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)
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
This time we’re focusing on details. The details inside the cutaway on the bow have been worked out, so I move on to the top section. This is me adding to the model my own flare if you will. The… Read More »UCSDF Franklin Build (Part 3)
The publishing process is still grinding away, there are two more vendors yet to be supported – Overdrive and Hoopla. But everywhere else on the list, you can either purchase or lend the books including Kobo, Kindle, Apple Books, and… Read More »Explorer Trilogy Now Available
For both of my most loyal readers, the long wait for the end of the Starship Series is almost over. I’m on target to release the ebooks to all vendors in time for this Christmas. The final book in this… Read More »Explorer Trilogy Inches Closer to Release
Moving on from the massive engine area of the Franklin, I finished boxing in the main hull shape with thick styrene sheets. When cutting long pieces of plastic, I just use a metal ruler and an Exacto knife, then bend… Read More »UCSDF Franklin Build (Part 2)
This model is based on an old friend’s drawing in 1980 for the story that would become the Starstrikers novel. Jason Harrington used his imagination to improve the spaceship carrier idea we had developed a few years prior and built… Read More »UCSDF Franklin Build (Part 1)
I must have skipped my annual “I’m still here” post this year. Well, I’m still here. Better late than never. This year has been a disrupted one for me. I’ve changed my life and re-prioritized my focus on many things.… Read More »2024, Where Did You Go?
I’ve been reorganizing my online presence. Overall, the trend has been to reduce rather than to expand my presence on the inter-webs. I have decided to keep this website as my home base. So there are links here to where… Read More »Change is Coming
I suppose I should write a blog post this year before it becomes 2024. I’ve been working on the middle novella of the Explorers Trilogy. These are the last books of the Starship Series. So far I’m a little over… Read More »Writing Update