When I decided to do my next laser cut piece I wanted to do something more fanciful. I’ve always been a big fan of spaceships and I immediately thought of the Starship Enterpise, the Millenium Falcon or the Serenity. I ultimately settled on the Serenity ship from Firefly.

The scale and style of the ship lent it well to a standard cross section with plenty of detail. The Enterprise is too large of a ship to scale down well and the Millenium Falcon would have had to be top down. Using books, online references and the show itself, I set to hand drawing the interior and exterior of the Serenity. It was a pretty big undertaking but also a lot of fun.

When it was completed I was really happy with the final product. It is a gorgeous rendition of the ship with tons of cool details. Unfortunately, I misjudged the fan base and have been unable to sell any of them. In retrospect, the Millenium Falcon would have been a better business choice as the recent movies would have brought it more attention. As a personal project it was fun and wildly successful. As a business project it was a failure.