were my fondest early TV memories. So the Moebius 128 Seaview and Flying Sub are definitely on my list!!
Thank you for watching and for your supportive words!
All the best.
I just found your video, awesome model. I'm old so this brought back some great memories of dodgy 70's Sci-Fi. I loved Space 1999 as a kid and my die cast dinky eagle transporter with the nuclear waste pod was my favourite. I also had the die cast Enterprise, Klingon bird of prey, interceptor from UFO!!!! They would be worth a fortune now!
I found a 3d printer eagle version so i might have a crack at that.
Sean
My favorite sci fi show and probably the most realistic because it was only in the year 1999 not in the 23rd century which is probably why i loved this show especially the Eagle Transporter. Beautiful job. I love it.
I completely agree with you about how it always felt so realistic. As a youngster I remember just waiting to watch the Eagle special effects and to be amazed by the tiny video screen on the commlock! Thanks very much for sharing your memories and for appreciating the build. Take care.
You made a great job of the Eagle.
Congrats.
Thank you Mark! I'm glad you liked it. Take care.
Stunning attention to detail. I’m a long time fan of the show and can very much appreciate this. A great build and thank you for sharing your work.
Thank you for taking the time to comment and for your kind words. It means a lot to me that a fellow long time fan appreciates the build! Take care.
Cool, I'm getting ready to start my 1/48 scale Eagle build soon and I'm seeing some neat little tricks here I'm looking forward to trying myself... Thanks!
That is awesome you found something that might be helpful. I hope you have a lot of fun with the 1/48 version. I love the springs for the landing gear on that one! Thanks very much for commenting.
Really great build and thoughtful video!
Hi Kevin, thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you liked the build and video! All the best.
Having built the 22” version, I appreciate how much care and fine work goes into building the Eagle. I very much look forward to seeing more of your work! Cheers, Kevin
great build!
Thank you for commenting Eric. I enjoyed every part of this build and I’m happy to hear that you liked it too!
Great
Great work!
Really nice tutorial! I really appreciate your explanation. I order one and now trying to follow all your step. Where did you got this little switch and those magnet?
Hi Alain,
I'm glad to hear that you are building the model! The switch is from EvanDesign evandesigns.com/collections/wire-switch-more/products/microswitch and the magnets were from a hobby pack of magnets of different sizes that I have had around for many years. I hope you really enjoy the process and the end results.
All the best.
Dude! Super cool+++
Thank you for dropping this note Stephen! Much appreciated =D
Outstanding what Vrand of paint did you use to paint the Pilots
Hi George!
Thanks for commenting and for a great question! I just realized that although I do show some of the details in Part 1 (ua-cam.com/video/CxXTbRQI2J4/v-deo.html) of the detailed series at the 11 : 25 - 11 : 46 mark, I sped it up so you can hardly see it unless you slow down the playback speed! Sorry about that.
I have a set of 24 opaque colours from US Art Supply that I often use when I need small amounts of mixed or straight colours. In this case I used “Vermillion Red” (USA AB1017-1Z) for the jumpsuits and “Canary Yellow” (USA AB1013-1Z) for the helmets. The grey is Vallejo Silver (77.724).
Hope this helps!
Take care.
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Did you base coat the entire model in black first before masking off the black areas or did you prime it and then spray the black areas before applying the masks and the white basecoat?
Hi John,
I washed and then primed all parts with badger stynylrez white primer before laying down the Tamiya XF-1 flat black areas that were eventually masked off in preparation for the base coat. If you are interested, you can see a bit more detail on this at the 20 minute mark of the first detailed build video here:
Space: 1999 Eagle 1 - Part 1 - Build and Prime - 1:72 - mpc
ua-cam.com/video/CxXTbRQI2J4/v-deo.html
Hope this helps!
@@ArcticModeler ah that definitely helps! Was thinking of just priming it all in black first to help give it some depth. Yours looks amazing!
Can you share a link on where you got the additional decal sheet for 1/72nd, I can't find it anywhere on the net.
Thanks. Tim
Hi Tim, thank you for watching!
I ordered both the Parafrafix and Aztek Dummy paint mask from from culttvman.
www.culttvmanshop.com/Eagle-photoetch-172-detail-set-for-NEW-MPC-kit-from-Paragrafix_p_5076.html
www.culttvmanshop.com/Eagle-paint-masks-172-new-MPC-14-kit-from-Aztek-Dummy_p_4975.html
I hope you enjoy building the ship as much as I did!
Take care.
@@ArcticModeler thanks, I have both of those on order.
Didn't you have an additional decal sheet for the markings for the long spine frame?
Thanks, Tim
Sorry for the delay in responding to your follow up post Tim.
I actually made a custom sheet and talk a bit about it at the 23:00 mark of the 2nd detailed video here ua-cam.com/video/YU9h6Z4-RIk/v-deo.html
I hope that helps.
Take care.
@ArcticModeler No worries. Thanks, I contacted Round 2. Apparently, my kit was one of the first batches. They now have decals for detailing the spine and are sending me one.
Thanks, Tim
does it crash or blow up, like every eagle in 1999?
=D
In fairness, sometimes they were left behind or disintegrated too!
Bonjour, cette serie à bercée mon enfance, j'ai adorée. Où peut on trouver et acheter cette maquette ?
Bonjour Julia,
J'adorais ça aussi quand j'étais petite ! Avez-vous regardé la version française sur CBC à la fin des années 70 et 80 ? C'est un modèle populaire en ce moment et disponible dans presque tous les magasins de bricolage. J'ai obtenu le mien dans mon magasin local ici : www.greathobbies.com/productinfo/?prod_id=MPC913.
Merci d'avoir laissé un commentaire.
Toutes mes excuses si la traduction Google de ce message n'est pas très bonne.
@@ArcticModeler bonjour et merci, votre traduction est très bien. Non j'ai pas vu cette version sur CBC. Je suis en France et j'ai vu et ré ré vu la version officielle 😉🙂
Loved the show, but when the moon left the Earth s orbit, wouldnt it eventually find another planet to orbit, or crash into another planet?
Great question! There are a lot of technical challenges with the basic premise of the show, but, as you say, still loved it :)
Deckle? Whats a deckle? You keep saying deckle.
I think the English pronounce it that way. I’ve always pronounced it “dee-kale”. 🖖🏼
Those pilots are crap. You really should have replaced them with decent figures because the ones that come with it are basically garbage. Use a file on those front windows, it make a much better fit.
Great video…. Reminds me a little of bob ross……. In a good way
There's no bad way when it comes to Bob Ross!