Thomas Marrone
@thomasthecat
Executive Producer of Star Trek Online. Starship enthusiast. Modeled the Enterprise F, Voyager B, and other ships for Star Trek: Picard.
The final alternate skin is for the Salcombe. This is a Starfleet Intelligence style skin we're calling the Dartmouth.
The previous skeet was the Newton/Leibniz. This version is the Aldrin, a Prime Timeline version of the Armstrong. The Armstrong also customizes with the Parliament from Lower Decks.
As we've done with the Discovery-era starships, we've also created "Prime Timeline" skins for each of the three ships in the bundle that combines the footprint of the original starship with stylings from Trek's original timeline. These were all designed by @scorpiondesign.bsky.social.
Originally I was going to do something different with my #battletech Scouring Sands OPFOR but in the end I decided to go for the canon scheme. I tried using makeup sponges for this, which I quite enjoyed. Now it’s time to start the paneling and detailing!
You might've already seen this, but a while back I made a cover for a Squadron Signal IN ACTION book about the T-65, lol
We also have some updates to the compass and an indicator on the Galaxy map showing which Quadrant is featured, having bonus DSE rewards.
STO Players! Tribble has been updated with some polish to Sector Space related to Deep Space Encounters! We've lowered the brightness of the area map background and updated the icon visuals based on your feedback!
K'Vort Birb update: another customization option will be included, thanks to @pundus.art
THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU's title sequence activated so many neurons in my brain, I could watch that part on loop for hours. The rest of the movie: it was good! I had a lot of fun! I love those characters and enjoyed spending more time with them!
I’ve also finally framed and hung my 1/50 print of the piece LEGACY by Retrospect Studios. I commissioned this piece and I’m glad to finally have this on the wall as well!!
I’ve been carrying around this print from home to home for something like 12 years. Finally it has the frame and place of honor it deserves. THE DEATH OF JENNIFER SISKO AND THE DESTRUCTION OF U.S.S. SARATOGA AT WOLF 359 by @brandonbird.bsky.social
Thought this was a cool shout through the magnifying lamp that @ohcatrina.bsky.social got me - that thing was a huge help!!
Here they are in a row! The next set will be a lance of Inner Sphere mechs based on Ice Planet 2002. #battletech
Finished painting up my first star of Clan Wolf Battlemechs! The color scheme was inspired by the old LEGO M-Tron space theme. #battletech
Here's another May the 4th throwback - this was an original Corvette-class ship I designed for a friend's Star Wars RPG group, using @technouveau.bsky.social's awesome "Modelshop Greebles" Kitbash pieces as a base.
May the Fourth be with you! A while back I mocked up a cover for a Squadron Signal book about the X-Wing. This would be so much fun to read. X-Wing model by Lewis Niven, Astromech by @robear.bsky.social!
Four years to the day today, @ohcatrina.bsky.social and I got "serious" as a couple. One year to the day from now, we'll be married! She's my bright star in a dark world. She brings so much beauty and joy and peace to my life. I love her so much and I'm so grateful to be hers!
While we've got an exciting day for Star Trek Online tomorrow, I do want to mourn the cancellation of Starfleet Academy. It was a joyful show that emphasized the power of empathy, friendship, and curiosity in the best tradition of Star Trek. Thank you and good luck to the crew of the U.S.S. Athena.
Happy birthday to my wonderful, amazing, beautiful, incredible, creative, brilliant, hilarious partner and fiancée @ohcatrina.bsky.social! I’m so grateful to have your light in the world and in my life!
It was the best!!!! We went up to Griffith Observatory and before I left had brunch at the Idle Hour, a restaurant that had the Bulldog Cafe facade from The Rocketeer!
With the recent Cryptic news, I want to say that STO players have a lot to look forward to... And if you haven't played STO in a while, now is a great time to come back! To help, we've put together this guide on what you'll find when return to duty. www.playstartrekonline.com/en/welcomeback
Starfleet Academy has a great cast of charming characters who play well together. The bits of humor and camaraderie feel right at home in a Star Trek show and it's great to see hope and humor in the post-burn era. The Klingon student Kraag is my favorite so far.
Still got it!! Yeah, it’s so funny how certain things activate our neurons and stick with us forever. Netflix did a similar documentary series a few years ago and it was pretty good too.