One of the designs produced for the US Navy’s “Type A” subsonic multimission V/STOL back in the ’70’s. Would fold up for shipboard storage.
Jun 132008
Jun 102008
Photos of a Boeing Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) model on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight.
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Jun 082008
On display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA. If you find yourself in the area with some hours to kill and fifteen bucks brnign a hole in your pocket, I recommend this museum. Some nifty stuff there.
Jun 082008
An image to give a rough idea what the ringship will look like when completed. Not shown are the two additional connections between the rings… there’s the top connection at the 12 o’clock position, and two more not shown at the 4 and 8 o’clock positions. That should make the model pretty rigid.
Jun 072008
Taking a photo of a white object with white details ona white background turns out to not be a recipe for success. Nevertheless, here’s a photo of the ring with some added details. Nothing earth-shattering, just some details to give it a bit of visual impact.
Also, here are some engine-area details, as seen through a magnifying glass:
Jun 062008
Now nearing completion, master parts for 1/350 scale “Declaration Class” Enterprise.
Jun 032008
Most of the models I build are contracted projects that have to be accurate to a set of drawings, or at least to a known design. I decided to build one that doesn’t need to be accurate to anything… my own “fan design” for an Imperial Cruiser. Same scale as the Stardestroyer model kit, just substantially smaller. Not a model of great significance (I doubt it’ll be kitted), just something for fun. Turns out building “random” is oddly relaxing.
Jun 032008
Nearing completion: a 1/350 scale model of the semi-canon “ringship” design for the USS Enterprise. A painting of this could be seen on the rec room wall in ST:TMP. This model will be kitted by Fantastic Plastic. Note: two rings will be included. The rings are identical, so I only made the one.
Note industry-standard feline scale reference (feline in question is rural farmcat “Fingers,” who is well-behaved enough to gain occasional house entry).
