Perhaps what should have been in the first place, Round2/MPC Corporation just delivered the Moonbuggy Kit. This kit was announced at the 2022 Wonderfest event in Louisville, KY. Round 2/MPC have produced a many Space: 1999 kits, this being #26th Space: 1999 product that MPC has produced since 2014. At 3.25 inches / 8.2 cm long,…
The Troubled MUF: Episode Discussion
“The Troubled Spirit” was one of those mysterious unknown force episodes that turned into a Sherlock Holmes story for the Commander and Professor (of course, not their first rodeo). It was interesting to follow as we started with a chilled but uncharacteristically creepy Coral Electric Sitar sequence by none other than Big Jim Sullivan himself…
The Eagle Transporter Mod: Part 1
Since the dawn of time, there have been fans/collectors/model builders not happy with what the market has provided as to kits and toys of the beloved Eagle Transporter. Watching the Space: 1999 episodes for the first time back in the day or catching up reviewing them again in uber-high definition on your favorite Blu Ray,…
Another Space: 1999 Eagle Kit? Part 2
The latest offering from MPC models is arriving to your favorite hobby distributor very shortly, so get those pre orders in. In the meantime, check out how beautiful this build is. Harold Wholf Sr. was commissioned to build this exclusive Round2/MPC kit sample. I asked him to just build an “out of the box” build…
Mission of the Books
Hardbound or paperback, even some electronic reader editions are accompanying the titles, here are the latest 1999 books you should have on your RADAR. Powys Media Year One Omnibus: Space: 1999 Rides Again to the Masses and this time in paperback edition. Mateo Latosa, co-founder of Powys Media, pulled the trigger on producing the amazing…
The Dinky Eagle: A Fan Mainstay
Perhaps the most popular of the Eagle toys worldwide, the Dinky Eagle was (and still is) highly sought after in almost any condition. Marketing was quite different back in the 1970’s and perhaps led to Dinky’s demise, but what a ride it was. Dinky had a great track record selling Gerry Anderson show toys from…
Matter Of Life & Death Episode : the Promos
The second Space: 1999 episode in production, there were a number of additional promotional photo shoots that were done with a number of photos that were rarely seen since those production days. We’ve all seen the episode. It’s really another one of those episodes whether you love or hate it. There is some serious MUF…
Merch: 2022 – The Year In Review
2022 saw interesting ups and downs coming from all angles of the license holders of Space. In the hearts and minds of fans fond for Space: 1999 was very apparent in 2022 and there have been some companies to capitalize on our nostalgia with amazing merch. Since 2013’s merch surge of the Blam! Comics…
Ring Around The Moon Episode Random Thoughts
Has there been any blog discussion on this little story? Oh, most likely, but “this episode” made for interesting impact to the the Alphans, Fans and promotional materials. Ring Around The Moon was one of those episodes that really felt more Avant Garde and very different. Brought the mood rather dark and gloomy. Of course,…
The Tiny Alpha Eagles With Wheels And Other Oddities
Here is a nice little presentation of “what were they thinking?” about miscolored/mis-engineered toy Eagles “back in the day”. Did you know that the first best commercially available accurate (well, sort of) was produced in 2003 by Konami? Everything prior was not really that close, miscolored, wheels added, copied from other toy manufactures, miniaturized and…