By Ken McConnell They had built the bank building from wood hauled down from the nearby mountains and cut into boards in a timeless, traditional manner of construction. This was not unusual for all the buildings in the town of… Read More »Hap’n Devon
This was a short build, so this will only be two parts. I ordered some printed modern pilots in 1/144 scale for inclusion in the Interceptor. This shows how tiny they are. The final layout of the greeblies on the… Read More »Votainion Interceptor Build (Part 2)
by Ken McConnell The barrel of the blaster was still smoking as the bandit fell flat on his face in the dusty street. Shot through the heart with a forty-eight Peacemaker, he was dead long before he hit dirt. The… Read More »Tin Star
This model is based on a drawing I first documented in July of 1978. Bad spelling aside, this is the very earliest version of the Interceptor ever recorded. Back then, the story that would become Starstrikers, was called Galaxy Collision.… Read More »Votainion Interceptor Build (Part 1)
The final step is weathering a model. There are as many different ways to do this as there are people who make models. The way I do things for the Star Saga models is the McConnell Way, or my own… Read More »UCSDF Franklin Build (Part 6)
Building the main antenna for the back of the ship was pretty straight forward. I used interlocking pieces of Palustric square pipes and some round pipes for the antenna grid or mesh. After it was glued up, I then detailed… Read More »UCSDF Franklin Build (Part 5)
by Ken McConnell The Ranger stood alone on the dusty street a big iron on her hip and a breeze across her blond hair. Her figure was slim but sturdy enough to carry a weapon twice the legal size for… Read More »The Ranger and the Outlaw
Today is the debut of my second series on my YouTube channel – On the Bench. If you enjoy the model builds that I do on this site, this series if for you! I will talk about my latest build… Read More »On the Bench – Debut
Primer, Deck Paint and Starfighters I painted the flight deck of the space carrier the same gray color that it was underneath the hangar. Then I weathered it with streaking and tire marks from the service vehicles. Happy with how… Read More »UCSDF Franklin Build (Part 4)
By Ken McConnell I didn’t want to come to Ocherva, but there I was. Funny how fate can sometimes take you to places you never thought you’d go. Now I can’t imagine not living on this red dirt moon on… Read More »Ocherva