Studio Scale Astral Queen by Jerry Stipp for the Michael Plante Collection

November 13, 2012 Posted in Battlestar Galactica Selections, Jerry Stipp, Michael Plante

Collector Michael Plante is on fire on his mission to complete his studio scale Rag Tag fleet display! After three years of investigation and finding the correct parts to piece this beast together, ar...

1701 REFIT Showdown! Builds by John Eblan of FX Co. & QMX

November 10, 2012 Posted in Albert Siow, Collector ALERT!, KORBEN FX - John Eblan, Michael Plante, QMX - Quantum Mechanix, Star Trek Selections

When artist John Elban came aboard as VP in charge of production for QMX… everyone was excited! His fame stemmed from his former ILM works and his own company’s success… The FX Company! Collector’s Mi...

SOLD!!! 1:350 REL K’Tinga by Marc Elkins in the Michael Plante Collection

November 10, 2012 Posted in Collector ALERT!, Marc Elkins, Michael Plante, Richard Long Patterns, SOLD Pieces, Star Trek Selections

SOLD!!

This piece sold within minutes of being offered!!!

The Richard Long patterned 1:350 K’Tinga is one of those kits that everyone looks for! If one comes on the market, you can be certain someone ...

Mega Scale AT-AT wins!

November 7, 2012 Posted in Marc Elkins, Michael Plante, MSLZ22 Models - Mike Salzo, Star Wars Selections

On October 21, in the Las Vegas area was a local modeling competition...

Collector’s PLANTE and KUHN Visit Artist/Collector Marc Elkins!

September 3, 2012 Posted in 00-FEATURE-00, 300 Selections, ALIEN Selections, Battlestar Galactica Selections, Marc Elkins, Michael Plante, Miscellaneous Selections, Model Collection of Kurt Kuhn, Star Trek Selections, Star Wars Selections

A few weeks ago, and one week apart, Collector’s Michael Plante and myself managed to swing by artist and collector Marc Elkins home! What an experience! Michael ended up going home owning Marc’s 6 fo...

Kropserkel CYLON Centurion from the Michael Plante Collection

September 3, 2012 Posted in Battlestar Galactica Selections, Collector ALERT!, Kropserkel, Michael Plante

Collector Michael Plante recently sent me photos of the full sized CYLON Centurion he acquired from KOPRSERKEL! What an amazing piece!

Here are a few pictures of my recently acquired Cylon Centurion ...

Studio Scale AT-ST – HASBRO Toy Conversion by Richard Long for the Michael Plante Collection

August 7, 2011 Posted in Hasbro Toys, Michael Plante, Richard Long Builds, Star Wars Selections

Hasbro just keeps getting better and better with their toys being more and more like the Studio Models! This one is studio scale! Famed artist Richard Long made this to look fantastic and it ...