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Great work so far! (And I say "so far" because I assume, by the missing starboard hatch, that you're going to put an interior in it....) Delta 7 Studios' "Project Gemini" CD contains some very nice models. And they provide a good platform for super-detailing if you want to go that route.

...and here's the latest on Peter Jackson's plans to re-make "The Dam Busters," from theonering.net: Fry resumes work on Dambusters screenplay March 17th, 2008 by xoanon British writer and comedian Stephen Fry is back at work on a third draft of his screenplay for Peter Jackson’s remake of...

I was thinking of just doing the Standard in the way they think it was displayed, i.e., a wedge-shaped structure with "War" on one side and "Peace" on the other. I'm sure there is some technical name for the geometric shape, but geometry was never one of my strong suits. I just wanted to...

Folks-- I'm wondering if anyone is aware of whether there are any card models available of the Royal Standard of Ur, the artifact unearthed in southern Iraq in the 1920s. I've become interested in the thing, and I've searched online and haven't been able to find any. I'm thinking of designing...

I'd say your build gives the vehicle the "heft" it always seemed to have. You've really done a great job of catching that big, lumbering look that characterized the ship. I wonder if Bower or any fan ever came up with a concept of what was inside the ship....

That is impressive work, and I can't wait to see more -- or the finished model. Seeing the photos, though, does remind me of one of my "beefs" with the model, one I've had since I first saw the movie. The bottoms of the engine nozzles seem to rest on the ground, and it always struck me that...

My operating theory is that toothpicks or shish-kebab sticks are perfectly ok. They are made of wood, as is the cardstock we're using. The wood is just "pre-paper" material. It all comes from the same place....

Ya gotta love any model supported by a copy of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"..... Seriously, great work so far. I can't wait to see how it turns out.

I don't know how well they'd make a bend. I suppose I could experiment with wetting them, or wetting just a portion of them, or cutting them apart, mitre-ing the edges, gluing them together and then sanding the joint smooth. In the past, I've made angled tubes by first rolling the paper around...

At a re-use crafts store in St. Paul a few weeks back, I found a bag of paper sticks -- they appear to be the same as the sticks that Tootsie Pops come on -- and at the time, it struck me that they would be perfect for something like landing gear legs, and it would be easy enough to fashion a...

The more I think about it, it's entirely possible the article I saw might've been in Cinefex magazine. I honestly can't remember. If so, here's the issue: Cinefex 4 - Altered States / Outland They say the magazine is sold out but that B&W photocopies are available. I'm thinking it (along...

Maybe this was the issue of the magazine I saw.... Starlog Store: Starlog 47 And I concur that some of the best modelers (both card and plastic) are also very generous with their time and help. There is a notable exception or two, but I think most of them remember how things were when they...

I had wanted to say the name was "Fellei Miei" or something like that -- keep in mind it's been a couple of decades since I read the article in which it was mentioned and I don't speak Italian anyway -- but when I run "my sons" through an English-Italian translator, it spits out i miei figli and...

I look forward to seeing the build completed; it should be a great model. The Outland shuttle always struck me as a stout utilitarian design, but I never liked the engines. Then again, who am I to critique a Martin Bower design? The guy is one of the Kings of SciFi Vehicles. I loved the...

Great looking build so far. I printed one out a couple of years ago and never got around to building it. I printed it out on silver paper and normal paper, and was going to combine the parts to build the model. I did have problems with my printer cutting off the bottom of a page or two, though...

That is one amazing build-up of what looks to be a VERY complicated model. Great job!

Hey, guys, thanks for the links. I actually have that book, but forgot I had it. So i dug it out and now everything is OK. I knew you chaps'd come through....

For a school project, a friend's son needs to put together some diorama depicting something from the Civil War, and I was wondering if anyone knew of any free downloadable models of Civil War ironclads or other ships of that era -- or any other card model of some Civil War subject. Any help...

That is one fine-looking build so far....

That's the one! Thanks. You guys are terrific.