AMT’s “Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise” Model Kit Redux
After my recent do-over on the Eagle 1 model from Space: 1999, I started eyeing another kit to take to the next level. AMT’s old-school model of the Enterprise was the first kit I built...
Category: Hobbies & Interests
MPC’s Space: 1999 “Eagle 1 Transporter” Model Kit Redux
A while back, I worked on a model kit of the Eagle Transporter from Space: 1999. The old MPC kit was one I had made several times when I was young, and it was one of my...
Bandai’s Macross/Robotech “VF-1S Variable Valkyrie” Model Kit
In 1985, I fell in love with Robotech. I know it’s a polarizing subject among some anime fans, but I’m still a fan to-this-day. So, fair warning, rather than slash everything like, Valkyrie/Varitech, I’m...
AMT’s “Ford Intercepter Police Car” Model Kit
When I was younger, I had three pretty distinct phases of modeling. Early on, my builds are almost exclusively sci-fi, or star/space ships. Between 10 and my early teens, I’d switched to cars. I...
Testors’ “Ryan Aeronautical PT-20” Model Kit
When I first saw photos of Harrison Ford’s crashed airplane in Los Angeles, I thought, “That plane looks familiar”. It turns out that Ford’s World War II-era Ryan ST3KR Trainer is a revision of...
AMT’s Star Trek “Mr. Spock of the USS Enterprise” Model Kit
After recently building AMT’s “Klingon Battle Cruiser” model, I began thinking about my next kit. With the recent passing of Leonard Nimoy, I remembered a model I had built only one time as a...
AMT’s Star Trek “Klingon Battle Cruiser” Model Kit
Over the last couple of years, I’ve picked up modeling as a hobby again – after a multi-decade break. It’s nice to come home after a busy day and work on something enjoyable, that...
The Estrella Warbirds Museum & Woodland Auto Display in Paso Robles, CA
On a recent extended weekend vacation, I travelled north along the California coast to the small town of Paso Robles. Located in the heart of the exploding wine making industry in San Luis Obispo...
