Finished Photos of 1/35 Scale Icarus Spaceship From "The Planet of the Apes"
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:17 am
Fellow Modelers,
Below are photos of my 1/35 scale ANSA (American National Space Administration) Icarus/Liberty 1 Spaceship from the 1968 movie “The Planet of the Apes”. The ship’s name (Liberty 1) was included in the original movie script but was never mentioned on screen. Several years after the movie came out a fan began associating the name Icarus with the ship, which seemed to stick with the fanbase. The model is made by Monsters-In-Motion and is about 13” in length. The kit is out of resin and consist of about 12 pieces. The upper and lower main hull pieces had a terrible fit. I ended up not using the lower section and replaced it with thin pieces of evergreen styrene. The kit came with a water and rock formation base to sit the ship on, but I was so impressed with the quality I decided to mount the Icarus on a metal rod above the water. You see a lot of Icarus model displays with heavy atmospheric weathering like in the movie, but I decided to keep it clean and neat since it is such an attractive paint scheme. The overall configuration of the ship is unknown since the only time the full-size mockup is shown in the movie it is sinking in the water. There has to be some kind of propulsion/drive system, but it is not included on the Monsters-In-Motion kit. I bought and built the model in 2003. I just recently did some modifications to the paint scheme and decals to make it more accurate. I have always been a huge admirer of this design and still hope a manufacturer will come out with a large injection plastic kit someday. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the photos.
Phillip 1
Below are photos of my 1/35 scale ANSA (American National Space Administration) Icarus/Liberty 1 Spaceship from the 1968 movie “The Planet of the Apes”. The ship’s name (Liberty 1) was included in the original movie script but was never mentioned on screen. Several years after the movie came out a fan began associating the name Icarus with the ship, which seemed to stick with the fanbase. The model is made by Monsters-In-Motion and is about 13” in length. The kit is out of resin and consist of about 12 pieces. The upper and lower main hull pieces had a terrible fit. I ended up not using the lower section and replaced it with thin pieces of evergreen styrene. The kit came with a water and rock formation base to sit the ship on, but I was so impressed with the quality I decided to mount the Icarus on a metal rod above the water. You see a lot of Icarus model displays with heavy atmospheric weathering like in the movie, but I decided to keep it clean and neat since it is such an attractive paint scheme. The overall configuration of the ship is unknown since the only time the full-size mockup is shown in the movie it is sinking in the water. There has to be some kind of propulsion/drive system, but it is not included on the Monsters-In-Motion kit. I bought and built the model in 2003. I just recently did some modifications to the paint scheme and decals to make it more accurate. I have always been a huge admirer of this design and still hope a manufacturer will come out with a large injection plastic kit someday. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the photos.
Phillip 1
