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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 16/08/2026

It took me a few months last year, but I managed to make this model of the Olympic-class U.S.S. Pasteur from TNG's "All Good Things..." that I haven't shared online until now. I'm a sucker for sphere-shaped and/or non-hero Trek ships, what can I say? 🤷‍♀️ 🪩 #startrek #tng #3d #blender

A port-side forward view looking down at the U.S.S. Pasteur NCC-58925, against a starfield backdrop. The ship is an Olympic-class medical/science vessel, with a spherical primary hull, wedge-shaped secondary hull, and two nacelles held high above on pylons.

A port-side forward view looking up at the U.S.S. Pasteur NCC-58925, against a starfield backdrop. The ship is an Olympic-class medical/science vessel, with a spherical primary hull, wedge-shaped secondary hull, and two nacelles held high above on pylons.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 18/02/2026

Got a new book about airships, so naturally I’m back on my bullshit. Excellent title, no notes 👌

A copy of the book “Skyhookers” by William Wolf, sitting on a wooden table.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 04/08/2025

Time for some steamed crabs!

A table covered in brown paper with a steamed crab, red in color, covered in Chesapeake Bay seasoning. Next to it, drawn on the paper, is a doodle of a grumpy crab with a mallet.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 13/07/2025

I've been a bit creatively drained lately, thanks to the day job, but I've managed to spend a bit of time coming up with some more color variations of the #Aerodex logo... in case I ever need 'em.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 08/07/2025

Well looks like it's #PortfolioDay! I'll take the opportunity to show off my amateur/hobbyist 3D projects — I'm not necessarily looking for work at the moment, but here's some recent pieces I've done for fun anyway! ArtStation: www.artstation.com/herda Website: www.herda.me

A silver aircraft of unusual configuration, with a red and blue tail rudder, flying upward toward the sky. A wingman flies alongside in the distance.

A turquoise flying wing aircraft of unusual configuration, flying high over an art deco city built along a coastline.

A spherical-hulled starship based on Star Trek TOS, similar to the famed "Daedalus" class, but different. Named "S.S. Baychimo."

A Waco YOC-1 biplane aircraft flying high over some fields.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 13/06/2025

Frank Zappa (Baltimore)

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 07/06/2025

A prototype Vistalux 202 Thunderhead bomber sits on the apron at Vistalux's wingcraft development facility in the hinterlands of Consorpine City. Its unpainted skin sparkles in the light of the summer sun. #Aerodex

A 3D rendering of a large, silver flying wing parked on the tarmac of an airport, with stairs wheeled up beside it and its canopy left open.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 29/05/2025

The latest entry in the #Aerodex is the Vistalux 202 "Thunderhead," a light bomber design inspired by the Northrop flying wings and an obscure experimental plane called the "Horton Wingless." www.artstation.com/artwork/RKQZWW #skyfi #digitalart #blender #b3d

Digital art depicting a flying-wing aircraft painted azure blue, gliding high above a city full of skyscrapers built in shallow water. The plane has a trilobite insignia on the wings, and text reads "Sovereign Compact of Ebbtide" in English and the Ebbtide language.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 28/04/2025

Guess who's got art in the upcoming 2026 Star Trek Ships of the Line calendar? I'm so thrilled this is finally shared publicly, there are SO many incredible artists featured in this edition and I'm just honored to get to be one of them!

A preview image of the back of the Star Trek Ships of the Line 2026 calendar, featuring each month's artwork. I have highlighted my own (March), a depiction of USS Voyager exploring a strange, new world.

A preview image of the cover of Star Trek Ships of the Line 2026, which features artwork of the TOS version of the USS Enterprise created by Lewis Niven.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 14/04/2025

Every Trek fan who makes 3D models has to invent her own starship class at some point, right? www.artstation.com/artwork/XJYNel

A set of 4 orthographic views of a starship design, from the TOS era of Star Trek. It has a spherical primary hull, similar to the Daedalus and Olympic classes.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 13/04/2025

Starship “Baychimo,” a UESPA science vessel, disappeared in 2299 while studying the frozen rings of Tessil IVb. No distress call, no debris, and no trace. Comms officers in the area sometimes claim they can hear the telemetry from her instruments, echoing faintly amidst the subspace static.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 22/01/2025

I bought this little space heater a few years ago to heat my basement office, specifically because it looked cool. Today I finally added a finishing touch.

A small Vornado Glide space heater. On its own it looks like a little jet engine, but here it has had shark’s teeth decals added on the sides to heighten the cool factor.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 19/01/2025

So… did everyone get the weird simping-for-Trump message in TikTok?

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 18/12/2024

Drop an alien that’s not from Star Wars or Star Trek.

A screenshot from “Mars Attacks!” showing the leader of the Martians and his soldiers. Ack ack!

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 24/11/2024

Here they are old-timey photo style! Sometimes I just like making things look like old postcards.

Two fictional aircraft in flight, depicted on a faux antique photo. The photo is gray/sepia toned, and the planes are hand labeled "Klutzy" and "Vudu Yudu." Handwriting on a piece of tape captions the image as "U11 Mystics over Azilia."

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 23/11/2024

Two Ayrforse Asylia U11 Mystics — "Klutzy" and "Vudu Yudu" — patrol over the swamps of Gëratf. These aircraft feature a hammerhead-inspired design, dual pusher engines, and an extensive range.

A photograph of a pair of fictional aircraft in flight over a green landscape far below. The aircraft have an unusual configuration, with a nose-mounted canard and two pusher-propeller engines mounted on the wings.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 19/11/2024

Me in my echo chamber

A vintage black & white photograph of Lady Grace Drummond Hay peeking out from one of the engine nacelles of Graf Zeppelin.

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 16/11/2024

An old photo of a BL37 “Peerless," a small single-engine tandem-wing patrol aircraft built by the Bonner-Lance company. The aircraft is primarily employed by the Royal Caladieran Air Service as part of their dirigible-based ocean patrol wing, but is also quite popular with Norandian pirates.

An antique-styled black and white photo of a fictional aircraft in flight. Text at the bottom left reads "BL37 PEERLESS"

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Lauren Herda @herda.me · 15/11/2024

If you see this, share a vehicle! These are a pair of Av-61 Imagos from the Wanderers Guild, flying above the shallow seas of Panauva.

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