[Retro Review] The Way of the Warrior (DS9 Season 4)

Whenever you ask a DS9 fan where to start, the answer is rarely from the beginning. The first seasons of the show were good, sometimes great. The foundations were laid for a darker show than the flagship adventures of the Enterprise We had Federation turncoats in the Maquis; an uneasy peace between Bajor and their former oppressors in Cardassia; there was politics and religion crossing over on all fronts and from the end of season two we had the Dominion lurking on the far side of the wormhole teasing their incoming takeover of Federation Space.

ADM JT Marczynka, DoFA February 13, 2024

A Fistful Of

A Fistful Of Unnoficial Ships Made Canon

Since the debut of the USS Enterprise in 1966, Matt Jeffries design became the template that every designer has helped to expand upon since, giving Star Trek it's own unique and easily identifiable style linking everything from the Enterprise-D to Discover for decades. Since then several designers have been hired to bring new iconic ships to Star Trek, including Andrew Probert, Rick Sternbach and Kelvin Timeline designer Ryan Church. However, while most ships were built in house for their productions, not every ship we've seen on screen began it's life in a production office nor in any official capacity.

ADM JT Marczynka, DoFA January 30, 2024

Retro Review

[Retro Review] Best of Both Worlds

The word 'Legacy' has been storming every corner of fan circles since the closing episode of Star Trek Picard which saw the former captains story with the Borg come full circle in more ways than one. While showrunner Terry Matalas has said there's nothing confirmed with Paramount to his grand plan to continue the stage set by the finale, we're digging into the Comms archive to look back at one of the touch stones of the seasons story arcs.

ADM JT Marczynka, DoFA January 16, 2024

Fleet Alert!

[Away Team] USS Tesla Warps to Capital Sci Fi in Edinburgh

Today the crew of the Tesla are having a quiet catch up to start their year as planning is underway for more events to attend in 2024. However their next Away Mission is a little bit more public as the team are kicking off the event year at another of Scotland's most popular events: Capital Sci Fi!

ADM JT Marczynka, DoFA January 14, 2024

Inside Trek

[Inside Trek] Bill Krause: From Convention to Screen

Almost ten years ago now an unknown in the model making world entered a competition after being nudged by a friend, just because. Entering two of his favourite home-made Starfleet designs was a simple bit of fun thats now led to being an iconic part of Star Trek history.

ADM JT Marczynka, DoFA January 9, 2024

Fleet Alert!

Invictus: Stepping Down.

We all change, when you think about it, we're all different people; all through our lives, and that's okay. Or so The Doctor's Timelord wisdom tells us. And it's true. However, it saddens us to confirm a new change as we lose a valuable member of the Captains Table within Quadrant 2.

ADM JT Marczynka, DoFA January 8, 2024

FLEET ALERT! Take Command and join the Captains Table!