SIXTEEN 12 'EARTHBOUND' EPISODE SET

 Another look at the Sixteen 12 ‘Earthbound’ Episode set which appeared in August, 2020.

This set features the Kaldorian spacecraft, and a Rescue Eagle. It also comes with a docking tube, and an Alpha Buggy.

As the Kaldorian ship is intended to be in-scale with the 12” Eagle, it’s a good size, and has plenty of detailing.

‘Earthbound’ is a popular first season Space: 1999 episode, and one of my favourites.  The egg-like Kaldorian ship is certainly an inspired otherworldly design, reminiscent of a child’s spinning top toy.

The original filming props were built by Space Models in two sizes, the largest being two foot in diameter.

While the Kaldorian ship marks the first time the Alphans encounter an alien vehicle, the ‘Earthbound’ episode is where we first see the red-striped Rescue Pod.

It turns out that the original Product Enterprise Rescue had red stripes that were too thin; the new Sixteen 12 version corrects that error.

The docking tube attaches to the pod door and the flat surfaces on the Kaldorian ship’s main body magnetically, but as the Eagle pod doesn’t have extending legs, connection is only possible by placing on its display plinth.

Here’s a selection of photos I took showing both the prototype and released Sixteen 12 models.

Here's a few photos I took at one of the Smallspace events of the large Kaldorian ship studio prop.