- Cult
TV Mans Ultimate Guide to Modeling Science Fiction Models
- CultTVman's Ultimate Modeling Guide to Classic Science Fiction
Movies features 152 pages of material covering all your classic
science fiction subjects: Forbidden Planet, War of the Worlds,
2001, A Space Odyssey
and more! Among the model building information and techniques
are painting your ships; diorama creation; metallic paint
finishes; lighting; resin building; casting parts; resin figure
building; styrene kit construction; creative model displays;
aftermarket parts. Articles about the Discovery and Enterprise
studio models.
- Spaceships
at the Final Frontier: Building Star Trek Models Book
- 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.
- The
Klingon Dictionary - The Klingon Dictionary is the first
comprehensive sourcebook for Klingon language and syntax,
including fundamental rules of grammar as well as words and
expressions that illustrate the complex nature of Klingon
culture. It features a precise pronunciation guide, rules
for proper use of affixes and suffixes, and a small phrase
book with Klingon translations for essential expressions such
as "Activate the transport beam," "Always trust
your instincts," and the ever-popular "Surrender
or die!"
- Star
Trek Fan Collective - Klingon - The fourth volume of the
Star Trek Fan Collective series tackles the Federation's arch-enemies-turned-sometimes-allies,
the Klingons. It begins in chronological order with Enterprise's
premiere episode, "Broken Bow." A new starship,
Enterprise NX-01, is rushed into service when a Klingon crash-lands
on Earth and Starfleet decides to return him to his home world.
Then skip to two episodes of the Original Series, "Errand
of Mercy" and "The Trouble with Tribbles,"
which focus on the conflicts between the Federation and the
Klingons. But the two factions had begun working together
by the time of The Next Generation. In "A Matter of Honor,"
Riker (Jonathan Frakes) spends some time serving aboard a
Klingon ship, and his Enterprise shipmate, Worf (Michael Dorn),
delves deep into his Klingon culture along with his brother
Kurn (Tony Todd) in "Sins of the Father." Then in
the two-part "Redemption," a bridge between the
fourth and fifth seasons, the Klingon empire teeters on the
brink of civil war. Worf arrived at the space station Deep
Space Nine when the Klingons offer to join the Federation
in the Dominion war in "The Way of the Warrior."
There he remained for "The Sword of Kahless," in
which the search for a mythical artifact turns into a very
real struggle for power. Last are DS9's humor classic "Trials
and Tribble-ations," followed by Voyager's "Barge
of the Dead," in which B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson)
has visions of the Klingon afterlife. Of all the fan collectives
released so far, Star Trek Fan Collective: Klingon has the
largest number of episodes to draw from, so there will inevitably
be controversy over which episodes were selected (via fan
vote). While the two Tribble episodes are among the franchise's
most popular, the Klingons are somewhat tangential characters,
and "Trials and Tribble-ations" was previously included
on Star Trek Fan Collective: Time Travel. The space might
have been better spent on the Original Series' "Day of
the Dove" or more TNG and DS9, though that might have
turned the set into Star Trek Fan Collective: Worf. --David
Horiuchi/Amazon
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