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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Managed to hunt down two photos of the kitbashed model built by Jim Bowers as reference for the original WipEout game, sometime around 1993 or 1994. You can see the logos on it are harvested from other kits- Toyota and Buick logos, USAF roundels, and more that I'm sure someone else could ID

The Psygnosis team posing for a photo around a table. In front of them on the table is the kitbashed model

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today's the last day to get any kits or templates from my Etsy shop while they're on sale! Go check it out NOW or suffer the consequences!! (the consequences are paying full price at a later date) Behold a small sampling of the spaceships YOU could be building THIS INSTANT:

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Running a #shiptember sale on my Etsy shop for the rest of the month. You too can any one of these spaceships! Plus more! Go check it out! sublightdrive.etsy.com

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Nicer pics of my Junkros kitbash, and the concept art it's based on. Build video soon.

A grey and green starfighter against a black background. It has the appearance of having been welded together from other Star Wars ships, including the engine from a Y-Wing and guns from an X-Wing

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

JLF-19 Junkros Fighter from Star Wars Outlaws, in progress.

An unpainted, kitbashed model of a starfighter. Most of the model is white or grey plastic, but there are a few colorful kitbashed parts, and yellow sculpted weld beads. It sits on a cutting mat with drawers, tools, and building supplies out of focus in the background.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Voinian Frigate from the 1998 shareware game Escape Velocity Override

A sharp looking grey and red spaceship against a red nebula background

A model of a sharp looking grey and red spaceship against a black background

A reverse view of a model of a sharp looking grey and red spaceship against a black background

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Voinian Heavy Fighter from Escape Velocity Override, a 1998 shareware game for Mac OS9. I guess call this a preview for the video I'm currently working on.

3/4 view of a small, red and grey arrowhead-shaped starfighter against a red nebula background. The grey surface is rough and textured like stone or corroded metal, and the red is mottled and splotchy with darker patches.

Reverse view of a small, red and grey arrowhead-shaped starfighter against a black background. The grey surface is rough and textured like stone or corroded metal, and the red is mottled and splotchy with darker patches.

Top down view of a small, red and grey arrowhead-shaped starfighter against a black background. The grey surface is rough and textured like stone or corroded metal, and the red is mottled and splotchy with darker patches.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Some of my fav Star Wars builds for May the Fourth (be with you)!

A model of a Cantwell-Class Arrestor Cruiser (and a tiny YT-series transport flying alongside)

A miniature model of a TIE Phantom from the Star Wars Expanded Universe

A miniature model of an E-Wing from the Star Wars expanded universe

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Back to my gaslands era (for a little while). First time I’ve actually got little miniature guys to ride in them

Three hotwheels cars that have been stripped of paint and had bits of plastic and model kits glued to them to have the appearance of postapocalyptic wasteland vehicles.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Slowly, steadily learning how to actually draw stuff

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Watch me build the Droyne cruiser in 90 seconds! If this isn’t enough, the full video is up on YouTube

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Droyne Cruiser, scratchbuilt starship based on an illustration found in the spring ‘87 issue of the Third Imperium fanzine. Original art by Mike Jackson.

A grey and orange striped spaceship against a black background. It is thing and wedge shaped, with a pair of engine nacelles swung underneath it. Above and below, tall blue solar panels extend out vertically.

Reverse view of a grey and orange striped spaceship against a black background. It is thing and wedge shaped, with a pair of engine nacelles swung underneath it. Above and below, tall blue solar panels extend out vertically.

A black and white illustration of the same spaceship, from the 1987 fanzine Third Imperium, by Mike Jackson

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Watch me build the J-77 Fulcrum from scratch: Not quite enough detail for you? Full video is up on YouTube

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The Rochelle Heavy Dynamics J-77 Fulcrum. Kit and template for making it yourself are both available on my Etsy shop, go check it out!

A grey, boxy spaceship against a background of stars and cosmic dust. A blue drive plume can be seen behind it, suggesting it is flying towards the viewer. In large white block text above it, the words “J-77 FULCRUM”, and above that in smaller font, the phrase “Lift the Worlds”

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Ugly. Heavy. Reliable. The Rochelle Heavy Dynamics J-77 Fulcrum is the first choice when you need to get that ore shipment to Tau Ceti and you don't need it to be pretty. New video up (hopefully) later today.

A grey spaceship against a black background with no stars. It is streaked and scuffed with grime and rust.

A blue and orange spaceship, of the same design as the first. It is similarly grimy and rusty.

Both spaceships posing together, against a black background.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

After many trials and tribulations I have modeled and print some stands for these spaceships. I will not be answering questions about how long it took or what the earlier drafts looked like.

Two model spaceships on a worktable. They are both resting on black, 3D printed stands.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Two dirty spaceships, in the pipeline. These are originals so I’ll have templates available in my shop once the video is up!

A geometric blue model spaceship with orange and white piping. Streaks of dirt and grime can be seen on its surface. It is held in hand against a worktable background.

A geometric grey model spaceship with faded white stripes. Streaks of dirt and grime can be seen on its surface. It is held in hand against a worktable background.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Owning a 3D printer has given me a near unlimited capacity for owning little plastic trinkets. Remains to be seen whether other uses exist (but I remain hopeful)

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Looking for opinions- which geometry do you like best: Vertical indent, horizontal indent, or flat? These aren’t even close to final, I’m just using my new 3D printer to do the prototyping

Three tiny versions of a geometric spaceship: one with a vertical indent running from top to bottom, another with a horizontal indent around the bottom, and one with neither.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Watch me build a real version of the ship from the cover of Asteroids for the Atari 7800! Full video is on youtube, be sure to check it out. #shiptember

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

More photos of my Atari 7800 Asteroids project. Full build video is up on YouTube now! #shiptember

Front on view of a model spaceship against a black background. An asteroid is visible in the background.

Underside view of a model spaceship. Many small details and patches of color are visible, and the canopy is just visible on ver the edge of the ship.

Closeup view of a model spaceship. Small details, like decals, oil stains, and small mechanical parts are visible.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

And the compositing process for this image. The full video for making the spaceship should be up this weekend.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Seeing the cover art for the Atari 7800 version of Asteroids struck me with an overwhelming desire to replicate it with physical models. #shiptember

A space scene made by compositing photos of a model spaceship and asteroids. Two delta shaped spacecraft fly between the asteroids and towards the upper left of the image, shooting purple blaster bolts at a green explosion.

The cover for the Atart 7800 asteroids game. It features an image of two delta shaped spacecraft in an asteroid field, being shot at by UFOs as they destroy asteroids.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I have been fighting a months long battle to get my cutting machine scribing tool to produce more consistent lines. Turns out, it was coming loose in the jig, and all I needed to fix it was a bit of masking tape to give it a TINY bit more grip. Sometimes it’s the low tech fix that works best.

A scribing tool for a Cameo cutting machine, held in hand. There is a tiny (less than half an inch long) piece of blue masking tape on its side.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

First round of panels on. I haven’t even started the greebling yet! #shiptember

Unfinished model spaceship with an arrowhead shape. The flat surfaces are covered by detailed panels.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Pausing to put everything together with sticky tac to make sure it’s working.

An unfinished model one man spaceship with an arrowhead shape. It’s being held in hand in front of a cutting mat.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Real talk we all know it’s gonna go down more like this

Scene from the 2017 film The Death of Stalin. Various leaders of the Russian communist party stand around, staring at Stalin’s corpse on the floor.

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Royal Naboo N-1 Starfighter, in pink racing livery. Video up (probably) tomorrow.

Naboo N-1 Starfighter, in pink and black racing livery, against a black background

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Fun typography fact! The font used in the original Final Destination poster and the infamous "you wouldn't steal a car" PSA use the same font, FF Confidential. Bonus: The PSA used a pirated version of the font called "Xband-Rough". afaik Final Destination used the licensed version, but who can say 🤷

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