This piece was originally shown here on Modelers Miniatures & Magic back on February 9, 2009 and now updated to today’s showing standard!

“This is my scratch built recreation of the filming miniature “LIVERY SHIP” (AKA “Mineral Ship”) from the original Battlestar Galactica TV Series. I began this project in August 2008, and probably put about 150 hours into this model. The model is about 45″ long, and I used about 95% of the same model kit parts used on the original miniature. (Did you see the AMT Galileo Shuttlecraft body on the Engine Section?) I had a lot of used kits after the Galactica and Colonial Movers, so I only had to buy several Tamiya ship kits and a few others to get the majority of the right parts.

Thanks to all my friends on Resin Illuminati for your help during this project...

Artist Lancia Beta has given the Resin Illuminati Owner, and myself a great honor in naming his scratch built Starship miniature with our names. I am greatly humbled and I thank Lancia for this fantastic gift. I am certain that Dave Lewis echo’s this sentiment. And what a great design too! I love it!

Lancia Be...

Artist Dave Lewis (owner of the Professional Modeling Board – The Resin Illuminati) has created a fantastic design in this TOS Universe USS Miranda!! I am so impressed with this Polar Lights Kit Conversion design that we will be creating a much larger version for the gallery here soon! As you can see bewlow.. even famed TREK artist John Eaves is drooling over it! Outstanding!

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Dave Lewis

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