ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SIXTEEN 12 'WARGAMES' EPISODE SET

As I’m getting close to catching up with the current releases so far of Sixteen 12’s Episode sets, here are some photos I posted fairly recently of the Sixteen 12 ‘Wargames’ episode set.

The set features a laser scorched Eagle and a Mark IX Hawk.

For my original photos of the prototypes, I showed both the models against an outer space background, as I could really only show what the set would comprise of. For the photos of the finished models, I wanted to show them off in different and slightly more enhanced surroundings.

The Hawk  doesn’t have any obvious landing gear so, inspired by some of the fan-built model Hawk landing pads I’ve seen at convention model shows over the years I thought I’d scratch- build a small landing cradle  myself for my own smaller version.  Then I built what is supposed to be a space station hangar diorama to fit it in, taking some inspiration from the Moonbase Alpha Eagle Hangar.  

At just under 8” (200mm) long, the ABS  plastic Sixteen 12 Hawk is smaller and much lighter than the die cast Eagle which is just less than 12” (300mm), and is designed to be in scale with the Eagle.

In spite of its size though, it does have some lovely and intricate detailing, perfect for those who prefer a ready-made display model without the hassle of putting it all together!

The set comes with a battle damaged Eagle; however the laser blast scorches are quite subtle. If I’m honest I would have liked to have seen the Eagle with more obvious blast marks, and maybe a damaged leg pod.

One small detail worth mentioning is that Sixteen 12 has added black paint under the leg pods which has been missing for some reason on previous sets.