tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post2670727164822853500..comments2024-03-24T14:47:00.370-07:00Comments on Approaching Pavonis Mons by balloon: Eagle TransporterAl Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01517967406876572177noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-80367931183293071052021-08-08T07:24:51.049-07:002021-08-08T07:24:51.049-07:00Thanks Al! Current project is the Randy Cooper Tim...Thanks Al! Current project is the Randy Cooper Time Train from Back to the Future III. Cooper is also building a Hammerhead Corvette kit from Rogue One which I'll buy when he releases it. <br /><br />I hope one day someone will do a decent sized kit of the Blue Goose from Netflix's adaption of your story as that seemed like a pretty cool design. <br /><br />(As for the privacy error, I haven't put an SSL/TLS certificate on the home page, so some browsers throw an unencrypted connection error. It's just an old static HTML file with some inline images and isn't running any browser code. I've been meaning to do something about that error but never got around to getting one from "Lets Encrypt".) Orin Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672387161151741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-78377025005693059222021-08-08T04:51:16.383-07:002021-08-08T04:51:16.383-07:00Me too...Me too...Al Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517967406876572177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-40206153126539310842021-08-08T04:50:27.149-07:002021-08-08T04:50:27.149-07:00I think with both shows you kind of have to ignore...I think with both shows you kind of have to ignore the stories and just enjoy the visuals!<br /><br />With the Eagles I think we just have to assume that they have an almost magically limitless supply of propellant.Al Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517967406876572177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-44632545890302869132021-08-08T04:48:26.379-07:002021-08-08T04:48:26.379-07:00Hi Orin - nice to see you. I've seen the Eagle...Hi Orin - nice to see you. I've seen the Eaglemoss ones on the Gerry Anderson Youtube channel, they look very good. Your Star Destroyer looks ace. I'd love one of those. I was at a convention in Paris a few years back where some guys had brought along not only a beautiful Star Desrroyers, but an absolutely massive Super Star Destroyer, about as long as a car! All lit with LEDS too. <br /><br />By the way, the second time I tried loading your website (after visiting Randy Cooper's!) I kept getting a privacy error. Not sure what's going on there.Al Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517967406876572177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-55221967161843964942021-08-07T20:32:26.178-07:002021-08-07T20:32:26.178-07:00I have this kit with the metal bits built which I ...I have this kit with the metal bits built which I really love (especially the suspension on the landing struts). Eaglemoss is doing a Space 1999 series where they are making small pre-built painted Space 1999 ships that you might be interested in. Eaglemoss usually end up doing some nice books that collect the magazines that explain the design process and some fluff about tech specs (they also do Star Trek, Galactica, Orville, Alien Universe replicas). The MPC Eagle was for a while my collection favorite, but now I have the Randy Cooper Star Destroyer above my desk (lit up with 2000 LEDs) that will be hard to beat. There's a link to my collection off my home page (orinthomas dot com) and I remember back when you were on twitter that you didn't mind the occasional oggle ;-)Orin Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672387161151741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-67646532356055804212021-08-07T11:29:32.246-07:002021-08-07T11:29:32.246-07:00All episodes are now available on Britbox, and I&#...All episodes are now available on Britbox, and I'd certainly agree with the general view that the second series is inferior to the first, at least with respect to the scripts, acting and theme music. (Although I enjoyed it at the time!) Still some good models and sets though. Interesting that you point out the mismatch between the design of the models and the sets, I was always confused by this, even when I was 7.space cadethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07851240553282827376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-37244234911287721012021-08-07T07:20:37.075-07:002021-08-07T07:20:37.075-07:00At the time of the show I had some issues with the...At the time of the show I had some issues with the designs. I don't mean that they're no cool, but it nagged me that the Eagle wasn't launched and not landing vertically. I couldn't accept the need for dual thrusters, where excess mass is a thing.<br /><br />I could sort of live with the UFO Interceptors that had the same issue, but UFO was a great show whereas Space 1999 wasn't so great. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-18609236298713338302021-08-07T03:53:47.758-07:002021-08-07T03:53:47.758-07:00I think its reputation is why I've never made ...I think its reputation is why I've never made any effort to seek it out.Al Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517967406876572177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143440998478479157.post-3209323005984100052021-08-06T10:11:51.456-07:002021-08-06T10:11:51.456-07:00The second series of Space: 1999 is being shown on...The second series of Space: 1999 is being shown on Freeview (The Horror channel). I've think it was a poor effort after the first series though. TonyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077514921942242350noreply@blogger.com