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Captain Garth's high expectations push limits. LT Commander Deville trusts his tough calls, seeing how far the ship can truly go. Every decision a test of command. #CaptainGarth #NavalCommand #LeadershipTests #ShipOperations
Captain Garth's high expectations push limits. LT Commander Deville trusts his tough calls, seeing how far the ship can truly go. Every decision a test of command. #CaptainGarth #NavalCommand #LeadershipTests #ShipOperations
![Starfleet Tactical #186: Strategic Space Command Galactic Cruiser LEIF ERICSON! [21 Feb 2026@9pmET]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hcgP0hiKKE4/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #186: Strategic Space Command Galactic Cruiser LEIF ERICSON! [21 Feb 2026@9pmET]
Starfleet Tactical #186: Strategic Space Command Galactic Cruiser LEIF ERICSON! [21 Feb 2026@9pmET]
For a model kit from the 1960s that is the sole entry in an aborted line of kits, the AMT Strategic Space Command Galactic Cruiser LEIF ERICSON has had a surprisingly long and eventful life. Designed by Matt Jeffries (who designed the ENTERPRISE for Star Trek), this kit has been reissued several times and even appeared in Niven and Pournelles classic The Mote in Gods Eye as the battlecruiser MACARTHUR.
So once again its time to get in touch with our inner 12 year old. Lets look at the LEIF ERICSON.
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