Round2/MPC new tool 1:72 Eagle Transporter from Space:1999

[Kallisti]

Late last year, Round2/MPC released a new kit of the Eagle Transporter that is nominally 1:72 Scale. This is a 14" long kit and is essentially a scaled down version of the 22" kit I've already built a few examples of (see the links in my sig!) . It is a lovely kit and priced much more competitively than the larger 22" kit.

I didn't do a build log of this as I just wanted to get on with it after completing the Aliens Diorama after Christmas   This was built pretty much out of the box. I used the weathering decals that were sold for the 22" kit to do the panels on this as there was no way I was going to mask them at this scale. The main colour is Ford Diamond White from Halfords, decanted fro the aerosol can and used in my airbrush. The red stripes WERE masked.

 

The various coloured bands on the spine are from lining decals I've been collecting over a while for this very purpose

 

The box:

 

The completed model, 14" long. Engine bells painted with Alclad White Aluminium:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...and here it is with its big brother, the 22" from a few years back. I tried to build the small one to be a close match to the large one, possibly for some force perspective trickery with displays later...

 

 

Its a lovely kit, however there are quite a few mould lines on the various spars and cages that need to be cleaned up. I didn't light it as I couldn't be bothered with that level of faffing about in this scale  The decals for the cockpit windows are quite effective however.

 

[MarkSH]

Looks great, the release of this kit definitely put paid to any idea of finishing the old smaller MPC effort.

Lovely job.

Cheers,

Mark.

[Pete in Lincs]

Lovely work, as always. Will I ever get around to refurbishing my 1970's build of the Airfix kit? The Dinky model needs paint too though!