The 2016 Midamericon2 Fleet
Back in late summer of 2012 Gary Welsh and Mike Reccia wrote a book on how to kitbash large, Star Wars-like spaceships. CultTVman profiled it and doubtless quickly sold out, as did the rest of the world, all years before I heard about it. Just a handful of pictures from it were the basis for my "Garies" kitbashes which, as usual, bear little resemblance to their inspiration.
Since my favorite part is construction I built all these and THEN cleaned-up my desk before painting them. Last year I bought several different sheets of U.S. Navy-style white numbers with drop-shadows, knowing that no matter what I painted the ships the markings would show-up and be of a style appropriate for capital ships.
Cruiser 573
First Gary of the yearA Wonderfest 2016 Gold winner.
19x3.5x3.5
Cruiser 136
Second Gary of the yearA Wonderfest 2016 Gold winner.
12.5x4x2.5
Battleship 47
Third Gary finished, the hardest one to build.A Wonderfest 2016 Silver winner.
21.75x5.5x5.5
Heavy Cruiser 16
Fourth, and least effortful GaryA Wonderfest 2016 Gold winner.
17x4x4
Gunship 578
The fifth and not-very-Gary Gary.A Wonderfest 2016 Silver winner.
17.5x6.75x4
Destroyer 522
Sixth finished ship for the year and not a GaryA Wonderfest 2016 Silver winner.
9.5x7x2.5
Frigate 121
Got to recycle a hitherto unfinished ship.A Wonderfest 2016 Silver winner.
11.75x5x2
Tanker 101
Fun with simple components.A Wonderfest 2016 Silver winner.
9.5x3.5x3
Cargo Liner 167
Therapy ship from the complication of the battleship.8.5x3x1.25
Yacht
Last finished ship of the year.6.75x5x2.25