The Akira-class starship is what you call a “fan favorite.” That’s because the ship isn’t really featured all that much throughout Star Trek. An appearance in First Contact, seen a few times in DS9 and Voyager… and that’s about it. It’s never been a hero ship. And yet, the Akira class is remarkably popular. I chalk that up, mainly, to the fantastic overall design. If memory serves, this starship was designed by Alex Jaeger… the idea was to design a […]

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The Starship Enterprise is likely the single most iconic space vehicle design of the 20th century. Which is probably why updating the ship is hard. Somehow, the folks at Star Trek: Discovery managed to create an elegant and sophisticated take on the USS Enterprise. And that’s what you see here. The Discovery-era USS Enterprise, NCC-1701. I love the way this ship is designed and updated. And John Eaves and the team at CBS did a fantastic job. My intention with this […]

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This is the third piece in my Star Trek “crossovers” series; this particular painting features the USS Defiant and USS Voyager. I’ll be honest, I love both of these designs. Quite a bit. Voyager and Defiant are so different–but they share a lot of the same DNA. So it was fun to put them both in a painting together. As to who those phasers might be targeting–well, you’ll have to use your imagination. Maybe it’s the Romulans. Maybe it’s Klingon rebels. Maybe they’re […]

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This piece of Star Trek: Voyager fan art is all about one of my favorite characters: Tuvok. Especially in the earlier seasons of Voyager, Tuvok is a fantastic character. Sure, he’s a Vulcan… but he also seems to have a lot of personality. And he’s quite snide, which I also like. Tim Russ, who played Tuvok, has certainly been around the Star Trek universe before and after Voyager. And I will always be thankful for the… well, playfulness, he brought to […]

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