GreenDragon Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Cybermodeler has posted an in box review of the Moebius retool of Aurora's 1/55th scale Moonbus from 2001. http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/moe...e_moonbus.shtml Paul Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Hey, I just came on here to post that! Thanks, Paul. Obi-Jiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain.. ipms north somerset Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 got to have one i wounder how much it will be here in the uk ?? £50 + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 It's good to see oldies coming back, even if it is in a strange scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx6667 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 It has that Gerry Anderson look to it, kind of prototype Eagle. Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Velociweiler Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Got mine today. Planning on lighting the interior with http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT ...and looking at the original film scene - the cabin lighting is fairly dim in any case. Beyond that a couple of red led's in the cockpit, and a couple of white ones deftly placed behind the instrument panel screens to show some detail there and all that needs to be done is to decide the styling of base. Good stout box - much better than the original fairly flimsy Aurora box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 (edited) Snagged one as well. Paragrafix have produced a photo etch fret to replace some of the muddy exterior detailing. Stargazer are very shortly about to release an accurate replacement interior. I intend to light mine as well, I also intend go down the light strip route for the passenger cabin. I'm undecided about the flight deck - might just use some red some theatrical gel and apply to the inside of the non-conformal glazing and let the light strip do the work. I have some blue gel as well I'll see how the light strip works first, but I may apply that to the passenger cabin glazing. The scale I believe, is a function of scaling down the original studio drawings - it's about one third the size of the original filming miniature. Recent research on the Aurora kit has proved [whilst not perfect] its far more faithful to studio model than originally thought, as it can be now be clearly proved that Aurora used the studio's art department drawings to create the kit. The Moebius box replicates the pasted slick of the first Aurora run of the kit. Semantics, perhaps but strictly speaking it's not a retool, rather back engineered one. Marty... Edited July 13, 2010 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) The Stargazer accurate interior, is now showing in-stock at the Starship Modeller store. http://www.starshipmodeler.biz/shop/index....product_ID=1838 Marty... Edited July 6, 2010 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 My accurate Stargazer interior arrived the other day - I'm mighty impressed with it too. Marty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Cool. Will you be building it soon, or is it to be stashed away for a future project, like almost everything I buy?! Obi-Jiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 (edited) It's on the build schedule for this year - if I get around to it, is an entirely a different matter. I have two LoTG's Spindrift's on the go at the moment. One I intend to to display with the [giant] Deanna Lund figure stand to replicate the infamous promo photo and the other machine will be fully lit with interior. I also have on the go Robot from LiS he will be accompanied with Jimmy Flinstone's Marta Kristensen figure. I'm also busy with the Robby and Altaira figure, trying to recreate the Forbidden Planet movie poster in model form. So Sci-fi wise I have may hands full. But I do intend to get cracking with Moon Bus as soon as I can. The biggest issue I have is how to hide the the light-strip wiring and battery holder and replicate the passenger cabin lighting faithfully to the movie. I need the thinking time anyway. Marty... Edited July 13, 2010 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Funnily enough, I was looking at the Deanna Lund figure the other day. She's gorgeous - and the figure's not bad either! Obi-Jiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Velociweiler Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 But I do intend to get cracking with Moon Bus as soon as I can. The biggest issue I have is how to hide the the light-strip wiring and battery holder and replicate the passenger cabin lighting faithfully to the movie. I need the thinking time anyway.Marty... The light strip I linked above can run without too much trouble on a 12v battery for a digital camera - three of them in parallel still takes up - I suppose - about half the three-dimensional space of a zippo lighter. Was planning to run the wiring in the void cabin behind the flight deck out of sight, but there's always the alternative of creating bulkhead layers from foil which the current can be run thru'. However, naturally there will be a separate power source for the flight deck lighting which will need extra space. Beyond that I was considering creating a battery box in the underside of the hull with a hinged lid and commensurate tight fit - but essentially my biggest consideration right now is how to display it - either on a stand above a lunar surface, or landed - maybe with astronauts disembarking. I'm inclined to go with the first option, but the second has its charms too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 (edited) I have some black styrene sheet that I'm going to form/replicate the passenger cabin light valance /surrounds. I then intend to put the light-strip behind this valance. Hopefully, this will then replicate the fluorescent fittings seen on the cabin ceiling in the movie. Marty... Edited July 16, 2010 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Paragrafix have just announced they are to produce a set of pressure cast resin accurate engine bells to replace the "muddy" ones supplied in the kit. All good news. Marty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 (edited) Paragrafix engine bell/thuster and back wall detail set, available soon. http://www.paragrafix.biz/product_detail.a...PPartNum=PGX128 If one searches the site, they produce a neat etched fret as well for the Moonbus as well. Marty.. Edited October 2, 2010 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Falcon Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 What physical size is the Moonbus, I've only ever seen the scale, but that doesn't really help much I'm afraid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Velociweiler Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 In physical three dimensional space, - you're looking at roughly the kind of size a 1 litre carton of Supermarket Orange Juice laid sideways would occupy. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 (edited) the Paragrafix: engine bell/thruster and back wall detail set, is up for pre-order at CultTVman, were it is an exclusive. http://www.culttvmanshop.com/Moonbus-Thrus...ON-_p_1463.html The size of the model, very approximately is about 300mm circa, 100mm wide and 75mm tall. Marty... Edited October 16, 2010 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) I see Moebius have a "made-up" version of Moon Bus slated for release early next year. The retail price point is surprisingly below $50. Marty... Edited November 8, 2010 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) I see Just an Illusion have a pre-made lighting kit for the Moonbus. It will be an option for those that don't like fiddling with electronics. http://www.needfulthings.net/jai/catalog/p...;products_id=97 I would be interested to see if the lighting effect in the passenger cabin is correct, the white light as advertised would not strictly be correct - but blue lighting jel could be used over the top I guess. Also, one would still need to make a vallance for the light fitting to disguise the light strip. Marty... Edited November 29, 2010 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) My Paragrafix Thruster and Rocket correction set arrived today. I have to say each new PGMS release sets new standards for after market parts, this is no exception, the quality of the moulding is exceptional. The kit even includes a replacement rear passenger cabin bulkhead. I'm going to have to think how I integrate this with the Stargazer accurate interior. It's going to a bit fiddly fitting the feed pipes to the engine bells other than it looks like a breeze - this set is really going to make a noticeable difference to the Moebius Moon Bus. With all the additional bits I now have, I'm in a position to make a start Marty... Edited January 15, 2011 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I have made a start on the Moonbus by joining the accurate Stargazer passenger 'tub' to the Paragrafix modified rear bulkhead. This turned out to be more time consuming than I originally thought - as it is a complex three dimensional join with lots of level shifts. But, I got there in the end and I'm really satisfied with it. It is a quantum leap better and radically different than the supplied kit parts. Marty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulbo Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 ... I have to say each new PGMS release sets new standards for after market parts, this is no exception, the quality of the moulding is exceptional... Thanks Marty! I can't wait to see pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 1/55 is an odd scale but afaik, 28mm figures work out at 1/56 which is surely close enough. Guess the problem would be sourcing suitable 28mm true scale figures if you wanted a dio from the film. But there may well be some that could be converted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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