My Dinky Toys' Space 1999 Eagle restoration project
Episode III
Previously, on these pages, I presented some progresses in my Dinky Toys' Eagle restoration, with episode I and episode II. Today I found some spare time to complete the paint job, even if the quality of spray paintings I chose was not so good and the final result does not satisfy me completely.
However, this is how the story went...
The original Eagle had a windowless transporter pod, so I prepared some finishings using a trasparent sheet of plastic, painted in black in the rear side and striped with two white lines in the front. Some masking tape was useful when spraying. Then I cut the paper and I glued the new windows from the inside. Nice!
Landing gears for the transporter pod were 3D printed and painted in black, I'm pretty satisfied of the final result. The vertical engine nozzles were chromed using a particular spray, after a careful cleaning of the red original plastics. But even if the result is nice on bare metal (the landing gears came out very polished), plastics prepared with a light gray primer are very hard to manipulate even after several hours.
The main metal beam and the engines' tanks were painted using a polished, glossy white, while the rest of the starship's body was painted in matte white. I like the color and it is very similar to the actual TV series.
So I am satisfied enough with the final result of my 3 days long work, but it is now time for decals, but this will be described in the next, final episode of my restoration!
Jump to Episode IV!
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Hai mai cercato un posto dove architettura, cultura geek e hardware vintage si incontrano davvero? Dal 2004 questo spazio è il laboratorio digitale di Simone Garagnani: qui si sperimentano idee, si collezionano storie nerd, si parla da tempo immemore di soluzioni BIM, rilievi digitali, computer graphics e retrocomputing. Ma non è nato tutto da solo: alle origini, fra i banchi universitari, c’erano anche Pasquale Squillace e Giuseppe Pernigotti. Da quei giorni, il blog è diventato una calamita per chi vuole sporcarsi le mani tra tecnologie d’epoca, cultura underground, digitalizzazione avanzata e creatività architettonica. Se ami la contaminazione tra passato, innovazione e un pizzico di ironia nerd, sei nel posto giusto.
Since 2004, this blog has been Simone Garagnani's digital playground - where geek culture, science, architecture, engineering ITs and vintage hardware come together. Here you can find hands-on experiments with retrocomputing, stories about underground nerd culture, and in-depth explorations of BIM, high-resolution digital surveying, and computer graphics for architecture, engineering, and construction. The blog was originally launched during my university years together with Pasquale Squillace and Giuseppe Pernigotti. Over time, it has grown into a hub for anyone interested in crossing wires between technology, creative design, and the hidden treasures of digital heritage. If you're passionate about mixing past innovations with new digital adventures, and enjoy a good dose of nerd irony, welcome, you'll feel right at home!
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