R2/MPC 22" Eagle Transporter

anamorphicWayne · Jul 27, 2017

Last summer I was fortunate enough to grab me one of these beasties. So, I thought I'd put my spin on it.

To start, I decided to fabricate a hatch from the Command Module to the front Walkway. I removed the square block on the CM backing and made an inverted doorway.

From there, I made the hatch for the Walkway. It also doubled as the battery compartment.

I dd the same for the rear Walkway. But instead, the Engines will mounted to this compartment lid.

I re-enforced the Landing Feet by adding pins to the shocks and aluminum tubing over the plastic leg stems.

The redid the Landing Feet on Passenger Pod by redoing the shocks in the same manor.

I found these LED strip lights at the dollar store and used them extensively throughout the model. They require low voltage, so I could use multiple of them.

I had to un-solder each LED and resistor from the strip to accommodate them within the model.

anamorphicWayne · Jul 27, 2017

Continuing on......

Again, I used these LED strip lights to illuminate the ceiling within the Passenger Pod. I used three regular LEDs to light up the wall/computer panels.

I plotted out the best distribution of the LEDs utilizing the least amount of current.

Next, I fabricated the ceiling panels using styrene and frosted plastic.

For the interior, I made up a template and used it to make up the walls, cupboards, ramps and doorways.

I also made up the two hatches (front/rear) despite you'll probably won't see them.

I painted the interior walls, as well as the CM back wall, with acrylic FolkArt paint. I later applied a layered of dull coat.

The computer wall was a piece of frosted clear plastic with the details scribed and painted on. The frosted plastic was perfect for backlighting the buttons/monitors.

anamorphicWayne · Jul 27, 2017

Okay, now the for the furnishings.....

The passenger seats are made of, yet again, styrene with small pieces of black foam for cushions. I used acrylic craft paint to paint the seats.

The space suits were foam sheets cut into the suits. I painted on decals, zippers and added wrist clamps.

Next was the computer console and chair.

I also did other various accessories, like jugs, cases, laser weapons and cargo containers.

If I wanted to see the interior, I had to remove the original doors and make them open/close.

Note: While researching the main doors, I found the door's relief on the miniature didn't match the doors on the live action set. Yet another SPACE 1999 mis-continuity.

With the main doors working, I had to make the interior fit within the pod without any sticking.

A few shots of the finished interior before the ceiling panels are added.

After I got the doors to slide open/shut without issues, the ceiling panels got glued on and then the roof. BTW, the whole bottom section of the pod is removable, only the roof is permanently attached to the Spine. Mostly because of the wiring.

Next!!

anamorphicWayne · Jul 27, 2017

The last bits.....

For the Engine lights, I used four red LEDs from these toy finger zappers.

Instead of having the wiring running thru the engine tanks, I ran them on the outside.

The wires fed to the Engine's cage frame and into the Walkway's compartment lid. From there, they're piped along the Spine to the front Walkway to the battery.

The VTOLs were installed within the Walkways and the Passenger Pod and were connected thru contacts mounted on the PP and Walkways.

And lastly, were the pilots and the Command Module. The two LEDs in the CM were also fed to the front Walkway via contacts mounted on the CM and Walkway.

Now, onto the finale.....

anamorphicWayne · Jul 27, 2017

The Finale......

Cheers,
anamorphicWayne :cheers

:cheers

TazMan2000 · Jul 27, 2017

Beyond belief.

TazMan2000

Jaitea · Jul 27, 2017

Jaw dropping,....so beautiful

J

wannab · Jul 27, 2017

Standing O! Well done!

anamorphicWayne · Jul 27, 2017

TazMan2000 said:
Beyond belief.

TazMan2000

Jaitea said:
Jaw dropping,....so beautiful

J

wannab said:
Standing O! Well done!

Thanks Guys.

craig g · Jul 27, 2017

Awesome

Constantine · Jul 28, 2017

Excellent Job, inspiring! I luv the chipping effect too the whole thing looks very realistic. Nice!

anamorphicWayne · Jul 28, 2017

craig g said:
Awesome

Constantine said:
Excellent Job, inspiring! I luv the chipping effect too the whole thing looks very realistic. Nice!

Thanks a bunch, craig g and Constantine.

dcarty · Jul 28, 2017

HOLY, MOLY! Respect, sir! This is an amazing build :eek Beautifully done.

Dave

blakeh1 · Jul 28, 2017

Amazing!

JHY · Jul 28, 2017

Congratulations on a fine distinctive build. Great detail on the interior and it's good to see a machine type weathering/ageing rather than the usual Anderson/StarWars style.

anamorphicWayne · Jul 28, 2017

dcarty said:
HOLY, MOLY! Respect, sir! This is an amazing build :eek Beautifully done.

Dave

blakeh1 said:
Amazing!

Thanks so much Dave and blakeh1.

rbeach84 · Jul 29, 2017

A-Wayne, very nice job! Inspiring even... thank you for sharing the details of your project - fine example for us all!
Regards, Robert

anamorphicWayne · Jul 29, 2017

rbeach84 said:
A-Wayne, very nice job! Inspiring even... thank you for sharing the details of your project - fine example for us all!
Regards, Robert

Cool! Thanks Robert.

flimzy · Jul 29, 2017

Wonderful

EDGSW · Jul 29, 2017

Really fantastic work, those interiors look like filming sets! Outstanding paint work all around too! Great catch on the LED light strips, those look great for all kinds of projects.

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