Catacombs Model Gallery
Special Effects

From a set of publicity photos of Brian Johnson, Nick Allder and Cyril Forster. These are posed shots- they are not actually doing anything with the models. On the workbench are three scales of Eagles, three scales of moonbuggy (with astronauts), and two scales of round Alphan building.

The same model workshop, with the large Eagle and the laser turret, and a large gravity tower. The calendar is October 1976; the poster is the Smash mashed potato robot from a famous 1974 UK advert (directed by Space: 1999 director Bob Brooks). On the other bench is Eagle 2 without a pod, and Martin Bower's laser gun (seen only in The Dorcons)

Another posed shot of Johnson and Allder with the three scales of Eagle and the Moon. More here

Brian Johnson poses with moonbuggy and Meta Probe from Breakaway. Behind is Moonbase Alpha. More here

Nick Allder and Terry Schubert set up the winch Eagle for a scene from Breakaway. Note the bucket and sieves on the right, used to spread the "lunar" dust over the table-top set. More photos

Technicians prepare an Eagle launch shot, on Wednesday 20 March 1974. More photos

Johnson in the spaceship graveyard from The Metamorph. More photos

Filming the Eagle command module separation from Dragon's Domain. Nick Allder has his back to camera bottom right. Terry Schubert is above him on the right. David Litchfield is behind the camera, head at an angle.

Filming the pilot ship leaving the Superswift in The Bringers of Wonder part 1. Nick Allder is behind the camera. On the right of the picture a section of Moonbase hangar wall can be seen.