Spaceballs: Eagle 5

[staermose]

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

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.

 

[Mike J.]

I just never noticed it before

 

[Rhett J Martin]

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

 

[minimodelman]

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.

 

[KrokoHunter]

Hey minimodelman

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

 

[minimodelman]

I have a low res tif of it I'll upload at lunch. I am still adding detail to the wing assembles. But I have figured out the actual shape and size of the intakes on another piece of paper. I'll send them when i get done detailing it. I'll convert it to pdf tonight for you.

 

[minimodelman]

Here is a low res jpg of the eagle 5 I've been working on. I know the top view of the nose is off a little, still tinkering on it.

 

[34henry3w]

thats a great start! May I ask where did you get the dimensions for the wings? does anyone know the whereabouts of the model for measurement?

I would like to build a model also for my girlfriend...believe it or not it is her favorite movie!

Thanks in advance

 

[Zombie_61]

Here is a low res jpg of the eagle 5 I've been working on. I know the top view of the nose is off a little, still tinkering on it.

Nice work! Regarding the "nose", the front end of the '86 Chieftain 33 is more like a shallow curved shape, and does not come to a point.

 

[minimodelman]

thats a great start! May I ask where did you get the dimensions for the wings? does anyone know the whereabouts of the model for measurement?

I would like to build a model also for my girlfriend...believe it or not it is her favorite movie!

Thanks in advance

Sorry it's been so long to respond. I made a scale using the wheels as a reference and a copy of cineflicks plus some screen shots I tinkered with the math until it looked right. I forgotten that I posted the pdf until recently when I came across a resin model for sale and they were using my drawings as an instruction sheet. Theirs is in 1/72 scale and they printed their own copyright on it.

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Nice work! Regarding the "nose", the front end of the '86 Chieftain 33 is more like a shallow curved shape, and does not come to a point.

I'm still tinkering on that.

 

[Demoriel]

The original Lone Star "Eagle 5" from Spaceballs, is hanging inside Grant Mccune Designs from the shop ceiling, along with many other original models.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/McCune-Design/225308957483298