found the B11

Good news. I found both the master and the mold for the Klink B11, so I'm a little happier. Now I can get back to work. I'm shooting for releasing all that stuff (previous post) in time for Christmas. Yeah, that'll be fun.

update time

Well, I don't really have anything positive to report, but it's been a while since I've said anything, soooooooo...

I'm still unemployed, which is pretty frustrating. Not having an income makes it hard to justify finishing other kits that are in process. I have a fair amount of savings so I'm not completely screwed, but I'm having a hard time getting motivated to finish what's currently on the plate. That would be:

Klinks:
D5 war cruiser
D8 heavy cruiser
D10M command cruiser
D15 attack cruiser
D17 heavy cruiser
C9 dreadnought

I'll have to work on a group shot to show the relative sizes, but yes, they're pretty derivative. I approached it in the same fashion that I approached Federation ship design, which was to re-use a lot of parts, combine them in different ways, etc. No claim of originality there.

Feds:
Grant battlecruiser
Heracles battlecruiser
Iowa fast battleship
Knox frigate
Leonidas gun destroyer
Navajo scout
Seydlitz light dreadnought

All of the CAD models are between 90%-100% complete, so I could grow them any day now. I just don't know that I want to. If I could put up a pre-order list here I would, but if you want to email me, that works to.

I lost the master and the mold for the Klink B11. No idea where they are, which is frustrating because I'm now out of stock on them.

New stock

I now have a whole bunch of stuff back in stock. The short version is that if it's listed over on the right hand side of the page, it's in stock. They're broken down by their scales, so everything available in the larger 1/2500 scale is listed under that heading, and everything available in the smaller 1/3788 scale is listed under that heading. The pics they link to are currently the same as they're primarily cgi renderings, but I have a new camera and I'm going to try to get pics of actual resin kits of everything. Hopefully within the next week or so.

Naming changes

Due to some unanticipated confusion, I'm going to change a couple of names.

First up is the GW (Washington). Imagine TOS Constitution and TMP Enterprise/-A. The latter was a Refit of the former. That's how I'd envisioned the GW and its Refit, but it's caused a little confusion. So, from now on, I'll continue referring to the original version as the Washington aka GW.

The one with the armored bridge, collimated phaser strips, twin impulse domes and advanced nacelles will now be called the MacArthur (it's the lowest registry name on its decal sheet).

The other change is one of scale. When I first started on this little venture it was because I wanted models for tabletop gaming. Gamescience and ADB used 1/3788. IIRC FASA's minis were 1/3900. I settled on 1/3788 because they're still readily available. Then a bunch of people requested my models in 1/2500, which is half-jokingly referred to as "Sacred" scale. So I used that term and called the smaller 1/3788 stuff as "Gaming" scale. The problem is that the 1/2500 guys are already modelers and generally know what scale they want, but I primarily supply to gamers who don't care about scale as much. That left a lot of gamers wondering what the hell I was talking about.

And to make matters even more fun I'll soon be working on 1/7000 versions of everything. To try to limit the sure-to-ensue confusion, I'm going to start referring to everything in a way that I hope implies their respective sizes. Again, this should primarily be of benefit to gamers. Here goes:

1/2500 = Dueling scale (122mm or ~4_3/4" Enterprise-A)
1/3788 = Squadron scale (81mm or ~3_1/4" Enterprise-A) = ADB Star Fleet Battles and FASA Combat Simulator scale
1/7000 = Fleet scale (44mm or ~1_3/4" Enterprise-A)

I'll continue answering questions, but please help me out. All of my kits have names. Links with photos/renders are always available so one can see exactly what kit I'm talking about. I'm trying to make it easy for you tell me which one you want, so please work with me on that.

Gaming scale model SNAFU

Ahem. In my excitement over the good showing at Wonderfest I managed to goof a bit on the Gaming scale Trek line. Whoops. The details aren't important, but the gist is that some of the models aren't in stock. So here's what is in stock:

Federation
Abbe PT Destroyer -- $10
Avenger Heavy Frigate -- $10
Podesti Cruiser -- $10
MacArthur Advanced Dreadnought -- $12.50

Klingon
D7M K'tinga Battlecruiser -- $10
B11 Deathgiver Battleship -- $17.50

Romulan
Firehawk Heavy Cruiser -- $10
Sparrowhawk Light Cruiser -- $8.50

I will, of course, update this list when appropriate. Sorry for any confusion, delays, etc.

Gaming scale model launch (Now called Squadron scale)

I'm back from Wonderfest. What an absolute blast! I met a ton of really cool people, made some great business contacts and got about seven hours of sleep over the three days. Whew! I'm beat! But it was totally worth it and I can't wait to see everyone again next year.

I went ahead and updated the previous post to show some pics of all the new stuff. I'm still working on getting photos of resin, but at least you'll know what everything looks like.

In addition to the normal 1/2500 Sacred (now called Dueling) scale, all Trek-inspired kits are now also available in 1/3788 Gaming (now called Squadron) scale. All Gaming (Squadron) scale models include decals and cost one-half of what their larger cousins cost.

Wonderfest and new model launch

I'm off to Wonderfest (Louisville, KY, held every year in mid-May).

I have 15 kits available, including:

Federation
Abbe PT Destroyer -- $20
Avenger Heavy Frigate -- $20
Hatfield Command Cruiser -- $25
MacArthur Advanced Dreadnought -- $25
Podesti Cruiser -- $20
Saratoga Strategic Frigate -- $25
Soyuz Attack Frigate -- $25
Washington Dreadnought -- $25

Klingon
D7M K'tinga Battlecruiser -- $20
D9 Seeker Light Cruiser -- $20
D16 Swiftwind Destroyer -- $20
D20 Death Rite Cruiser -- $20
B11 Deathgiver Battleship -- $35

Romulan
Firehawk Heavy Cruiser -- $20
Sparrowhawk Light Cruiser -- $17


All 1/2500 models include decals and a clear acrylic flight pole.

Stay tuned, because I already have another five or so models that are ready to grow.