Thanks Ross, I thought the same thing that the Excelsior was a really nice ship and didn't win anything. I talked to the builder of the Excelsior ship and he also did extensive modifications to it. That is a huge ship over 4 feet long. I doubt the judges even noticed the extra detail on both ships (engine block, trench wall raised, Hangar bays with tie fighter in them and all extra detail added all over the hull) compared to the stock kit. Although the Cylon raider was nicely painted it was not lit and their was no extra detail added. I think that category should be spilt into ships under 16 inches and ones over because their is a huge difference in work going into an unlit and unmodified 12" model compared to the larger lighted ones. I could have built (3) 12 inch ships painted and lit in the time spent on the SD and probably won.
Everybody loved the tie fighters in the mouth of the trench hangar bays....I owe that to you!!
Everybody loved the tie fighters in the mouth of the trench hangar bays....I owe that to you!!
seriously?! I mean, that Excelsior class ship is pretty nice, BUT, you mean the silver looking "non lit" thing at the bottom left? That's BS. However, congrats on the second place...but you clearly should have won. JMO