Category: Models

Building the USS Enterprise ( 1/537 Star Trek 5 version )

Opening ThoughtsThe 1/537 USS Enterprise is one of those kits that stalked me since I was young. I remembered seeing it in various iterations through the years, basically re-released after every new Star Trek movie. Yet, my budget and available space never quite lined up, and when I finally hit the point of having the …

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Building and lighting the Revell Build and Play Star Destroyer

Hello! I don’t usually do this kind of thing, but since every time I do a lit model I always get peppered with questions on how I did it, I thought I’d put together this little blog to show some of what went into the build and maybe some of my insights on the process. …

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AMT Klingon Cruiser ( Vor’Cha )

After sitting in my model stash for 15 years, I decided to finally build the Klingon cruiser that debuted in the Next Generation.  I’ve been holding off until my skills and time could hopefully do it a measure of justice.  I always liked this design as a heavy compliment to the smaller bird of prey …

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Modeling- The Kazon Raider

After deciding to take a break from some of my other projects, I decided to build a quick model to keep my practice up and relax a bit with a kit that I didn’t overly care about.  My closet is sadly full of kits that I resist building simply because I don’t feel that my …

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Modeling the Bucket ( Battlestar Galactica )

As a way to relax, I sometimes like to build models.  I don’t do it as often as I’d like so my skills are often rusty.  For my latest effort, I dove in and built the Moebius Models Battlestar Galactica.  Aside from a few issues adjusting the ‘head’ of the ship, it was a pretty …

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