Star Trek Keychain Kick and Model Kits
I've been getting back into Star Trek for a while now. My little brother brought home a bunch of Furuta mini model kits from Japan. I've come to realize I have a bit of a fondness for the refit Constitution class starship, the most famous being the USS Enterprise and Enterprise-A from the first six movies. I'd like my own Constitution refit. I would call her the "USS Ironsides". (Bit of a joke reference to the old iron-clad warship.)
I also have been getting the starship keychains from Basic Fun Inc. I've got every ship except for the original Enterprise from the old TV series. I can't remember where I got the keychain of the NX class 01 Enterprise from the "Star Trek Enterpise" TV show.
I also have the 2011 Star Trek Ships of the Line calendar which includes images of a new Romulan ship and the NX class refit.
But it's not enough. This morning before work I went to Japantown Collectibles and spent $35.02 on a pair of Round 2 snap-fit model kits from their AMT line. One is of the Ambassador class USS Enterprise C. The other is the Sovereign class USS Enterprise-E from the three more recent Star Trek movies before the J. J. Abrams new timeline version. A couple weeks before, I spent $40 on the a bunch of Micro Machines Star Trek line at this year's Animation on Display. I will get my own D'deridex class Romulan Warbird kit at some point. I already have a custom(?) keychain Warbird made of brass from a dealer at a Star Trek con I went to last year. I also have my sites on a Klingon Bird-of-Prey model kit. Memory Beta's breakdown for the various classes has me looking for a B'rel class or it's larger counterpart, the K'vort class.
Soon I'm going to lurk at Spacebattles.com again. I always get drawn in by their discussions such as the Abh from the anime/novels "Crest of the Stars" vs other space navies. There's the Abh versus: The Galactic Empire, The UNSC, The Mass Effect Universe, the Wraith from "Stargate: Atlantis",get ideologically bankrupted by the Federation and get mauled by The Borg.
UPDATE: This post about being a space pirate by science fiction writerjohncwright reminded me of The Glory posted on Memory Beta. It's a Constitution class refit with a Romulan cloaking device and used by a privateer. Go post on Wright's LJ about what space pirate ship you'd have and what space princess you'd abduct. If you must know what is a "space princess", he has a later post and a list of many princesses. Bonus geek cred points to him for including Abriel Nei Debrusc Borl Paryun Lafiel or just "Princess Lafiel" from "Banner of the Stars". She was a top choice princess for me to abduct, either with a refit version of The Glory, including cloaking device, a Romulan D'deridex class Warbird, or one of the bigger Klingon Bird-of-Prey ships like the K'vort class or the Chuq'Beh class. I'd do it just to stick it to the Abh Empire.
PS: On my days off, ask me about my USS Enterprise bottle opener.
Lately, I've also been enjoying some conrcakes and oatcakes by Effies Home Made Tea Biscuits. I have them with tea.
I also have been getting the starship keychains from Basic Fun Inc. I've got every ship except for the original Enterprise from the old TV series. I can't remember where I got the keychain of the NX class 01 Enterprise from the "Star Trek Enterpise" TV show.
I also have the 2011 Star Trek Ships of the Line calendar which includes images of a new Romulan ship and the NX class refit.
But it's not enough. This morning before work I went to Japantown Collectibles and spent $35.02 on a pair of Round 2 snap-fit model kits from their AMT line. One is of the Ambassador class USS Enterprise C. The other is the Sovereign class USS Enterprise-E from the three more recent Star Trek movies before the J. J. Abrams new timeline version. A couple weeks before, I spent $40 on the a bunch of Micro Machines Star Trek line at this year's Animation on Display. I will get my own D'deridex class Romulan Warbird kit at some point. I already have a custom(?) keychain Warbird made of brass from a dealer at a Star Trek con I went to last year. I also have my sites on a Klingon Bird-of-Prey model kit. Memory Beta's breakdown for the various classes has me looking for a B'rel class or it's larger counterpart, the K'vort class.
Soon I'm going to lurk at Spacebattles.com again. I always get drawn in by their discussions such as the Abh from the anime/novels "Crest of the Stars" vs other space navies. There's the Abh versus: The Galactic Empire, The UNSC, The Mass Effect Universe, the Wraith from "Stargate: Atlantis",get ideologically bankrupted by the Federation and get mauled by The Borg.
UPDATE: This post about being a space pirate by science fiction writerjohncwright reminded me of The Glory posted on Memory Beta. It's a Constitution class refit with a Romulan cloaking device and used by a privateer. Go post on Wright's LJ about what space pirate ship you'd have and what space princess you'd abduct. If you must know what is a "space princess", he has a later post and a list of many princesses. Bonus geek cred points to him for including Abriel Nei Debrusc Borl Paryun Lafiel or just "Princess Lafiel" from "Banner of the Stars". She was a top choice princess for me to abduct, either with a refit version of The Glory, including cloaking device, a Romulan D'deridex class Warbird, or one of the bigger Klingon Bird-of-Prey ships like the K'vort class or the Chuq'Beh class. I'd do it just to stick it to the Abh Empire.
PS: On my days off, ask me about my USS Enterprise bottle opener.
Lately, I've also been enjoying some conrcakes and oatcakes by Effies Home Made Tea Biscuits. I have them with tea.