Simon “Papa Smurf” Mercs ~ Talented, unique and often quirky, this professional model craftsman has an incredible resume of phenomenal ‘builds’. To that, we are honored to share one of his classics ~ the 1/350 Star Ship Enterprise. SIMON: This 1/350 Star Ship Enterprise TV prop reproduction measured over 36 inches in length, and was […]
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Tie Interceptor ~ By William Hayden
William Hauden’s photos guide us thru how he incorporated single strand fiber optic filament into his impeccable build of the 1/72 Fine Molds Tie Interceptor ~ Remote Interceptor Base Lima. William: I built this project for a Star Wars group build last year. It took over 100 hours to build (Nobody ever accused me of […]
The Death Star & Rogue One ~ A Star Wars Story
A truly amazing recreation of the infamous Death Star. Hard to believe, the photo below is not from the Star Wars movie, but rather a photo of the finished scratch built model embedded with fiber optic filament that was built by one of our customers. This international customers brought this phenomenal creation to our […]
Miniature Imperial Star Destroyer ~ By Kason Wan
With the release of a new miniature Star Destroyer model, I knew that I had the opportunity to make something that will both fit on an office desk in a non intrusive way, yet had an immediate wow-factor when people saw it. I used the smallest filament available (.25mm Single Strand Fiber Optic Filament) and […]
Battlestar Galactica Original ~ By Joshua Jackson
A project built and contributed by Joshua Jackson This Battlestar Galactica is from the original series and was very easy to build and fun to light. To create this effect I used two different colored LED’s and two different diameters of fiber optic filament: 5 feet of 64 strand cable with […]
Star Trek USS Enterprise NCC-1701
A build by Michael Maupin AKA Helipilot 27 ~ For many of us, “NCC-1701” represents much more than a series of letters and numbers embossed into the hull of a Federation Starship ~ Rather it resonates with our inner Sci-fi geek and congers up memories of shared adventures, as we tuned in regularly to watch Captain […]