Spaceships at the Final Frontier [Paperback]

Rick Jackson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000

Build extraordinary Star Trek® spacecraft models with this comprehensive book. This unique book provides instruction on how to build Star Trek® spacecraft models, including Cardassian, Federation, and Klingon ships. Also teaches modeling techniques such as lighting, masking and painting, detailing, decaling, and displaying. Each chapter of this project book focuses on an individual model kit and teaches modeling techniques through build-up of that kit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890243174
• ISBN-13: 978-0890243176
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,661,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars spaceships at the final frontier review, October 17, 2000

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This review is from: Spaceships at the Final Frontier (Paperback)

I was a little dissapointed with this book. My expectations were more in-depth coverage of paint schemes and advanced techniques such as correcting major flaws in the kits to creating lighting systems. The author seemed to build most of his kits "straight from-the-box" with only minor modifications. In many cases, kit recommendations were used for painting, whereas a little research shows the kit recommendations are usually far from accurate.

I did appreciate the section on vacuum formed models as this is an area most people are not experienced in.

I would recommend this book to beginners for learning basic techniques in assembly and finish. Advanced modellers should already be familiar with the techniques presented in this book.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not quite what I had hoped for..., July 19, 2001

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"cobrien6" (Hyde Park, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spaceships at the Final Frontier (Paperback)

As you can see from the title, this book was not quite what I had hoped for. As someone who is reentering the arena of model building, it was quite a disappointment.

The overall cover is nice, and there are a few color pictures. However, most of the pictures are in black and white. This obscures any detail that may be gained from them. Even the color pictures are of less quality than can be found on the internet sites.

The text is fairly simplistic and lacks any real detail. It does not provide any real pivotal insight in how to construct, paint and accurize a Star Trek model. Worse yet, it stays away from the most common, main stream models, sticking to mostly obscure and less common models.

Overall this book was really a disappointment. I would only recommend it, if the model you are building is contained within it, and only then to a true beginner.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only for a complete novice, October 14, 2007

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Some guy from VA (VA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spaceships at the Final Frontier (Paperback)

The book details building of a few Star Trek models. Most of the advice is pretty basic, and feels more like author's modeling journal than manual designed to learn from. Choice of Star Trek models also seems a bit coincidental - I think this book would have been just as good or bad if other Sci-Fi models were shown.

Several topics are beyond what I'd consider beginner's subjects: one model is build from a vacuum-formed kit, another with lighting. At the end Borg cube is made from scratch, with pieces being replicated in resin. Despite this, it really doesn't feel like there is a lot of useful advice given.

Overall I think it's a good book for a beginner, but not much more.