Not too long ago, I received a gift from the magnanimous Brad of AnimateOrange. He decided he wanted to reward me for helping out with the giveaways that he did this summer. And even though I told him that he didn’t have to, he went ahead and sent me this Venator-Class Star Destroyer. We’d been […]
Review Build: ICONX Imperial Star Destroyer
Does this model really need an introduction? I mean, come on, it’s so iconic! And now it’s finally ICONX, too! Okay, sorry, sorry, sorry! I’m a dad, what do you expect? Dad jokes come with the package. Anyways, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to build this model, and amazingly enough, Fascinations sent me one […]
We Are Toughest On Ourselves
In the metal model building community, there is one axiom that holds very true, and maybe it’s just model building, or crafting in general. That axiom is that we are our own toughest critics. We see every mistake, and it grows exponentially in our minds, comparable to our successes, especially as time passes. Case in […]
Build: Star Destroyer (Redeemed?)
This is the first “redemption” build I’ve done since I started this blog. What do I mean by a redemption build? I mean a revisit to a build I’ve already done, but I didn’t feel I did it justice the first time around. And this was one of the very earliest models I built. I […]