Vertical intrepidity.

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One very last Repulse image and I promise I'll just post cat photos or some other bullshit.

I'm having too much fun taking photos of these guys. Still a few finishing touches before I can do the final studio shots and then we're off onto the next project, already waiting on the bench. Thanks for following along on this Continuing Adventure!

Flight deck ops - Tempest.

Catching a moonbeam.

1/650 Excelsior Halloween spotlight(s) In parallel with the Enterprise Refit, additional non-canon spotlights have been added down the pylon and at the saucer edge. Focused using brass tubing #startrek #starship #scalemodel #scifi #scifimodel

1/650 Excelsior secondary hull pennant spotlight. Sourced from the nacelles using brass tubing sanded flush to the surface. 9v 3mm LED. #startrek #starship #electronics #scalemodel #lighting #thesearchforspock #excelsior #excelsiorclass #spotlights #scalelighting

Registry stencils.

Send in the Marines!

1/4" square brass tubing epoxied in place will prevent the nacelles from bowing over time on the 1/650 scale Excelsior. #startrek #scalemodel #engineering #resin #resinmodel #scale #scifi

Helios Models and Lighting 1/650 scale Ambassador class and Excelsior class saucers. Resin printed model kits. #startrek #ambassadorclass #excelsior #scalemodel

The 1/650 Excelsior support structure can perform saucer separation for ease of assembly #StarTrek

1/650 Excelsior Brass structure completed. Saucer portion is removable for assembly of the model. #startrek #excelsior #scalemodel #scifi #scale #engineering

1/650 Excelsior Internal support structure constructed using a rare alloy known only for its use in starships. #startrek #starship #engineering #scalemodel #modelmaking #scifi #thesearchforspock

Replacing details on the 1/650 Excelsior with styrene panels cut on a vinyl cutter. Comparison with kit part #startrek #scalemodel #modelmaking #scifi #plastic #details

Tiny styrene starship glitter for the 1/650 Excelsior. #startrek #scalemodel #scale #scifi

1/650 Excelsior modification number 3 This is my first non-canon modification. I resin printed 1/350 scale Enterprise Refit docking ports at 60% scale (thanks to the help of a friend) and installed them on a symmetrical location on each side of the hull #startrek #scalemodel

1/650 Excelsior modification number 2 The original filming model has detailing on the inside walls of these in-sets. It's possible this is from leftover photoetch when ILM did the Death Star 2 model. 1/700 scale photoetch ladders have been installed to recreate these details.

1/650 Excelsior Replacing sanded details with styrene cut on a vinyl cutter. Shapes were drawn in Illustrator and sent to the cutter. The shapes were scored only to preserve the blade, styrene snaps cleanly. #startrek #modelmaking #scalemodel #excelsior #scifi

1/1000 scale @admiralbuck.bsky.social Repulse class Resin print on temporary base #startrek #billkrause #scalemodel #3Dprinting

1/650 Excelsior Lower spotlight prototyping. Unlike the Grissom, this is done with actual light casting across the hull. #modelmaking #startrek #ScaleModel

1/650 Excelsior Due to the printing and post processing of the kit, certain details have been sanded soft or all the way. I have removed these and re-scribed the panel lines. I will cut sheets of styrene to replace the removed details (circled) #modelmaking #startrek

The full gallery for the 1/350 U.S.S. Grissom has been added to my portfolio on cascadestarshipsmodelmaking.com Go check it out! #StarTrek #thesearchforspock #scalemodel #modelmaking #plasticmodel #modelkit #scifi #scifimodel

Next project underway. 1/650 scale Excelsior class model from Helios Models and Lighting. This is a commissioned build and will be built with a custom brass frame, scratchbuilt details, full lighting, and an ILM recreated masking set from a friend of mine. #startrek #scalemodel

I have been considering creating video content of my builds as they are constructed. This would include quick-cut/timelapse construction of an over-the-shoulder view, and discussion of the progress made. Please let me know if you have any interest in this or other ideas!

The 2 1/350 scale Grissoms side-by-side #startrek #modelmaking #scalemodel #scifi #thesearchforspock

1/350 Grisssom, partnered with Greenstrawberry Resin Warp Grills and brass Photoetch exterior details. An amazing enhancement to the model. Also pictured is the result of MaskDesign's vinyl Aztec masks #startrek #scalemodel #scifimodel #greenstrawberry

1/350 Grissom orbiting the Genesis planet #startrek #thesearchforspock #scifi #photography #scalemodelling

1/350 Polar Lights U.S.S. Grissom complete. Greenstrawberry resin and photoetch upgrades. Custom "Raytheon" spotlights. Arduino programmed strobe lights. Commissioned build. #startrek #startrekday #scalemodel #scifi #scale #modelmaking

Solarez UV doming resin creates a nice in-scale bulb. As in-scale as the ones used on the filming model anyway. #startrek #scale #scalemodel #starship #scifi

Let's not forget the name Enterprise #startrekday #startrek #scalemodel #modelmaking #starships #scifi

Happy Star Trek Day #startrek #startrekday #starships #scalemodel #modelmaking

They don't just have the Year of Hell Voyager, they have a vast collection including this almost screen-used set decoration! As stated in my reply, this is the Revell 1/677 model kit, first released under Monogram in 1995. The length of the model, seamline locations, and details determine this fact

You read about my perspective of the Year Of Hell Voyager on my blog, now go read about her new Captain's perspective here! #startrek #startrekvoyager

Lower sensor dome on the 1/350 scale U.S.S. Grissom #startrek #scalemodel #scalemodeling #plasticmodel #modelkit #theseaechforspock #imscareditwillblowup

Proof that testing your ideas before executing them yields great results. 1/350 Grissom #startrek #StarTrekSNW #scalemodeling #scale #plasticmodel #modelkit #thesearchforspock

Experimenting with my painting method for the aztec-ed sensor domes on the Grissom. I think I'll need some lacquer thinner from the hardware store because Alclad metals don't dry smoothly unless they're applied wet. Making it bad for misting. Compared with properly applied silver.

Corporate wants you to find the difference between these 2 pictures. #startrek #starship #Grissom #scalemodeling #modelkit #painting

Aft azteccing on the 1/350 Grissom Made possible with MaskDesign masks #startrek #modelkit #painting #airbrush #scale #scalemodeling

Aha how could I forget. Added the small medium grey strip behind the.... Thingamajig 1/350 Oberth class #startrek #modelkit #thesearchforspock #modelmaking

All caught up! Next week will begin the secondary hull of the 2 1/350 scale Grissoms. Due to the nature of metallic paints, I will be saving the domes for last. #startrek #scalemodel #modelbuilding #modelkit #thesearchforspock #startrekTheNextGeneration #StrangeNewWorlds

There has been a delay in 350 Grissom updates due to an accident with one of them resulting in me having to restart paintwork. However! I am very close to getting to that point! Please bear with me, soon the lower hull will begin. #startrek #modelmaking #model

Next up for the blog is this very cool commissioned build. A lot of new (to me) electronic features were crammed into this model. Let me know, based on the YoH Voyager blog, what you would like to see more of as I write about this one! #StarTrek #modelmaking #modelkit

Greenstrawberry's 1/350 scale U.S.S. Grissom resin and photoetch upgrades. I used the photoetch transporter emitters, resin cast chiller grilles, and one hidden piece of etch. Each of the pieces adds sharper details the injection molded plastic cannot. #modelkit #startrek

Another blog! This time I wanted to highlight my workstation. While what I have is extensive, you don't need a whole workshop to create models. Great models can be made from whatever space is available to you! #modelmaking #scalemodel #modelkit www.cascadestarshipsmodelmaking.com/post/how-my-...

Read about the 1/1000 scale Year of Hell Voyager here on my new website! I am pretty excited about this so I would love for you to take a look. Cascadestarshipsmodelmaking.com/blog #startrek #scale #scalemodel #modelmaking #StarTrekVoyager #plasticmodel

Hello everybody. I would like to introduce you to my newly created website! Completed build photos will go into my portfolio, and I will write about each of my major builds in the blog. You will have many resources to contact me here as well! Cascadestarshipsmodelmaking.com