Richard Baker

Looks fantastic! I am moding my kit a bit- getting an aftermarket hatch and adding running lights. I was going to get the new Paragrafix cockpit but it is just too expensive, just going to work with the stock one and correct it some.

Always loved that ship. I hate the rocket engine bells which have been around since before Buck Rogers, you have all this exotic technology, why not have an exotic drive system as well? The Liberator was way ahead of it's time. THat looks to be a wonderful kit you got, please take some build photos, I would like to see this evolve to final display

IMO what really made Lando and G'Kar work for me is not just the outstanding performances but the two character arcs which weave around each other as they travel in opposite directions. K'Gar was at first a heavy who surprised us with monemts of kindness (like saving Sinclair's girlfriend from dying when she encountered one of the First Ones). Lando started off as a drunken buffoon and comic relief. Towards the end of the series they were totally different people but they were constantly woven fates around with each other, to the point you could almost consider them as two aspects of the same character.

From what I remember the 3d files have been lost and need to be recreated. The original SFX was produced on an Amiga render farm using the Video Toaster software. Cutting edge back then and largely incompatible with the PC world today. I do think those ships can be recreated with all the references available, much like how they rebuilt the Discovery XD-1 for the film '2010'...

In my opinion what really made Babylon 5 work so well is that in addition to a massive epic story arc there was a superb cast with which each character also underwent a unique story arc themselves. I would love to see the classic series take a cue from TOS Trek and have a remastered version of the SFX and some digital adjust to some of the sets (insert animated video into the backlit screens for instance). This would retain the fantastic performances while updating the visuals for modern audiences to enjoy. That B5 Station kit was so bad I never bothered to assemble it, the Starfury was pretty good except for a couple fit issues and the fact it was out of proportion due to the fact the ship was referenced by the digital model not allowing for the fact the pixels were not true squares. I do have a Narn Cruiser resin kit which is one of my favorite designs from the show. It needs to have a lot of detail added to make it look right, being about 20" long it is going to be great when completed...

Not super excited with the idea of a B-5 reboot, the story has been told and the show's epic story line has been closed. I do think if the reboot does really happen we have a chance of getting kits both from it and the classic series like we did with Battlestar Galactica. I love the varied ship designs seen on Babylon 5 and how each race had a distinctive technology and approach to engineering.

That buildup is incredible- excellent work!

This is a fantastic build- some truly great enhancements. I have one of these kits in my Closet of Doom I was planning on converting to flight mode, was gathering parts then I got married and the project got shelved. You have inspired me to push it up in my build queue, I may be using some of your ideas as inspiration!

Pictures? Sounds great!

Best photoetch set: https://www.paragrafix.biz/product_detail.asp?PPartNum=PGX127 Personally I think the biggest issue with the kit is the forward "shoulder thrusters" which are just general hollow shapes as given. They arexsupposed to have thrusters in the open areas and vertical surfaces. The back of the Moonbus is missing thrusters also. Paragrafix made a wonderful correction set in resin which I bought, I just checked and he is releasing an updated one with improved parts being consolidated. Not out now but if you contact they can give you more info. https://www.paragrafix.biz/product_detail.asp?PPartNum=PGX128 Stargazer made a full interior resin set, turns out the kit is very wrong. It was available through Starship Modeler but no longer seems listed. I am hoping it will be available elsewhere soon https://www.google.com/search?q=stargazer+2001+moonbus+interior&oq=stargazer+2001+moonbus+interior&aqs=chrome..69i57.20862j1j4&client=tablet-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Very well done!

It is great to see that kit get a second chance! There are a number of fairly good references out there for this ship, including ones showing it with the original industrial yellow coloring. The thing is that the entire surface is covered in heavy paneling so even if you do not match the film miniature you can still get that authentic feel to your build. Please post more images of your progress- I never got a chance to have one of these kits and look forward to seeing one come together

Great find, love that kit! I did change the front windows in mine, the kit matches the new filming model built for the sequel but from what I have seen they got that detail wrong.

Opened fine on my Droid tablet...

Never followed the series but that is an awesome model!