Category: Model Making

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.