I have added the final detail of the travel tubes to the MPC Moonbase Alpha diorama. Basic assembly is now complete. It will be mounted on a permanent display base soon and I'll show you that in the near future.
I really like the "extra mile" of the blue guy and some additional mayhem for the crash site. (An easy explanation of the fire? A tank of liquid oxygen is leaking a jet of O2 feeding the fire... for now. Luckily, we caught this dramatic moment just right!) I hope there's a cyclorama in mind for the small office section. It cries for more building and some lunar soil. Lastly, maybe it's just my jittery nerves but I would put the base on a piece of luan plywood for a little security when moving the whole thing around.
Fantastic job, especially with the lighting effects and the addition of the "Earthbound" ship. Also, like the way you shadowed and contoured the base of the model. As I remember from the Moonbase Alpha Tech book, the round and triangular ends of the travel tubes were termination points for the travel tube cars and storage hubs for material needing to be kept at a distance from . the base. Can't remember which is which, my tech book is in storage. Great job. Can't wait to see how you secure it to a base. Thanks...
I don’t think I really had a grasp of the scale until you brought your hand into the shot. Really nicely done. That one set of travel tubes that connect in the foreground make no sense to me from a practicality standpoint.
Love the alien ship, and yes you can have fire in space when fuel and oxidizer get together. I'd reflexively go for 1/2" plywood for the, uh, base to provide stiffness but I await your solution.
Turned out great, Boyd! My only other comment is that it would have been nice to put some windows in that circular well that is present in that one building. It's a shame that Round 2 did not correct the staircase for Main Mission.
Oh man, this is beautiful!! I've never seen this kit look like this. I really love the crashed flickering Eagle. That was definitely a nice touch! You went way above and beyond on this Boyd! Excellent work!!!
Nice work! I have this kit in the closet and been meaning to build it for several years. At one point was thinking of making it into a clock. But whenever I get to it, I think I'll just do a wall mounted version that sits in a frame.
You knocked it out the park Boyd incredible work 👏 it looks better fully displayed like it is you get to see the base and the terrain of the moon jaw dropping work Boyd it looks great in low light 😉👍
Could you have put a light wash on the buildings so the details showed up better ? There was a lot of moon dust around them so they would probably look a little dusty. Excellent work !!!!!
I Have Followed Your Video's For A While And I Never Thought Much Of This Model When I First Saw It And Even Dismissed It But I've Followed Your Work And Thoughts Through This group Of Videos This Moon Base Turned Into So Much More Than I Was Expecting . You Are Indeed A True Artist In Model Making . ; P - P.s. The Episode You Speak Of Has Always Been A Most Remembered Episode From My Youth Because Of Its Twist Ending.
Outstanding build of Moon base Alpha Boyd, now you will have to do UFO Moon base with the space shuttle launch gantry and moon hoppers, as well as the Interceptors bases.
The only thing that kinda bugs me is the scale of the travel tubes, they are a bit thick but that's a problem with the kit and not your build. You have done a most excellent job with what you got, and to scratch build that blue ship and add that crashed eagle is genius!
It looks great! I spotted the Kaldorian ship right away, although to be honest, I didn't remember what they were called. Now you just need to build a scale moon buggy driving across the lunar surface. I'm sure that shouldn't be too hard for you. ;)
Nice.. Meantime if your still looking for a neat way to display your 22" Eagle there's this guy on Ebay that sells custom Acrylic stands for them. I just ordered one last week... The price wasn't to bad either
Hi Boyd, I was wondering how good did the Bridge glue down on the fresh off white paint...or did you have to remove paint where you had to glue the Bridge of the Enterprise Refit?
Love your channel, back in the day I built the first moon base model that came out, I see they added more landing pads because I believe the first one only had three. Could you tell me if you would What the kit number is and where I might find one of these, thank you and keep Modeling on!
A few people mentioned hanging it and it is a good idea. My problem is I don't have much space on the walls of my display room and what little there is left is reserved for a few more plane kits I want to hang up next to the others I have there.
@@TrekWorks I know it's a tiny room, that's why i thought hanging the base with the Eagle, Main Mission, A Hawk, comlock, buggy, and stun gun on shelves in front. But it's been a long time since I've seen it, and it was pretty full then!
Fred Frieberger AKA the series killer, was the producer for season 2. He was producer on season 3 of Star Trek which gave us such gems as "Spock's Brain" :(
