On The Bench 97: William Babington’s Firefox
On The Bench
Jan24

On The Bench 97: William Babington’s Firefox

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William Babington brings us his Firefox project from start to finish. Well, here is the story of the building of the Firefox…as told my William Babington..uhh ,my story anyway…It all started out as a study of the nose of the aircraft I was so pleased w/ the nose carving i decided...

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On The Bench 95c: Terry Roles Blockade Runner
On The Bench
Jan24

On The Bench 95c: Terry Roles Blockade Runner

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Finally, Terry Roles submits this Rebel Blockade Runner from Star Wars.  He says:  “I started a blockade runner model 23 years ago. 23 years ago??!! I’m...

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On The Bench 95b: Robert Morgan’s Excelsior
On The Bench
Jan24

On The Bench 95b: Robert Morgan’s Excelsior

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from 2000 Robert Morgan makes his first contribution with these photos of his Excelsior:  Here are three images of my Excelsior, almost complete with ERTL, DML, and homemade decals. The homemade decals are made from MicroMark plain inkjet stock, and are in the aztec pattern. They went on a...

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On The Bench 95a: Vince Hoffman’s 2001 Aries
On The Bench
Jan24

On The Bench 95a: Vince Hoffman’s 2001 Aries

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Again, this week we present a variety of models from a number of builders, featuring a variety of subjects!   First up is Vince Hoffman and his 2001 Aries. I’m currently working on Captain Cardboard’s Aries 1B kit, it’s quit a nice kit and goes together pretty well. A lot of...

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On The Bench 34: Joe Brown’s Whitestar
On The Bench
Jan19

On The Bench 34: Joe Brown’s Whitestar

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Babylon 5, again this week. Joe Brown continues his foam constructed Whitestar. We last looked at this model in the May 24, 1998 On The Bench Page. The following are in-progress shots of the White Star. They show the primer coat, and the early painting attempts. Joe was not satisfied, and the...

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On The Bench 94: A.J. Madison’s Strike Cruiser
On The Bench
Jan19

On The Bench 94: A.J. Madison’s Strike Cruiser

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This week we present a Strike Cruiser from A.J. Madison. Here’s the major difference between a (refit) Constitution Class ship and the Strike Cruiser: the secondary hull.  While not canonical by any means, the design’s sleeker, leaner look has always captivated me.  Here, is the...

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On The Bench 92b: Joe Brown’s Protector
On The Bench
Jan19

On The Bench 92b: Joe Brown’s Protector

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And here we have something quite exciting from Joe Brown! Here’s the Protector, getting close to the final detailing stage.  The main hull is 2 styrofoam cones joined together at their bases; the engine pylons are .040 styrene, heated and bent into shape; and the ‘wings’ are...

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On The Bench 92a: Rafael Barreto’s Eagle
On The Bench
Jan19

On The Bench 92a: Rafael Barreto’s Eagle

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This week we have more from our friend Rafael Barreto.  We last viewed his stuff a couple weeks ago — the Trade Federation Tank.  Many of his models have been featured in this section. These are pic. of my new kit in the making:the Eagle 1 Transporter of Space 1999 TV series.still in...

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On The Bench 91: Lez Cook’s Rancor part 3
On The Bench
Jan12

On The Bench 91: Lez Cook’s Rancor part 3

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from 2000   Time for another look at Lez Cook’s Rancor.   We first viewed this moel in November and December of 1999.   Now you can see he is a bid closer to completion.     Here are a few more pictures of the RANCOR, he’s nearly done now except for fine detailing...

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On The Bench 89: Rafael Barreto’s Trade Federation Tank
On The Bench
Jan12

On The Bench 89: Rafael Barreto’s Trade Federation Tank

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from 2000   Frequent visitors to the On The Bench section will recognize the name Rafael Barreto.  Many of his models have been featured in this section. These are pictures of my latest work My version of the Phantom menace’s Trade Federation Tank I have added some lighting to this...

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On The Bench 87: Alberto Rodriguez Cervantes’ Endo-skeleton
On The Bench
Jan09

On The Bench 87: Alberto Rodriguez Cervantes’ Endo-skeleton

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This week we take a trip south of the boarder to Mexico.  Alberto Rodriguez Cervantes has taken a creative approach to building a Terminator Endo-skeleton This is my work in progress —  the Terminator Endoskeleton.  The first problem is I don’t have one model kit of the...

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On The Bench 86c: Orne Montgomery’s Jupiter 2
On The Bench
Jan09

On The Bench 86c: Orne Montgomery’s Jupiter 2

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Orne Montgomery is working on a unique project, reworking the Polar Lights Jupiter 2 The CCV-2 model is being built using the basic construction techniques that I employed for  the larger comic-book version, but the actual “look” is not based on that one.  Going with a different...

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On The Bench 86b: Joe Valeriote’s X-Wing
On The Bench
Jan09

On The Bench 86b: Joe Valeriote’s X-Wing

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From 2000 Joe Valeriote presents his scratchbuild Star Wars Project.  He is worling on an X-Wing The first photo shows the main fuselage, which is made from styrene that I vacuformed over a two piece mould carved out of MDF board. The canopy is a separate piece made from Plexiglas that I...

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On The Bench 86a: Alexander Attard’s Batmobile
On The Bench
Jan08

On The Bench 86a: Alexander Attard’s Batmobile

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from 1999 First up, we take a look at Alexander Attard’s Batmobile project   We first viewed this back in May of ’99 Here is an update to my caped custom. The PS files are the car painted with the wrong paint.  I used a polycarbonate type paint, made for those remote control cars....

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On The Bench 85d: Mamas Pitsillis’ Skydiver
On The Bench
Jan08

On The Bench 85d: Mamas Pitsillis’ Skydiver

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from 1999 Lastly, Mamas Pitsillis has this Skydiver from the UFO TV series Thought you might like to see the first pictures of the Skydiver.  Its a little farther on than the pictures show but you get the idea. It is from the TV show UFO (circa 1969/70) the first live action show he did.  The...

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