Several models would be built in two or more scales, for distant shots and for close-ups. Examples include the Eagles (in four scales); Kaldorian ship, Jarak's ship, Hawk (in three scales); Gwent, the Ultra Probe, Mentor's Psychon ship, and The Immunity Syndrome glider (in two scales). More angular models were made from Perspex, and rounded shapes carved from wood and then perhaps cast in fibreglass. Detailing of the models used commercial plastic shapes from the specialist company EMA and parts from construction kits, especially those available in two sizes such as the Revell Gemini capsule and Tamiya tank kits which could be used on both model scales. Following up its big 1/48 scale Space: 1999 Eagle transporter released in 2015, MPC has scaled the ship to 1/72 scale which makes it about 14 inches long. The kit includes a stand, optional compressed and extended landing gear to pose it on the ground or in flight, and markings for three spacecraft. I also used MPC’s aftermarket metal engine bell set. The 160cm Superswift is another superb design, and took Bower three weeks to build. The model has sadly been very battered and many parts have been ripped from it. It is undergoing extensive rebuilding. I spent 24 hours building MPC’s Eagle and recommend it to intermediate modelers and above looking to add one or more transports to their collection. I followed the instructions and assembled the crew module followed by the fore and aft walkways, painting subassemblies as I went.

The second 112cm Eagle model appears for the first time. This was also built by Space Models. The first 112cm Eagle model also had its first repaint.For many years, the only models were MPC’s 1/72 scale kit — re-issued several times by Airfix and AMT/Ertl — and an Imai offering in 1/110 scale. There has been at least one resin 1/48 scale Eagle. The iconic Eagle Transporter spacecraft from "Space: 1999" is launching for sale in summer 2021. (Image credit: Hero Collector) Cut out Eagles, based on photographs of the early 112cm and 56cm Eagle (before Alpha insignia was added), can be seen in several episodes, some more obviously than others. The Eagle hangar scenes in Breakaway and Earthbound are quite good, although the publicity photos of the Kaldorian ship reveal the cut outs rather badly. Cut outs can also be seen in The Full Circle, Guardian of Piri and War Games (in the last, being blown up). The original miniatures were 1/24 scale, chosen for the availability of scale items such as ladders and because it worked well for filming. MPC’s model is half that size, so it scales to 1/48 and is about 22" long. The relatively crude Meta Probe was seen only briefly, and is one of the models that disappeared completely. It was about 30cm long.

There were two models at 8inch/20cm x 13cm x 8cm. One is owned by Martin Willey; the other (with figure) is owned by David Hirsch. This scale was used extensively (in the opening scenes of Breakaway, in The Infernal Machine, and in The Last Enemy). The front section is quite foreshortened, but otherwise it is a fair representation. They contain an electric motor to drive the rear pair of wheels. Rescue Eagles are Transporters that have been fitted with a special passenger pod, identified by bold red stripes on the exterior. These are adapted for field diagnosis and treatment of injury or disease that may be encountered on a planet's surface or in deep space. Manned by medical personnel, Rescue Eagles are equipped with mobile beds, patient-monitor units, and facilities for field surgery. Freighter Eagles A large top section of an Eagle (framework and pod) was built. It was 58cm long by 30cm high. It was used for close ups of the laser turret (featured in The AB Chrysalis, Seance Spectre and Devil's Planet) and the scene lowering an astronaut in a harness in The Bringers of Wonder part 2. A highly detailed leg section was built for a scene of the spaceship graveyard in The Metamorph.The three are readily distinguishable by the panel detailing on their leg pods. In particular, note the upper outward facing sloping face of the pod, decorated on Eagle 1 by a round Saturn V part, on Eagle 2 by a square Gemini part, and on Eagle 3 by concentric rings. The Airfix Eagle 1 and Geoffrey Mandel Starlog blueprints are based on Eagle 2; the Tokuma Shoten blueprints are of Eagle 3. In “Breakaway”, the Space:1999 premiere episode, it was clear to see that the iconic Eagle spacecraft was truly unique. Its utilitarian nature was clearly demonstrated when the central passenger pod was swapped out to perform duties ranging from general transportation to rescue missions, but the feature became even more apparent when the cargo pod was implemented. In this configuration, the ship was well equipped to handle heavy lifting whether transporting nuclear waste canisters on its flatbed or when it was fully rigged with a powerful winch complete with magnetic hoist. Bower built the two scales of Mentor's Psychon ship, 122cm and 66cm. The larger model was built around the tank of a vacuum cleaner. The graveyard includes the following ships: A 72cm dome from the S.S. Daria appears as a Moonbase Alpha outbuilding. It also appears in a later library shot of an Eagle on a launch pad in Space Warp, New Adam New Eve, Seance Spectre and Seed of Destruction. The Taybor The Eagle is not a difficult build, but it can’t be rushed either because of the need to clean up most of the parts before assembly.

The Satazius was 130cm and originally green. It was repainted yellow and publicity photographs were taken before it was decided to paint it green again for filming. It was designed to resemble the Sidewinder vehicle from the Thunderbirds episode Pit of Peril. The surface detail is first-rate with sharp edges and clean lines, but the framing that links the major sections is marked by obvious mold seams. They aren’t difficult to remove — a few scrapes with a knife and sanding are all that's needed — but there are a lot of struts in the model. I filled ejector-pin marks on many of the struts, too, so initial construction is slow. Arra's shuttle was designed by Johnson (as a 15cm long plasticene model) and carved from solid Jelutong wood by Bower in ten days. The wings were plywood and decorated with kit parts from a Boeing Superfortress kit. The entire model was 120cm long. Includes Full-Colour Decoration Guide- Provides Painting and Decal Placement for Three Passenger Pod SchemesMPC introduces this all new, accurately proportioned and detailed kit of the iconic spacecraft in precise 1/72 scale which can be decorated one of three ways. Contains one model kit with extensive decals, assembly and painting instructions. An article on the Moonbase model appears in Sci-Fi & Fantasy Modeller volume 22, July 2011, p85-92 and volume 23, Oct 2011, p93-98, by Bernie Walsh. Launch pads The model was not displayed at the Space City exhibition but was held in storage. When the exhibition closed in 1981, collector Phil Rae was helping Gerry Anderson create a new exhibition in the Pleasure Beach for one season. The Moonbase base was too big to move or store, and was due to be destroyed. Rae removed the buildings and some of the travel tube spokes; the launch pads and plaster base were fixed to the base, which was too big for Rae to transport or store. The individual buildings were stored for many years, until collector Andy Hopkinson bought them in the 1990s. They were then bought by collector James Winch, who has cleaned and restored many of the buildings. It is now on permanent loan to the National Film and Sci-Fi Museum, Milton Keynes, UK. I built and painted the long spine frame, then added the fore and aft connectors. Next, I attached the module with the supplied screws, which make for a secure connection but they are visible on the model. I filled the heads with superglue and painted the screw white to blend them with the model.

The 145cm tall Croton ship is an unusual design by Johnson, green and made up of tubular shapes, constructed by Bower. Devil's Planet I sprayed light gray, then masked random panels and squares. Tamiya spray-can white primer finished the ship. Fits are mostly good, but I used filler on the boxes, landing-gear pods, feet, and some strut junctions. A second 112cm/ 44inch Eagle first appeared in The Last Sunset (built by Space Models). Although the nose cone was cast from the first (in fibreglass, instead of perspex), the moulding exaggerated slight asymmetries, notably that the lower part of the cone was flatter (it was then mounted upside down on the Eagle, so the upper portion is flattened). Also the "eyes" are not aligned (the plan and profile shots in the Tim Heald " The Making of Space: 1999" book show this clearly). There were actually 7 models: one 5 1/2", one 11", two 22", three 44". The landing pads are sprung, not hydraulic.

Unusual buildings were built by Martin Bower for the planet, featuring leg pods from the Airfix Eagle model (many of these have been broken off the model as it is today). One 112cm tall tower was made from a swing-bin. Another, 84cm tall, features three towers one made with a slide projector carousel. A third building, a landing platform, was 72cm tall. The Immunity Syndrome The laboratory pod first appeared in Guardian of Piri. It can also be seen in the end title credits, Voyager's Return, The Last Enemy, The Metamorph, The Exiles (a clip from The Metamorph), All that Glisters, The AB Chrysalis, Seed of Destruction, Space Warp (a pod in the Eagle hangar) and The Immunity Syndrome. In several of these - Guardian of Piri, The Last Enemy, Seed of Destruction, and The Immunity Syndrome - there are glaring continuity errors as the Eagles have standard pods in other scenes. The pod is based on a cargo pod base (hence the large square feet, as opposed to the narrow legs on the standard pods). Note that the detailing on the end doors is convex, rather than indented as on standard pods (and the set interior). The cryogenic capsules were 7cm long. The Golos skyscrapers are seen very briefly. A multi-level Alphan building built by Martin Bower is seen. It appears again in The AB Chrysalis (a clip from The Exiles actually), Journey to Where, Space Warp and Seed of Destruction. The model was seen being sold as part of a fund-raising campaign by the children's TV series Blue Peter in 1979. Journey To Where As someone who grew up watching "Space: 1999" and would come flying into the room when that groovy theme tune started up, it's a real pleasure to bring the iconic Eagle One Transporter to the show's many fans worldwide," Eaglemoss Hero Collector Brand Manager Chris Thompson tells Space.com.