Konami Space 1999 Models Reviewed By Robin Day

Space 1999 was a live action series produced by Gerry Anderson after UFO in the early 1970's.
Basically the Moon goes flying out of orbit and takes the hapless crew of Moonbase Alpha on a trek around the Galaxy, stopping off at planets for stories and then moving on again at apparantly faster than light speeds with no means of propulsion. This is not a typical Gerry Anderson show, I hasten to add.
Whilst I did not like this show because I felt it had some really bad science, bad acting and bad writing....I did like the models and special effects.

Here are some photographs of the Konami 'Candy Toy' models of three spacecraft from Space 1999: The Eagle, Hawk and Rescue Eagle. These were issued in 2003.

The Eagle is the workhorse of Alpha Moonbase. It carries a central module, rather like Thunderbird 2. The module can be left on the Moon's surface as a temporary base. The Konami model of the Eagle has a detachable centre module.

The Hawk is a fighter craft. From memory, the Hawk only appeared in one episode - under the control of hostile aliens. However, the Hawk was supposed to be an Earth design.

Well, whatever the logic, these are nice looking craft - and Konami have made excellent tiny replicas. They are between three and four inches in length.
Models are prepainted as you see them here.

Konami Eagle Spaceship

This is what you get - it's all pre-painted. You just attach the 'feet', no glue required.
Display base included.

Konami Hawk Spaceship

No additonal parts for this model.
This has a display stand to show the Hawk in flight.

Another Shot of the Eagle

The four feet simply plug into the model. The central module is a good fit and stays firmly in place.

Rescue Eagle

A variant of the Eagle transporter.
This model was twin-packed with a model of UFO's S.I.D.