Category: Model Making

Timothy S. Johnston Unboxes the Klingon Bird-of-Prey!

As voted by you, my next scale model build will be AMT 1400: the Klingon Bird-of-Prey.

TSJ Builds AMT 1080 USS Enterprise Refit

I have been building Star Trek model kits for the past year, following a forty-year break from the hobby. I have focused on TOS sets released by AMT, now owned by Round2.

And the Winning Scale Model for TSJ to Build Next is …

Last week I ran a poll for my followers to help me pick my next Star Trek scale model kit. There were four choices: the new Allies and Adversaries set from Round2/AMT, the Vulcan shuttle Surak from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the Enterprise-C from Star Trek: The Next Generation that I previously wrote about here, and the Klingon Bird-of-Prey from Star Treks III -VI. The results are in …

Which STAR TREK Scale Model Should TSJ Build Next? Take my Poll

March 17, 2025 • 0 Comments

Which Star Trek Scale Model Should TSJ Build Next? Take my Poll

In case you are not aware, in my spare time I have been building Star Trek scale models. It is a hobby I returned to after a forty-year break.

Valentine’s Day Gift for TSJ — A New Scale Model Kit

February 19, 2025 • 0 Comments

Valentine’s Day Gift for TSJ — A New Scale Model Kit

It’s AMT 1332M.

TSJ’s Next Scale Model STAR TREK Project Kit: AMT 1080 USS ENTERPRISE Refit

January 30, 2025 • 0 Comments

TSJ’s Next Scale Model Star Trek Project Kit: AMT 1080 USS Enterprise Refit

I recently completed USS Reliant and have now unboxed and started my next scale model kit.

TSJ Builds AMT 1457 USS RELIANT

January 23, 2025 • 0 Comments

TSJ Builds AMT 1457 USS Reliant

This one took me a few months. I had stalled on it for a bit, then with a surge of energy, much like that of the Genesis wave, I poured myself back into it and am very proud of the results.