Construction Blog: Horner Shipyards 1/1400 Scale Duderstadt class USS Intrepid – Part 2

On to part 2! This model has moved forward a bit faster than the Enterprise-G. Partly because of lessons learned in the previous build, partly because, as it’s not an “Enterprise,” I’m slightly less crazed about getting as much detail as possible in such a small model, but mostly because I’m just a lot more […]

Construction Blog: Horner Shipyards 1/1400 Scale Duderstadt class USS Intrepid – Part 1

Now that the Enterprise-G is done, it’s time once again to dive into a new box of plastic and see what madness we can find. I decided to continue the “Picard” theme and follow the G with the other Season 3 ship, the Horner Shipyards Duderstadt class USS Intrepid, designed by Bill Krause and Doug […]

Construction Blog: Horner Shipyards 1/1400 Scale Enterprise-G – Part 4 FINISHED!

We finally come to the end of the road for this model. It’s been a crazy two months, with a couple minor setbacks on the kit itself and quite a lot of busy family-related things going on behind the scenes. But I’m happy to say that my Horner Shipyards Enteprise G is done, and I […]

Construction Blog: Horner Shipyards 1/1400 Scale Enterprise-G – Part 3

It’s been a moment since I updated this, but that doesn’t mean a lot hasn’t happened! In fact…it’s DONE, but we’re not going to talk about that just yet. Instead, let’s just keep on trudging though the build. It’s moved well, and I’m going to walk you through the next steps more or less how […]

Construction Blog: Horner Shipyards 1/1400 Scale Enterprise-G – Part 2

Let’s crack on! A lot has happened to the Horner Shipyards model in the past week, so we’re going to dive right into the build tonight. First thing’s first: let’s look at those warp nacelles. I left off in my first post with a comment about ordering red 0802 SMD prewired LEDs. Those came in, […]

Kit Preview / Construction Blog: Horner Shipyards 1/1400 Scale Enterprise-G!

The recent hit show Star Trek: Picard has had a tumultuous few seasons, with some definite hits and misses over its three-season run, but I’m happy to say that they went out with a big, beautiful bang for the final season. Sure, they leaned heavily on the nostalgia aspect for the last run of Picard […]

1/1400 Scale TMP Era Cruisers

Normally I’d show off extensive in-progress build shots for the projects I complete, but for this post I’m going to gloss over a lot of that. Suffice it to say, the ships pictured below have been kicking around my “to be built…soonish” model stash since 2019 at least (and some from before!) But despite being […]

Construction Log: Starcrafts 1/1400 Scale Saber Class Starship

While I was putting together the Excelsior class project, I had one more ship on the side burner that I finished up pretty much right after the first couple Excelsiors: the Starcrafts 1/1400 scale Saber class from First Contact. It’s a smaller design and a simple model to assemble: just three opaque resin parts and […]

Construction Log: Excelsior Class Starship and Variants – Finished! (Or Are They?)

The 4-starship project that started in November 2021 started to wind down in the end of December, and by early January 2022 I was just about done with all the Excelsiors. Except, I wasn’t. Okay. I admit it. I bit off more than I could chew with this build set, and because fate has a […]

Construction Log: Excelsior Class Starship and Variants!

Back in 2018, Starcrafts gifted us with a lovely gem that I reviewed here: a 1/1400 scale STIII era Excelsior class model to compliment their original STVI version. It languished in the stash for 3 years before I finally decided that it was time to pull that out and get to work. And while I […]