Spaceballs: Eagle 5

Hey guys'n'gals

A automotive modelbuilding friend of me, wants to have a try at some SciFi-related subjects, since he'll participate at SpaceDays next year together with me.

So what would be better than choosing a SciFi' "car" ... and what better than Lone Stars "Eagle 5" from Spaceballs :-)

However, we've found next to no references. The only refs we have is a couple of pics from Cinefex, and a couple of screenshots.

As far as we know, the studiomodel was build in 1/12th scale. Can anybody confirm this? and if so, was the model based on some 1/12th scale model or toy for the chassis and wheels? (as far as we know, no kit of the Winnebago exists in that size)

I hope you guys can help out here... I soooo wanna see him build this one ... gonna be awesome!

Good luck with this project !

It was also on strings


-MJ

You could do a diorama with the guys "combing the desert".......



Gene

What ever happened to that huge comb ?

-James

I heard Billy Ray Cyrus needed it for his mullet.

Hey, Niels,

What resolution are your screencaps?

I may be able to get better ones for you.


-Mike J.

I have wanted a SS kit of this for so long! Would love to see this done - good luck!

asemblyrequired said:

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What ever happened to that huge comb ?

-James

I was wondering the same thing! I wonder if it's tucked off in some warehouse somewhere.

Anyone know?

KrokoHunter said:

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As far as we know, the studiomodel was build in 1/12th scale. Can anybody confirm this?

A full size '86 Winnebago Chieftain (the model Eagle 5 is based on) is roughly 33' in length. Going by the photo Sith Sheriff Brody posted above, 1/12 scale (about 33" long) seems correct.

Sith Sheriff Brody said:

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Hey, Niels,

What resolution are your screencaps?

I may be able to get better ones for you.


-Mike J.

Our friend Staermose will make some screencaps for us. We'll have them next week. I'll let you know if we need them better than that.

Here are a few photos I took around 1989ish at a SFX exhibit in Chicago. These are scans of photos printed from slides. I have the original slides and copy prints packed away somewhere. I'm 99% sure these are the only images I took of this model.

KrokoHunter said:

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Hey guys'n'gals

A automotive modelbuilding friend of me, wants to have a try at some SciFi-related subjects, since he'll participate at SpaceDays next year together with me.

So what would be better than choosing a SciFi' "car" ... and what better than Lone Stars "Eagle 5" from Spaceballs :-)

However, we've found next to no references. The only refs we have is a couple of pics from Cinefex, and a couple of screenshots.

As far as we know, the studiomodel was build in 1/12th scale. Can anybody confirm this? and if so, was the model based on some 1/12th scale model or toy for the chassis and wheels? (as far as we know, no kit of the Winnebago exists in that size)

I hope you guys can help out here... I soooo wanna see him build this one ... gonna be awesome!

grumble garage said:

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Here are a few photos I took around 1989ish at a SFX exhibit in Chicago. These are scans of photos printed from slides. I have the original slides and copy prints packed away somewhere. I'm 99% sure these are the only images I took of this model.

Hey Dan

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU

The pics are awesome!!!

Awesome pics. I've always wanted an Eagle five myself.

Nick

KrokoHunter said:

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Our friend Staermose will make some screencaps for us. We'll have them next week. I'll let you know if we need them better than that.

Done



More pics here, click for larger version.

Great work Jakob... I'll forward them to Kim right away

Check out the markings on the underside of her wings - they're the same as the X-Wings'!

^ The film was clearly meant to be a loose Star Wars parody; some of the references were simply a little more blatant than others.

Sith Sheriff Brody said:

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Check out the markings on the underside of her wings - they're the same as the X-Wings'!

Exactly, thats why I've included pics not just of the model, but also of the full scale 'set' As there are no good and clear shots of the models wings underside.

I just never noticed it before

Ha! The Falcon is parked on the Diner deck . . .never caught that!! Looks like the Space Shuttle is there too! Too funny . . .

I have been working on some scale drawings of the eagle 5 from spaceballs in 1/64 scale. I have a few minor details to finish but if anyone wants to check them out I can send you a copy. To answer some of the questions it is a 1986 chieftain 33 ft. I've been researching and up dating the drawing for a while. It is in autosketch so I'll have to convert it to something else. Let me know.

Hey minimodelman

I'd love to see a pdf version of those drawings