The Catacombs The Continuity Guide
Eagle Guide
by Martin Willey

Eagle Passenger Module


Front bulkheads

Andrew Novinc VR Space:1999 Andrew Novinc VR Space:1999

The front bulkheads of the passenger module changed through the series. Here are renders of the early version (viewscreen, label placement), and the later version: CRTs replaced the viewscreen in Missing Link/The Last Sunset; the labels change position, and the weapons rack appears in The Last Sunset. It changes again for Year 2, with the fire extinguisher in a new position, new labels, and at the end of the series the label "Weapons Rack".

Viewscreens

The front bulkheads of the passenger module originally featured large colour view screens (Breakaway, Matter Of Life And Death, Black Sun, Ring Around The Moon, Earthbound, Another Time, Another Place, Guardian Of Piri). The view screen reappeared (on the port side only) in Dragon's Domain.

Breakaway Breakaway Ring Around The Moon Guardian Of Piri Dragon's Domain

CRT screens

From Missing Link the large screen changed to small CRT screens, two on each side. The following episode (Guardian Of Piri) is back to the viewscreen, but the next time we see the passenger module (The Last Sunset) the CRT screens are back and stay until the end of the series.

Missing Link The Full Circle End Of Eternity War Games Space Brain New Adam, New Eve

Labels

On the inner side of the bulkhead is a standard moonbase door panel, with signs above. At the start of year 1 there were two sign labels (until Death's Other Dominion). From The Full Circle onwards there is just one sign (the white "Fire Emergency Procedure"). The typeface is Eurostile Bold Extended.

On the door-side of the bulkhead, there is another white "Fire Emergency Procedure" sign mounted low, near a blue fire extinguisher. From The Full Circle onwards this label disappears, with an "Emergency Procedure" label appearing higher, level with the base of the CRT screens.

In year 2 a new red label appears (with a shortened version of the same text as the year 1 label, minus the "codeing" misspelling). In year 2 a blue fire extinguisher is mounted above the label (so the text makes sense, unlike in year 1).

A large red label "Weapons Rack" appears in Devil's Planet and (in a different place) in The Immunity Syndrome.

Fire Emergency
Procedure

The removal of either
of these appliances
automatically sets the
emergency signals
into operation.
Blue codeing operates
on BH.
Green codeing operates
on AQ.
Silver Coding only on B4
and services.

Fire Emergency
Procedure

The removal of either
of these appliances
automatically sets the
emergency signals
into operation.


Death's Other Dominion The Seance Spectre Devil's Planet

Shelving and Weapons Racks

Beneath the screens were shelves, containing either boxes or spacesuit packs.

The top shelf two shelves on the starboard side were normal storage shelves until The Last Sunset when the top shelf gained a metal rail holding 5 stun guns, and the middle shelf had two front columns with brackets, used to hold a long weapon. This was either a large blaster (The Last Sunset, The Full Circle, Death's Other Dominion, The Infernal Machine, End Of Eternity) or a laser rifle (War Games, Space Brain, Mission Of The Darians, Dragon's Domain, The Testament Of Arkadia, all Year 2).

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The Metamorph

From The Last Sunset to All That Glisters, the stun gun rack is on the starboard side. From the next appearance, New Adam, New Eve, the stun guns are on the port-side.

New Adam, New Eve

From New Adam, New Eve, the stun guns shift to the port-side. Here the laser rifle is also mounted on the port-side.

The A B Chrysalis

In The A B Chrysalis laser rifles are mounted on both sides.

Fire extinguisher

In most of Year 1, a blue fire extinguisher is mounted in the lower shelf on the door side. The markings vary through the series- it has normal instruction labels until War Games, when they disappear, leaving it blank.

All That Glisters

In Year 2, the blue fire extinguisher is moved above the door panel control, normally with small rectangular label. One of the fire extinguishers is removed by Koenig in Devil's Planet and used as a weapon against the guards.

Devil's Planet The Immunity Syndrome

A "Weapons Rack" sign appears in Devil's Planet on the port-side, above the stun gun rack. In The Immunity Syndrome it is seen on the starboard side, above the laser rifle.

Forward section

Andrew Novinc VR Space:1999

The forward portion of the passenger module contains cupboards and shelves, used for hanging spacesuits or boxes and cases. Theoretically the passenger module could be mounted facing in either direction.

At the front, by the door to the command module, are three shelves. Moving to the centre of the module are three tall open cupboards with hanging rails, which may hold spacesuits or boxes. The cupboards and shelves have red labels over them with numbers. On the port-side the numbers are (centre to front, top) 1, 2, 3, 1 (and the shelves below, 2 and 3). On the starboard, the numbers are (front to centre) 4 (with shelves 5 and 6 below), 4, 5, 6. Obviously there may be some confusion if things are stored in "4".

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Another Time, Another Place

From Breakaway to Another Time, Another Place there is a green label above the door, with the number "12". Afterwards it becomes a standard "Emergency Procedure" sign.

All That Glisters

Behind the scenes shot of the set from All That Glisters. The port-side is missing (although spacesuits hang in their place).

Behind the scenes

The dismantled set pieces from the Eagle. The port-side cupboards are behind Landau, Anderson and their guests. The main passenger module walls and roof are stacked far left.


Copyright Martin Willey. Thanks to Marcus Lindroos.