EAGLE RESTORATION

 I recently picked up a 22" Round 2 Space: 1999 Eagle kit  that had already been started and partly painted 

Photo: eBay

It wasn't looking it's best, and so , as it wasn't too expensive I bought it and set to work making it look more presentable, with the  intension of making into the rarely seen V.I.P. Eagle.

I started by taking  apart what I could, and tidying up what I couldn't. The engine bells needed major surgery to release the internal baffles, and were discarded. Luckily, as my other Eagle kits have after market aluminium  engine bells I had plenty of spares in my bits box  which came in.

Luckily, the original owner hadn't used the decals that came with kit, and spares box would provide the rest.

The main kit colour is Ford Diamond white car spray, with  orange car spray for the pod. Here it it with decals in place, and new engine bells in place.

The cockpit after it's restoration. It needed it's original hand painted look stripped and completely repainted. I do plan to light it at some point.

Here it is coming along nicely, .with the pod in place  The window solar panels have been removed . You can see the discarded engine bells in the top right hand corner of the photo.

Very close to completion. Landing legs attached prior to some dirtying down.

The final look., and the more-or-less end to a very enjoyable project, My only regret is I wish I'd taken more build photos!