Eagle-gun - Space 1999

Arm's Master gun, 1980's AHI, Hong Kong

Puppets say farewell...

Gerry Anderson passed away today. He was the genius behind Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Fireball XL5, Space 1999 and other iconic British TV Sci-Fi shows. RIP.

FAB 1 (detail), Imai Japan

TB5 (plastic), unknown, 1960's ?

Gerry with Parker and Lady Penelope

Captain Koenig ? Where are you ?

Some spaceships remain iconic, like the X-Wing or the USS Enterprise: Gerry Anderson's shows had a good share of these also : Thunderbirds craft, UFO Interceptors, ... and of course Eagles. And we're not talking about the pop group here...

This is another flea market find. Lots of cleaning needed - and some restauration. I am not even sure of the toy maker - but I guess it may be MPC or Airfix, since they were the companies that made the original kits (and the white plastic was quite yellowish when I bought it - which makes me believe it is really vintage)
The size is larger than the Dinky diecast - and better detailed.

Eagle, MPC/AIRFIX, ?, 1975

Eagle, DINKY TOYS (front) - MPC/AIRFIX (back)

Space 1999

Eagle, Dinky Toys, England,
1970

Eagle, Dinky Toys, England,
1970

Another cult series for all the nerds within us, Space 1999 was another masterpiece of Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, UFO, Captain Scarlet, ...) What if you were stuck on moonbase Alpha and thrown out of earth's orbit ?