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Take a trip into the wonderful manufacturing hub of Bandai's Star Wars model series. You may think manufacturing models is an automatic process handled by robots, but in fact, it requires the superb craftsmanship of a team of experienced model makers.

Randy is well known in sci-fi scratch-building corner of the web, but we thought it would be nice to highlight this recent project on a Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer measuring 42 inches (107cm) in length.

Kostas Katseas stirs the fantasy waves with his latest mini-diorama of the US Naval fleet taking down an Imperial Star Destroyer and then trying to avoid the inevitable.

Ron started with the AMT/ERTL 1/32 kit of the Enterpcrise Bridge from the original Star Trek TV series1960's and greatly enhanced it. Lighting up the controls and adding the bridge outer hull completely transforms the kit into a unique display piece.

ALIEN made audiences cringe in 1978 and along with Star Wars premiering the previous year, they played a major role in cementing science fiction as the next great film genre. This Polar Lights resin kit build with lights was built by Anthony 'Ant' Hughes

David Woods (dwartist) assembled and painted a few kits from Modern Armies in Miniature's 1/35 "Front 46" product line and arranged them in a stunning vignette. Thanks, David!

Michael Maynard (Superchief) brings us his custom diorama of "The Mysterians: The Moguera." Thanks, Michael!

Duncan shows us a side of Star Trek not typically seen by viewers. A ship referenced but not seen in the original series but given a form in the effects updated Star Trek: Remastered series.

An original design from Dizzyfugu, a.k.a Thomas, from Germany; a'Labor' from the universe of the Japanese anime Patlabor. Thomas provides a detailed description of his kitbashing as well as a backstory for this mecha.

Shawn has allowed us to post some of his latest work. This is his first Ma.k universe kit as well as his first Wave kit and 1/20 scale kit.

An kitbash/scratchbuild project turning a model kit of a robot from the movies into a a space vehicle concept from another movie.

From the rebooted Japanese animated series Yamato 2199, the Bandai 1/1000 as done by Celso Ryuji from Brazil.

From trailer park kid to hero of the galaxy, Alex Rogan saves Earth and the Star League from the traitorous Xur with help of his pilot, Grig, in their Gunstar. Duncan Scott provides us with his wonderful build of Alex's space fighter.

Rob Pollock (rob_pollock) brings us his 1/35 Steampunk conversion he titled, "Matilda Swann - Steam Wars."

Brent Watterson (DaGreatQueeg) brings us two of his beautiful Warhammer 40K builds: "Dark Angels Deathwing Land Raider" and "Razorback fire support Rhino."

Jon Emery has modified his M3 Stuart into a fictional walking mech.

Mark Wells (mwells) brings us a unique perspective of the 1947 crash at Roswell, New Mexico.

Gary outlines his next long term project, the Revell Republic Star Destroyer which he plans to light up. His first attempt at lighting a model.

Steve Andrews has built and completed his 1/35 Industria Mechanika "Rook" walking mech. Here are photos and text excerpts from Steve's "build post." Thanks, Steve!

We take a look at these new kits from Aoshima, small mini kits of two (well 3 really) of the vehicles from the 1960's puppet-animation show, Thunderbirds!