Mike Esposito Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Hi all. I know the mpc kit is horrible, but I simply don't have the room for a 22" model on the shelf. Has anybody come up with a plan to correct the spine? In IMHO, it seems too steep when viewed head on and too wide when viewed from above. I was thinking of just shortening the crossbars that hold the two longitudinal sections together then re-attaching them. In addition to getting the pe fret for the landing pads, and then hollowing out the cages, then scratch-building some details....I'm good to go? Thanks Edited December 12, 2016 by Mike Esposito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 There have been some excellent buildups of the old MPC kit- I would suggest checking out the forums on EagleTransporter.com This thread is about modifying the MPC/Round 2 Deluxe Eagle kit- it takes a bit to get started but some great info there: http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=161808 That is the first one I could think of at the moment, but that forum has a number of threads about modifying the kit is question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
directorcass Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Here is my build of this kit. I modified quite a bit like you want to do. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/99-science-fiction-modeling/460714-r2-deluxe-eagle-transporter-build.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 As you can see you can do an awful lot with the stock kit and a little bit of effort. My advice would be to aim for what looks nice for you and stick to that. I got 'slightly' carried away with my own and... well... long story As much as I like the 1/48 kits I really wish R2 would issue a 1/72 version of their molds . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 6:52 AM, directorcass said: Here is my build of this kit. I modified quite a bit like you want to do. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/99-science-fiction-modeling/460714-r2-deluxe-eagle-transporter-build.html Thanks! This will help very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
directorcass Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Your welcome! If you have any questions, just let me know. Be glad to help anyway I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmodeler Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Ahem yes, the Eagles were modified quite substantially from episode to episode, and re-painted , bashed about and re-worked to fit what was required, so there is no 'standard'. Anything you duo can be as correct as any other eagle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmodeler Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I have an unmade, unopened MPC Eagle kit if anybody wants one, contact : oldmodeler. send a mail ? ( I don't know if it is out of production or whatever ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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