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"...Volume Nine will have a substantial 1999 theme, as David Sisson has rewritten and expanded his piece on restoring Eagle 1 for us and has also taken some exclusive new photos. Additionally, we hope to have a piece on scratchbuilding a launch pad for the Product Enterprise twelve-inch Eagle, plus reviews of IR's 23 inch freighter and lab pod replicas if they are available in time..."
Volume Nine of Sci.fi & Fantasy Modeller is at the printers now and is set to be one of our biggest-ever genre modelling events
For starters, it contains a special section spotlighting one of the most popular fictional spacecraft ever to grace the small screen - the
Space: 1999 Eagle
• In the definitive feature on the subject, David Sisson, master model maker and owner of the forty-four inch
Eagle One studio miniature, shows and tells us how he set about the restoration of this priceless original. His profusely illustrated article includes many shots specially taken for our title, bringing you everything you want to know about the
Eagle's construction, including all those usually hidden nooks and crannies.
• We also take a trip to
Eagletransporter.com, a website and forum for
Eagle builders and enthusiasts. As you'd expect, our article is fact and photo-packed. :thumbsup
• Steve Davies takes you step by step through his scratch construction of a three-feet-square
Eagle pad.
• We review Warp's nuclear waste pod and
Eagle manipulator arm kits.
• And, as if that wasn't enough, there's our usual giant helping of special features.
• A new classic
Galactica kit is waiting in the wings. Scott Spicer takes you through every stage of the construction of its master.
•
Timeslip Models' rag-tag fleet spaceship kits are made and reviewed.
• The new
2001 French weapons satellite kit is placed under the spotlight.
• Classified: we build the
X-Files UFO from the episode
Deep Throat.
• Declan Sibley presents a stunning real space
Vostok hard-landing diorama.
• We examine
Fine Molds' impressive 1/48 snap
X-Wing.
• Whatever happened to the
Heart Of Gold from the TV version of
Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy? We'll show you!
• A visit to
Hobby Link Japan, where Scott T. Hards introduces us to some of the options available to modellers who wish to begin making manga and anime kits
• A Studio scale
UFO from Gerry Anderson's series of the same name has just been produced. We track it down and build it up!
To order Volume Nine please go to
www.scififantasymodeller.co.uk now and we'll send you your copy on day of publication (Aril 19th).
See here first for an exclusive ETDC member offer: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller - Offer for ETDC Members!
Thank you, as always, for reading!
Mike Reccia
Editor
Sci.fi & Fantasy Modeller
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