A LOOK AT THE RESCUE EAGLE FROM ANDERSON ENTERTAINMENT

 

Here’s some quick first impressions of the recently released Rescue Eagle model from Anderson Entertainment.

Out of the box, the model certainly looks fine, and is very nicely detailed.

It’s also quite familiar as most people suspected, it simply appears to be a repainted 10” Eaglemoss model, with all the usual Eaglemoss design defects, the most obvious being the black paint around the reaction rockets on the shoulder pods, and the lack of detail on the rockets, themselves.

Anderson Entertainment Rescue Eagle at the top, Eaglemoss Standard Transport Eagle below.

Comparing the models, the overall colour, like the original Eaglemoss models still appears to be a very light grey, (although  I can't decide whether the A.E. Eagle does look ever so slightly lighter)  The landing legs have been painted a dark grey,  and most of the decal detailing has been altered . 

The red strips on the module look fine , although it's been pointed out by others that they are a little too thin, but certainly not a deal breaker for me!

As with the Eaglemoss models, the module is fixed into place. The piping surrounding the engine bells have also been removed, although, to be fair, this is how Eagles would have looked during the first season of Space: 1999.

I suspect removing the piping might end up taking away some support to the engine array. One of the engine bells on my example is slightly askew, although I reckon that could be just down to the infamous lack of quality control that was evident with the original foreign manufactures used by Eaglemoss!

One definite improvement is the anti-glare sections on the command module have been painted black, rather than a dark grey which was chosen for the original Eaglemoss version.

The model comes with a plastic display plinth, reminiscent of the launch pads that comes with the Sixteen 12 12” die-cast Eagles, although it is less detailed than the Sixteen 12 version.

The box looks impressive, and is nicely designed. The front and base of the box have a side view drawing of a rescue Eagle (not the actual model), surrounded by the Anderson Entertainment branding colours and logo.

The box flap folds back revealing schematics and technical info about the rescue Eagle. The model and display plinth are well packed in packaging foam.

Overall, the model does carry some good cosmetic improvements over the original Eaglemoss versions, and as the three Eaglemoss releases didn't include a Rescue Eagle, this model will no doubt prove popular with collectors. 

The only downside is Anderson Entertainment’s much higher price of £124.99, which is over double what the Eaglemoss models originally cost,  There may well be some justification to this, inflation, licensing rights etc. Whatever the reason, this might make some think twice before investing.