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.
Cleaning up and making presentable a large-format scan of an inboard profile of the Rockwell XFV-12 VTOL fighter prototype.
When ready, it will be made available on my Drawings & Documents page:
http://www.up-ship.com/drawndoc/drawndoc.htm
Cleaning up and making presentable a large-format scan of an inboard profile of the North American B-45 medium jet bomber.
Click for larger version. When ready, it will be made available on my Drawings & Documents page:
http://www.up-ship.com/drawndoc/drawndoc.htm
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).
A staring contest between one of my indoor cats (Tak – The Hideous New Girl) and one of the local farmcats (Mommacat – who does her part to assure that cats don’t go extinct).
Yay. I’ve entered the late 1990’s and created my own blog. Seems all the cool kids are doing it these days, so who am I to buck the trend.
What’ll be on this blog? I dunno. Random stuff, I suppose. Progress shots on projects I’m working on, rants about politics and such, photos that seem presentation-worthy, general snarkiness.
Who am I? Former aerospace engineer currently living in rural Utah. I have cats. I build models as a part-time profession. I research aircraft and spacecraft design. And I look pretty much like this:
