Category: Science Fiction

A Blanket of Steel Wins First in Category in the 2024 CYGNUS Awards

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 …

TSJ’s Blog LIFE AFTER GATEWAY — A Retrospective and a Primer

March 13, 2025 • 0 Comments

TSJ’s Blog Life After Gateway — A Retrospective and a Primer

Welcome to Life After Gateway, the blog I’ve been running for the past eight years. In some ways this is a ‘retrospective,’ meaning a look back at the past. In other ways it’s a ‘primer,’ for those new to my books, my site, and my love for the Sci-Fi / Thriller / TechnoThriller genres.

The First and Final Book Covers in The Rise of Oceania — An Interpretation

February 27, 2025 • 0 Comments

The First and Final Book Covers in The Rise of Oceania — An Interpretation

The Rise of Oceania, Books 1 and 6

I thought an examination of the first and final book covers would be interesting for my readers. It was a journey from 2018 to 2023, but there’s a little more to it than that.

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.

A New Five-Star Review for TSJ’s THE SHADOW OF WAR!

January 19, 2025 • 0 Comments

A New Five-Star Review for TSJ’s The Shadow of War!

It’s a great review of The Shadow of War, my underwater heist/thriller. Thank you to Chanticleer Reviews. Check out a snippet here, and the link to the full review is underneath it, along with the book trailer. I love the final line: