The Continuity GuideMoonbase Guide
by Martin Willey
The Continuity Guide
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There were two brief shots of individual Moonbase buildings in Breakaway, but the first views of the Main Mission tower and other buildings were in Guardian Of Piri. Among the notable features are rotating radar dishes in Force Of Life & The Metamorph, and the dish in Seed Of Destruction. The base was surrounded by forcefield towers seen in several episodes. An underground research station, with a cross-shaped pad and buildings embedded in a lunar hill, was seen in The Exiles. A raised building was seen in The Exiles, Journey To Where, The A B Chrysalis & Space Warp. This was seen in conjunction with a dome (from the Daria, Mission Of The Darians) with the Moonbase seen beyond and an Eagle foreground in Space Warp, New Adam, New Eve, The Seance Spectre & Seed Of Destruction. The dome was also seen in Journey To Where (as the "transference dome"). |
 Several episodes used a studio backdrop of Alpha buildings. |
Pans over the Moonbase buildings. The initial shots are from The Exiles and are also seen in Space Warp and The A B Chrysalis. Note the Main Mission tower.
The later shots are after the The A B Chrysalis shockwave, hence the dust. While in other shots the base seems to be on a flat surface, these views show the buildings spread over a low hill.
 From Breakaway, the first brief view of individual Moonbase buildings. |
 In Guardian Of Piri the Main Mission Tower appears (the same shot appears in War Games). |
 This exploding building appears in War Games. Note the moonbuggy. |
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 Outlying launch pad. Note building and transference dome |
 Journey To Where. The same angle of Moonbase Alpha, at the base of two hills (one must be the hill from the title sequence, as the same launch pad is visible). |
 Force Of Life: revolving radar array. |
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   Close up of the revolving radar array |
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  The Metamorph: Round buildings with revolving antenna (actually a gravity tower!) |
 From the Year 2 title sequence: the foreground buildings are on a large hill overlooking the base. Note there are actually two moonbuggies in this shot. There is a revolving antenna on the round building. |
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  Seed Of Destruction: energy transmitting dish. |
 Bringers Of Wonder part 1: note beyond this launch pad is another launch pad. |
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 A laser cannon rises- note the round building beyond. The small construction on the hill top is a satellite from Into Infinity. |
  Many buildings explode during the series! |
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 Eagles flying over Moonbase buildings |
 This launch pad is very close to other buildings. |
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