Modelers Miniatures and Magic

All Collections of Clay Brown.

Built for the Clay Brown Collection from the kit originally mastered by Nick Sainton-Clark (then turned over to Nice-N Model designs and cast by MSLZ22 Models), artist Richard Long made this piece fantastic and very original! Most replicas are just that… replicated mark for mark like the studio models used in filming. Richard was granted [...]

Built from the fantastic MSLZ22 Patterns, Richard Long is doing 3 or 4 of these beautiful, giant AT-AT’s for a 30 foot HOTH display! The snow and weathering added on this piece really makes it pop! What can I say about this other than WOW!! Plus…. I am jealous!!!! What a beautiful job by all [...]

Made for the Clay Brown Collection…. Richard Long used artistic license in creating the paint pattern of this predator beast of old. It was so unique, and realistic looking that the local Museum of Natural History hired Richard to paint one of their Dinosaur displays! This piece is beautiful!
Like what you see? You too can [...]

Using Richard Long’s photos of the amazing scratch builds he made for a few collectors of the McQuarrie designed A-Wing from Star Wars (SEEN HERE) , professional artist William Pace shows us his amazing skills with Composite Artwork! I love this!
My apologies to artist William Pace. I originally posted that Richard Long made this composite, [...]

Ralph McQuarrie’s concept designs have become legendary among the fans of this art form Professional artist Richard Long has utilized Mr. McQuarrie’s designs again and again, turning them into real world models… like this one! The A-Wing was only seen in Return of the Jedi. I must admit… I like the McQuarrie shape better than [...]

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We all viewed how fantastic Richard Long made the original Re-Imagined Cylon Raider Squadron with SCAR (SEEN HERE). Now we get to view another fantastic build of the ADVANCED Re-Imagined Cylon Raider that he has just finished for the collection of Mr. Clay Brown! The lines and finish of this build are much different [...]

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Richard Long… an artist name synonymous with the words quality, and art. Today he shows these wonderful build in 1:24 scale of the Cylon Raiders that were designed for the Ron Moore Battlestar Galactica series by Eric Chu. Richard brought these to life with his paint technique. Scar is absolutely incredible!
To visit Richard Long’s [...]

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Suddenly, like out of thin air,  several builds of the MPC Millennium Falcon kit are showing up! I remember how ‘challenged’ that kit was, and by the look of the builds I have been viewing.. and showing… artists seem to have conquered what was needed to make that model a museum display. Such is [...]

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SOLD!!!!
June 23, 2011
Built as a one off just to see where his imagination would take him, here is the fantastic and re-imagined Klingon D7/K’Tinga that Richard Long created! Originally thinking it would be in 1:350 scale, it became clear very quickly that this beast was MUCH larger and is now considered to be built [...]

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While the parts are being made for the 1701-D, and the Defiant molds are being done, Richard pulled out a fantastic piece that he will be making for Collector Clay Brown. This T-Rex bust is nearly two feet in length and very impressive to view. As I read from Richard’s Sovereign Replicas site, he [...]

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Just after coming out of hyperspace, and just before the pursuing Devastator Star Destroyer enters the outer rim system to capture her, Princess Leia and her loyal Rebel crew prepare for the worst. Carrying the stolen plans to the Death Star to the Rebel base is now not the mission being that the Empire [...]

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Laying in wait above the planet of Tatooine, Princess Liea Organa’s Tantive sits in the glow of the desert planet awaiting signal from an old friend of the once proud Republic.
To view this composite in it’s full size, please click on it…

Using the photos of R.L. Bleecker’s build (Scene HERE) of the fantastic kit [...]

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This fantastic build is hands down the best I have viewed of this amazing Randy Cooper Kit! Professional modeler, and industry known R.L. Bleecker spared none of his talents in creating the masterpiece for the collection of Mr. Clay Brown. The lighting, the weathering, even the Playboy poster pinup inside the Bridge area is [...]

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This beautiful piece is one of the amazing expanded universe designs now built to reality by master artist Richard Long of Sovereign Replicas! I had never seen this design before Richard began creating it! While quite odd in shape, it definitely has that “STAR WARS” appeal, and is definitely built and painted masterfully by [...]

Talk about jaw dropping pieces! Professional Modeler Ian Lawrence again shows us how real a model can be made! Even the interior has lit screens, a full rifle rack and all kinds of amazing goodies with full lighting! A beautiful piece from the United Kingdom’s own Mr. Ian Lawrence for the well known collection of [...]

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Using the photos of his fantastic build shown HERE … master modeler R.L. Bleecker again shows us he has other sides to his artistic talents! This beautiful piece of the RADIANT coming in for a landing show us just that! His use of outside photos (inspired by Guy Cowen’s Y-Wing Sky shots) along with [...]

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This beautiful piece was built by professional artist R.L. Bleecker from the fantastic Randy Cooper kit for the well know collection of Mr. Clay Brown! This Radiant is the best build replica I have seen based on the original studio model used in the film Star Wars – The Phantom Menace! Master artist R.L. [...]

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This beautiful piece from Battlestar Galactica was hand crafted by professional model maker Marc Elkins for the famed collection of Mr Clay Brown. An outstanding piece indeed!

Here is another beautiful Battlestar Galactica studio model by Angelo DiSalvo… the Cylon Tanker! We first saw this vessel in the 1978 film when Apollo and Zac went out for patrol only to find the entire Cylon attack force hiding with this now emptied fuel tanker. Angelo captured this piece with extreme accuracy… parts accurate [...]

Here is yet another great studio replica from known professional Angelo J. DiSalvo! He has made quite a name for himself in Battlestar Galactica replicas alone! And this piece proves it! A beautiful piece that is stated to me as being in the famed collection of Mr. Clay Brown.
To contact Angelo for his build talents, [...]

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This piece turned out so well that I decided to do a composite for it.
Utilizing the fantastic photo Richard Long showed of the kit that he produced (which is now owned by Clay Brown), I immediately had a vision in my head of the Tydirium leaving the Death Star II to go down to [...]

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First mastered by professional model maker Neil Ellis, then turned into a kit, and built by Richard Long of Sovereign Replicas, this beautiful piece is now in the famed collection of Clay Brown!
Let me say that this piece was done so well that I believe it could be used for immediate filming in a [...]

Angelo has proven to be one of the best known Battlestar artists today! You can see for yourself that his replication of the Gemeni Freighter from 1978’s Battlestar Galactica is exact in every way to the original studio model… only much cleaner! Angelo’s services will definitely be utilized in the physical Gallery upon it’s opening [...]

This outstanding piece was done a a very known artist named Angelo. While he remains silent in the community, his professional artwork is recognized all over the world!
This fine piece now resides in the famed collection of Clay Brown!
To contact Angelo for his build talents, please click on his name here… ANGELO J. DISALVO

Who doesn’t know this artist’s name?
Master modeler Jim Creveling is once again creating yet another studio scale Battlestar Galactica! This one will be part of the famed collection of Clay Brown. Just look at the fine detail work and artistry going into this beautiful piece!