Can't see the link? Must be something to do with Newbie status...
Well here's my review again, so you can see it.
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OK here we go... the new 23" Space 1999 Eagle replica from Product Enterprise.
many more photos here:
http://homepage.mac.com/ktate/extra/pe23eagle/index.htm
The big Eagle (henceforth "PE23") is the latest in the Product Enterprise series of replica Gerry Anderson studio-scale vehicles. The model comes complete with display case, and signed Certificate of Authenticity.
The new 23" PE Eagle alongside the earlier 12" replica
The PE23 has some big pluses AND minuses... in the "pro" column, it's a nice big satisfying size for an Eagle. The miniatures used on the show were 44" long, 22", 11" and 5.5", so the "studio scale" appelation is accurate - sort of (more on that in a minute...)
And as you can see, it is very recognizably an Eagle. All the parts are there, and when you see it, you know it's an Eagle.
But this replica has one fatal flaw: it is an inch too long for its scale. The ship was mastered from a "Replicas Unlimited" 23-in resin kit, which has an elongated passenger module. This means the spine is also too long, and it throws the proportions of the whole ship out of whack.
Also poor is the finish. While there are several levels of detail, and even some subtle weathering, most of the details are conjectural and do not match any of the miniatures used on the show. The overall impression is toylike and stylized.
I could go on and on about various errors and poor choices... but the overall "impression" is one of Eagleness, and the model is successful if you don't know too much about Eagles or if you don't look at it too carefully. Kind of like the Unobtainium Enterprise.
compared with largest scale filming miniature
Plus as an extra bonus, here's my gallery of Eagle screengrabs.
http://homepage.mac.com/ktate/extra/s99eaglegrabs/index.htm
Some of these are snapped from the new digitally remastered Region 2 DVD box of Year One that was released not too long ago. Lots of new information in these.
You can see them apparently re-decoing the miniatures, sometimes within the same scene in the same episode. When the series began, they only had one of each of the largest size of Eagles, so fleet shots required multiple exposures.
If Eagles had to interact, photo cutouts were used. :lol
- k
