The Shipyard is the home for all my Sci-Fi ships, from one-man fighters to first rate ships of the line. Here you’ll find some truly ancient works, such as my old Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers kits, to my most recent efforts with Babylon 5. More than any other section of my site, this shows my growth as a modeler over the last couple decades.
I currently have four major Babylon 5 projects:
Kit |
Manufacturer |
Notes |
Status |
Earth Alliance StarFury Mk1 |
Revell-Monogram |
Injection molded kit |
Massive rebuild, detailing and replacement of kit parts with resin |
Earth Alliance Omega Class Destroyer |
Warp |
Resin/white metal/photoetch |
In limbo—awaiting replacement parts for badly cast pieces |
Minbarri Cruiser |
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Vacuform |
Not started—this one scare me… |
Whitestar |
I-Factory |
Resin |
Not started |
My 4 BattleStar Galactica projects:
Kit |
Manufacturer |
Notes |
Status |
BattleStar Galactica |
Moebius |
Injection molded kit |
Purchased Spring 2014. Good golly this is a thing of beauty. I think it has just to the Monogram kit what the Cylons did at the Battle of Caprica… |
Cylon Raider (studio scale) |
Injection molded kit |
Another thing of beauty. In many ways, a super-sized version of the old Monogram kit—literally twice the size, with a bit more detailing. Unlike the Galactica, the old Monogram kit is still really nice—this is just really big, and in scale with the Viper. |
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BattleStar Galactica |
Monogram |
Injection molded kit |
Partially modified—splitting center launch bay pylon support, adding detail and lights. I have 2 kits—one is destined to be the Pegasus.
UPDATE 2013: Likely to be abandoned with the updated Moebius kit |
Monogram/Revell |
Injection molded kit with resin |
Details on my contributions to the 30th Anniversary kit released by Revell |
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Monogram |
Injection molded kit |
Complete. Greatly modified engine section; has won/placed in several Sci-Fi model contests. This is the original 1978 release. |
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Monogram |
Injection molded kit; original issue |
Complete; built largely out of the box, also has placed at Sci-Fi model contests. This is the original 1978 release. |
My Star Trek projects:
Kit |
Manufacturer |
Notes |
Status |
Voyager |
Monogram |
Injection molded kit |
This was the original Voyager release, not the corrected model. No fancy decals, no detailed shuttle bay. So, I am replacing details that weren’t molded correctly, and a real challenge, reversing the clear/opaque mistake on the main deflector. Kit will also be lit. I will probably replace many of the decals or add on to the ones not provided. |
AMT/Ertl |
Injection molded kit |
Complete. Modified for lighting |
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DS9 Defiant |
AMT/Ertl |
Injection molded kit |
Partially started. Modifying for lighting. |
Cardassian Galor Cruiser |
AMT/Ertl |
Injection molded kit |
Not started. |
Next Generation Enterprise |
AMT/Ertl |
Injection molded kit |
I have three; one I am hoping to convert to the Dreadnaught seen in “All Good Things…”, the other as a regular Enterprise, a re-do of one I built as a kid. The intent is to light the kit |
Next Generation Klingon Cruiser |
AMT/Ertl |
Injection molded kit |
Featured in a 1997 Issue of Fine Scale Modeler and Famous Spaceships of Fact & Fantasy. Massive fiber optic lighting project, destroyed during a move. |
1/350 Original Series (TOS) Enterprise |
Round 2 |
Injection molded kit |
Complete! Custom build for my lovely wife, in a metallic paint scheme with a few bells and whistles tossed in. Used the Paragraphix PE set along with the Round 2 lighting kit. |
Star Wars Projects:
Kit |
Manufacturer |
Notes |
Status |
Imperial Star Destroyer |
AMT/Ertl |
Injection molded kit |
Not Started. |
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AMT/Ertl |
Injection molded kit |
Complete. Built out of the box 98-99 timeframe |
Star Wars Darth Vader Tie Fighter |
AMT/Ertl |
Injection molded kit |
Complete. Built out of the box pre 1986 timeframe |
Trade Federation/Armored Assault Tank |
AMT/Ertl |
Injection molded kit |
Construction complete. Need to strip paint; I’m changing the paint scheme from a Phantom Menace tan to some of the more interesting schemes seen on The Clone Wars Animated Series. |
Anakin’s Podracer |
AMT/Ertl |
Injection molded kit |
Not started. |
Slave I |
AMT/Ertl |
Injection molded kit |
This kit is fairly challenging in that AMT decided to abandon basic shapes (like cylinders that are round!), but can be built up into a nice kit. Partially started…may be victim to the Fine Molds version… |
Slave I |
Fine Molds |
Injection molded kit |
The Fine Molds ship that completely embarrassed the older AMT/Ertl offering—this is the limited version with the Han Solo in carbonite extra. The intent is to light the kit. |
Millennium Falcon |
Fine Molds |
Injection molded kit |
The Fine Molds ship that completely embarrassed the older AMT/Ertl offering. |
My Other projects:
Kit |
Manufacturer |
Notes |
Status |
Buck Rogers Starfighter |
Monogram |
Injection molded kit |
Complete. Built out of the box, a long time ago…my earliest work worth putting up |
Buck Rogers Hatchet fighter |
Monogram |
Injection molded kit |
Complete. Built out of the box, a long time ago…ditto. |