What's the collective noun for a group of moonbuses? A station? A queue? I'm always up for another Moonbus and reader Eviled alerted me to the fascinating Kubrick- version Moonbus discussions on Hobby Talk. Have a look here. At TV21, there was mention of Century 21 effects people jumping ship to work on 2001 Space Odyssey. Is it possible that there was a Century 21 influence on bringing Arther C. Clarke's Moonbus to life in the movie? There's some great views of the boxed Aurora model version here. The overall shape, especially the blackened frontage, of the Kubrick Moonbus reminds me of another model I saw at TV21 last weekend pictured to the left. It's probably from UFO but I'm not sure. The third 'bus' at the bottom is my Lanard STAR FORCE toy, which sort of looks like the con bus too especially with it's satellite dish!
On a seperate Moonbus tack, again at TV21 [I promise to shut up about the con soon!] I noticed some original TV21 comic artwork of a long red tubular wheeled vehicle, which looked like the Spacex 'moonbus'. the Mobile HQ. I only glimpsed it and remembered after the con had finished but I think it was Frank Bellamy's Thunderbirds [?]. PS. found it on a photo I took of the back wall of the room - see close-up to the left below. Anyone know what it is?
"It's probably from UFO but I'm not sure."
ReplyDeleteI'm confused. You're not talking about the one with the "Alpha Moonbase" logo from Space: 1999 on it, are you?
Don't be confused Richard, I don't know what I'm talking about. Space 1999 it is, not UFO!
ReplyDeleteWhat's the collective noun for a group of moonbuses? I dunno. What I do know is you can wait ages for one, and then three come along. ^_^
ReplyDeleteBTW, that Moonbase Alpha tank thingy ... is that the one which uses an AIRFIX Centurion tank base for the, erm, base?
ReplyDeleteHey, it's 2am ... you expect good vocabulary at this time in the morning ^_^
It's referred to as a bus or shuttle within the Atlantic Tunnel strip but other views show it to be long and completely unlike any moonbus.
ReplyDeleteIs there more info somewhere on that Airfix tank base Toad?
ReplyDeleteFascinating Shaqui. I'll try to find more images as it looks a cracking vehicle.
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ReplyDeleteSurprise, surprise ... Toad got it wrong. Well it was 2am ... that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Highly recommended course of action: ignore anything Toad says after midnight.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of the resin kits of the Space 1999 Laser Tanks (3 of 'em, weren't there?). THOSE use an AIRFIX Chieftain (not Centurion) 1/72 scale tank base as the chassis (that word I ought to have used last night).
Mind you, the base of the one in your photo does look like it might be using the chassis from a tank kit.
Shaqui beat me to it! The 'shuttlecar' appears in the Thunderbirds strip in TV21 Number 76 pages 10 & 11
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