Above: The USS Praetorius is my nicest kitbash to date. I always wanted to create a unique design with four nacelles. It was my first use of the aztec pattern using Walker's templates and it came out beautifully. The "wings" are from the AMT/ERTL Klingon Bird of Prey kit covered in sheet and strip styrene. The bridge is the resin Dreadnaught bridge from Federation Models and the decals were made by Jeff Waclawski of JT Graphics. It took Best In Class at the Hobbytown USA model contest and Third Place in Sci-Fi at MosquitoCon, an IPMS contest in New Jersey.

Above: The USS Winfield is my second bash with the aztec pattern and it was much easier this time around. I was ecstatic at how nicely I was able to blend the torpedo bay into the bottom of the saucer unlike the Hawkeye (two rows below) where I just glued the pod onto the lower saucer. The phaser cannons were built using tube styrene. The dorsal nacelle has some "greeblies" on it to set it apart from the lower two as its purpose is for extra power to the weapons, not propulsion. Most of the larger parts from this project were recycled from my very first kitbash years ago. The decals were produced by JT Graphics. This model was named for late actor Paul Winfield who portrayed Captain Clark Terell in Star Trek II which hit theatres in 1982.

Above: A side view of the Winfield.

Above: The USS Hawkins. This cool design was created by my buddy Eric Hawkins from the Maryland SF conventions. I liked it so much, I had to build my own and of course, name it for Eric. About the only real change was using airplane wings for the forward pylons, obtained from the Wonderfest spare parts grab.

Above: Starboard view of the USS Hawkins. The registry number was merely the year when Eric introduced the design to me at the Shore Leave convention.

Above: The USS Kelley was dedicatied to DeForest Kelley. It was a relatively simple project. I used Intermediate Blue as the overall color as it seemed appropriate for a med ship. The little numbered shuttles (or pods) attached to the hull were resin spare parts given to me by a friend, perhaps from a military model. Slight weathering was done by dry-brushing. Decals from JT Graphics.

Above: This unnamed scout ship was cut out of an ERTL USS Voyager kit. Perhaps it's a Section 31 recon vessel!

Above: Combining parts left over from the Alarus (below) and a fresh Polar Lights Enterprise kit, here is the USS Cronin. The deflector dish assembly in the center is from a military kit. The decals are from JT Graphics kitbashers sheet. The name Cronin is a tribute to the late Gene Coon, creator of the Klingon race and the Prime Directive from classic Trek. He sometimes wrote under the pen name, Lee Cronin.

Above: Aft view of the Klingon patrol cruiser Bold Fury showing shuttlebay.

Above: Scout ship USS Serling, named for Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling born on Christmas Day! All parts from the Polar Lights TOS Enterprise with the exception of the elbow joint holding the deflector dish, that's just a piece of sprue. Markings are a mix of the kit's decals and JT Graphics kitbasher's sheet.