Tag Archives: Spacecraft

We have wings….

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Philip Webb

So the next project grows – one wing is now four and the model is much more recognisable. With a model fuselage PhotoShopped in to sit between the four wings the X-wing is now instantly recognisable. so now to the … Continue reading →

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In a shipyard, long, long ago ….

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Philip Webb

Sometimes it takes a while for a model to move from seed to bud to flower – this is something I have considered for many a long year and it is finally beginning to develop into something. This began as … Continue reading →

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We have lift-off!

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Philip Webb

So, the latest model made it and was duly delivered to the organisers of the London Model Engineering Exhibition. There was that awkward moment when I wondered if I could actually get it out of the room where I’d assembled … Continue reading →

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Going forwards …..

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Philip Webb

The Enterprise project is progressing – we now have the main body and the pylon that joins it to the command saucer, and the pylons that will have the impulse engines mounted on them are taking shape. The characteristic shape … Continue reading →

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Times of change

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Philip Webb

It is always sad to lose an old friend, and when it is your fault …. My large TIE fighter (Star Wars space ship) has stood in a corner of our living room for several years now and has given … Continue reading →