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Before we begin, I thought I’d warn you about a common “gotcha” you might encounter when dealing with integrated circuits. This involves …

Enterprise refit arboretum

I can’t pretend that my arboretum is anything special. It simply serves the purpose of being something behind the arboretum windows on …

Support socket for Enterprise refit

One of the reasons I’ve delayed for so long in building my 1/350th Enterprise refit is that I could never figure out …

Another tough little ship, the USS Defiant from Deep Space Nine

For those who wonder what I’m doing when I’m not writing or woodworking, here’s the answer. I bought the USS Defiant model …

Star Trek Continues

Star Trek Continues E01 “Pilgrim of Eternity” from Star Trek Continues on Vimeo. Well that was rather enjoyable. Star Trek Continues is …

MPC Space 1999 Eagle available soon

Good news, everyone, soon you’ll be able to buy a styrene Space 1999 Eagle model again. Round 2 Models will apparently resurrect …

Red Dwarf is back

    Well, it’s been back for a while, but I had to wait until someone posted episodes on YouTube. If you …

Enterprise joy ride

[youtube http://youtu.be/XoZ5OqOyzAA]   Doug Drexler has posted a wonderful YouTube video on on his facebook page: a fan film about the original 1701 …

Recommended: Mercury Men

It’s so rare these days to recommend anything you find on Syfy, but I have to admit I enjoyed Mercury Men, a …

Feathers! Martian airships don’t have feathers!

Yes, I am now starting my rants about Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, based on the eleven volume series of books by Edgar …