If you enjoy building your own spaceships, boy do I have a treat for you. Etsy shop LazerModels creates some really lovely wooden kits that allow you to build the ship yourself. You will be surprised at how beautifully detailed these kits are. They will look great displayed on your desk or shelf.
Checkout these Star Trek ships reimagined as road-worthy vehicles by Budget Direct. Sure, they aren’t exactly practical, but these are still some very cool designs. I would totally collect these if they were special edition hot wheels cars. I really love the Romulan warbird and the Defiant. I could see those on the road in the future. Someone make these so I can buy them!
via Geekologie
Miniature LEGO Buck Rogers and Battlestar Galactica Ships! Aren’t they cute? You see LEGO, it wouldn’t take much to start producing small sci-fi themed sets that geeks like me would actually buy. Package a few mini ships together like these and I’m all over them. These were created by Sparkart who makes all kinds of cool LEGO creations.
sheepcreekstudio makes these cool Needle Felted Star Wars Ships. These ornaments are the softer side of Star Wars. They are perfect for your kid’s rooms or for displaying just about anywhere. You can buy these ships individually or as a whole mobile set.
Because it is never too early to get your child into the magic of Star Wars. These ships are adorable and when they are all displayed together, they look even cooler. I hope they make more ships to add to this little fleet.
Graphic designer Nicolas Amiard brings fantasy and reality crashing together, quite literally, using modern cityscapes and the Star Wars vehicles. These digitally-enhanced images imagine that the Star Wars ships have crash landed in the middle of highly populated cities.
There’s the star destroyer in Paris, the millennium falcon in lower Manhattan, a TIE Fighter in London and more. What goes up must come down, so I’m glad these ships are in another galaxy.
Etsy seller shankalonian loves taking old computer parts, especially hard drives, and creating amazing starships and other Sci-Fi vehicles. Below are some of the excellent models he has available in his shop.
You’ll see a lot of Star Trek ships like the Enterprise B, a Colonial Viper from Battlestar Galactica, the Babylon 5 space station, the Recognizer from Tron and more. I especially love the Enterprise B. shankalonian has a great eye for detail.
These minimalist Star Wars Vehicle Posters by Robert Greaux & Julie Parker-Garza have just the right amount of retro, with a great use of colors. You can get them for just $18 each.
You can keep your Picasso and your Rembrandt. This is the kind of art that makes me happy. Just give me some cool ships from a far away galaxy and my imagination. I’m good. That’s all I need.
