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02/05 A note from the StarshipModeler Store:

We will be raising prices on most of our plastic kits starting Feb. 15, 2010. We had hoped to avoid this, but the distributors and many manufacturers we buy from have been raising their prices. We've been trying to keep ours down, but we're going to have to raise some. So on February 15th, prices on most kits (not Pegasus, but most of the rest), will be raised anywhere from 3 - 10%.

This includes the not-yet-released 1/1000 Refit Enterprise from Polar Lights (which now looks like it will be released late in February/early March). The wholesale price on that was raised on Oct. 21st. We've tried to keep our price lower, but we also can't just give these away. If you want to cancel your pre-order, just go ahead and delete it from your pre-order list. (But if you check around, you'll see that we are still one of the best prices out there).

Raising prices is not something we want to do (especially in this economy!) but we have to in order to stay afloat. (So if there's something you've been eyeing, now might be the time to get it...)

Thanks for your understanding and your continued support.

02/04 Jeffrey Griffin is back with a look at Gizmotron's 1/2500 Early Bird of Prey (from Enterprise).

02/02 Twelve new Gallery entries have been posted.

02/01 Two more Just Glue It! contest entries are posted tonight.

W received a big restock today over in the Store - all sorts of goodies showed up at the door. Among them are what will probably be the last MMI products we can get (as MMI is going out of business).

Many thanks to James 'JustPlainJim' Knott for his very generous donation to the Starship Modeler Operating Fund.

01/29 Four more Just Glue It! contest entries are posted tonight.

01/26 Robb Merrill takes a look in the box at Hasegawa's 1/48 Macross YF-19. This really bodes well for the upcoming 1/48 VF-1J/S they've announced!

01/20 Five more Just Glue It! contest entries have been posted tonight.

01/19 Tonight I have a sneak peek at Moebius Models' upcoming Viper Mk2 kit.

The Pegasus Galaxy Quest kits arrived to day and are now available in the Store.

01/15 Twelve new Gallery entries have been posted.

01/13 Jim James takes a look at the new (in the US, anyway) Revell Republic Gunship from Clone Wars. This is the larger 1/72(ish) kit, not the mini "Pocket Kit" from a year ago.

There's a bunch of new items in the Store as well.

01/11 Two more Just Glue It! contest entries are in place tonight.

01/07 A dozen new Gallery entries have been posted.

UPS showed up with a bunch of restocks plus Revell USA Clone Wars kits and the brand-new Vulcan Shuttle (well, same plastic - mostly - as the late seventies release, but much better dcals and now it's got magnets). Pre-order notices went out tonight.

01/06 Dominic Handl returns with his take on building the Master Grade Strike Gundam tonight.

It's been a frantically busy week here. Pre-order notices on the next batch of Discoveries and Titovs have been sent. Our first batch of Revell (USA's) Star Wars 'Clone Wars' kits is in and should be posted to the Store soon. Newly arrived from Acreation is a photoetched brass detail set for the 1/1400 Enterprise-E. Also in stock now are the resin detailing sets for the Moebius Flying Sub. The Vulcan Shuttle kits from Round 2 have been shipped to us and should be here by the end of the week - presuming the snowstorms we're facing don't delay the trucks...

01/01 The year's first review is my look at building Wave's new SAFS Type II Snake Eye. Happy New Year, everyone!

Being that it's the first of the year, it seems fitting I should draw attention again to Linda's aerticle published one year ago - A Wife's Perspective on Modeling.

A programming note for the Store - USPS Priority, Express and international postal rates will go up (roughly six percent, but it varies by distance, weight and volume of the package) on Monday, 4 December. First class mail will not be affected.

12/31 For the last update of the year we have some real world weathering examples added thanks to Joe Brown.

12/29 Jeffrey Griffin has a look at Gizmotron Models' 1/2500 Movie Klingon Bird of Prey tonight.

12/23 Nine new galleries are up tonight - not everything I had intended to publish, but I'm falling asleep at the computer.

Everyone was making deliveries here today - lots of restocks in the Store plus new stuff: Hasegawa's Lunadiver Stingrays and Mobieus landing gear for the Flying Sub (looks like I still have toadd that.....), among other items.

12/22 Wow. What a week it's been! Christmas rush really caught me by surprise --- here I thought the recession still had everyone by the throat (and compared to 2005, it still does .... but compared to last year, I am super busy) Anyway, the first two Just Glue It! contest entries are in place tonight, and there's so much new in the Store I'll just point you to the front page there.

I need a nap....

12/09 Eleven new galleries are up tonight.

12/08 Dan Holmes previews Aoshima's 1/48 Airwolf tonight.

Many thanks to David Green for his very generous donation to the Starship Modeler Operating Fund.

12/04 Some hobby news posted and the next online contest announced tonight.

12/03 Twelve new galleries are up tonight.

11/30Tyler Lindsay has a sneek peak at the forthcoming Polar Lights 1/1000 Refit Enterprise in tonight's update.

11/25 Twelve new galleries are up tonight.

Many thanks to Eric Lakie for his very generous donation to the Starship Modeler Operating Fund.

11/24 Jim James has a quick look in the box at Revell's new Clone Wars Jedi Starfighter kit for tonight's update.

It's been a busy couple of days in the Store, with several long-delayed restocks - including Kotobukiya option parts - Sovereign Replica's Clone Wars Y-Fighter and some new old kits (including a last shipment of VicVipers, VF-22 Moon Shooters and YF-19 Ravens).

11/19 Jeffrey Griffin is back with a look at Jackill's collected Datasheets for Star Trek Federation ships from the "Movie Era".

We've gotten a bunch of new items into the Store from Europe, including Revell (Germany) Clone Wars models and Retrokit's new 'Damaged TIE' conversion for the Fine Molds' TIE/Fighter (plus restocks on other Retrokit items).

11/16 Twelve new galleries are up tonight.

We need to make some room for new arrivals so we're having a clearance sale on selected kits in the Store - when these are gone they won't be restocked.

11/12 The 2009 Starship Modeler Secret Santa program is in full gear! More information can be found here in the Secret Santa forum on the SSM message boards. Registration ends Nov. 15th, so sign up soon!

11/10 Happy Birthday, Marines! For today's (slim) update, I've added some Hobby News. There's more - I just have not gotten to it yet.

11/09 I've jotted down a few notes on the Saga of the Black Sun 1/72 F-302 kit for today's update.

11/02 I was gone for a week due to a family emergency, since resolved. I'm back - here's eight new Gallery entries to peruse while I catch up.

10/21 The first day of the big iHobby model/hobby trade show is tomorrow (10/22). We'll be there, scoping out all the new wholesome modeling goodness coming down the pike. I'll post a full report (probably Friday) but if you want to get the news as we get it, keep on eye on our Twitter feed. (pix too, if we can figure out this fancy new G4 phone.....)

10/20 Another dozen new Reader's Gallery entries have been posted tonight.

10/14 An even dozen new Reader's Gallery entries have been posted tonight. Links and Club listings have been updated as well.

DHL finally arrived with our Japan restock this evening - which has more of Fine Molds' Snow Speeders (the last we can get until December!) and Hasegawa's brand-spankin' new 1/48 scale Macross YF-19 (a stunning kit). Also new are masks from Graphic Encounters for the clear engine inserts for the reissued Revell Colonial Viper.

Many thanks to German Impach for his very generous donation to the Starship Modeler Operating Fund.

10/12 Tonight I take a look at the latest from Specialty Press, Servicing The Hubble Space Telescope: Space Shuttle Atlantis - 2009.

10/06 Monday was bad, but at least it's over ... and I have internet phones again. To celebrate, twelve new Galleries are posted.

Many thanks to David Green for his very generous donation to the Starship Modeler Operating Fund.

09/28 Six new Reader's Gallery entries posted tonight.

In the Store, we have the Strategic Space Command's follow-on to the Leif Ericsson -- the SSC Christopher Columbus. In the same scale as the old AMT LE, too.

09/25 Jeffrey Griffin is back with a review of Delta Quadrant's first offering, a 1/2500 scale Cardassian Galor (with parts for Keldon class).

09/22 There's more hobby news and some other assorted updates posted tonight.

09/21 Seven new galleries are up tonight.