Category: Model Making

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

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

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.

Currently Working on Star Trek Model Kit AMT 1457 M/06 USS Reliant

Currently Working on Star Trek Model Kit AMT 1457 M/06 USS Reliant

I had stalled for a bit on this one, but I’m finally plugging away on it again.

Timothy S. Johnston Builds AMT 1415 / 12 Station K-7

Timothy S. Johnston Builds AMT 1415 / 12 Station K-7

Time for my next adventure …

Timothy S. Johnston Builds AMT 666 Romulan Bird-Of-Prey

Timothy S. Johnston Builds AMT 666 Romulan Bird-Of-Prey

This one took me by storm.  I loved building it, but it was one hell of a journey.

Timothy S. Johnston Builds AMT 1428 Klingon D-7 ‘Alien’ Battle Cruiser

Timothy S. Johnston Builds AMT 1428 Klingon D-7 “Alien” Battle Cruiser

Since I recently reconnected with this former hobby, I have realized that it is a wonderful method to express my creativity while also doing something that significantly lowers stress levels.

Creating AMT 1296 USS Enterprise Part 4 of 4 by TSJ

TSJ Returns to a Hobby After Forty Years:  Model Making

I previously wrote about my experience making AMT/Round2’s model 1296, USS Enterprise, on my blog here:  Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

Creating AMT 1296 USS Enterprise Part 3 of 4 by TSJ

TSJ Returns to a Hobby After Forty Years:  Model Making

I recently posted two stories about my journey revisiting a hobby I’d left over four decades ago.

Creating AMT 1296 USS Enterprise Part 2 of 4 by TSJ

TSJ Returns to a Hobby After Forty Years:  Model Making

I previously posted on the blog about my experience getting back to a hobby I’d abandoned four decades ago.  It was likely due to a lack of proper supplies, tools, paints and so on.  Growing up, we just didn’t have much money and my models generally looked pretty bad.

Creating AMT 1296 USS Enterprise Part 1 of 4 by TSJ

TSJ Returns to a Hobby After Forty Years:  Model Making

It’s been a stressful last few months, no doubt due to the production and release of my latest thriller, A Blanket of Steel.  Because of this, while I await my signing tour this Spring, I’ve decided to revisit a former hobby from over four decades ago.  And boy, I had no idea how much fun it would be.