ALPHA MOONBASE PROP

I hope he won't mind me mentioning it, but I'm pleased to hear that the surviving  parts of the original Moonbase Alpha prop are currently going through some meticulous  restoration by it's owner, James Winch.

I've been lucky enough to see the prop at various events, and although when I saw it, bits of detail were missing and the model was looking it's age, it was still a very  impressive model,

Even though travel tubes and landing pads are missing (these were apparently vac-formed and attached to the plaster on the original baseboard ) its still a big model, so when James' get's round to reproducing these missing pads and tubes it'll be huge.

James has now finished restoring the buildings, and once he's found or reproduced the missing parts, he'll be working out a way to create a display base board.

That is something I'd be very much looking forward to seeing. The very best of luck with the project, James.

James has kindly sent me some photos he's taken of how the restored Moonbase Alpha is looking now.

I think it goes without saying it looks superb, but I'm going to say it anyway. A great piece of work, James.

This last photo shows parts for the new outer buildings, and what looks like travel tubes.