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Steve Cole Site Admin
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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He tells me that they're in the mail to ADB and that they should be castable. We shall see what happens when they're put into a mold. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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wedge_hammersteel Commander
Joined: 27 Sep 2008 Posts: 578 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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They should be castable and thats why he made 5 so FC could make a fleet box. |
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malleman Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 307 Location: Lafayette, LA
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John Schneder II Lieutenant SG
Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 102 Location: Cincinnati, OH
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:34 am Post subject: |
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It looks like that ISC BB was essentially sculpted from scratch. Holy cow that's cool John! Really nicely done. Keeping that beast symmetrical must've been a chore.
Are those two destined to be masters, or are they just for fun? _________________
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John Schneder II Lieutenant SG
Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 102 Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the kind words
They are for making masters. Barring any complications they should go into the mail tomorrow.
Deep inside the ISC BB is an ISC DN. I cut/widened/pinned it on both sides between the center and outer booms. I beefed up all of the booms and generally tried to make it bulked up all around. Mostly it was trying to keep it sysmetrical that taxed me the most. Especially as I have found that many of the original minis that I convert from are not sysmetrical themselves (at least once I get out the calipers to measure, LOL). Glad you like it
--John _________________ One of the guys that sculpts the minis (Starline 2400) |
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malleman Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 307 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:05 am Post subject: |
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Nice work John, I can't wait to get my hands on an ISC BB .
Djdood, are you currently working on anything? I know a while back you said that you are going to convert some Klingons. Check out SWO Daddy's website for some inspiration if you haven't done so already (D-8 ).
http://www.jgray-sfb.com/
http://jgray-sfb.com/klgcru1.jpg
He also has a FD-7 like John's and some Seltorians. |
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:55 am Post subject: |
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Family crisis kept me from doing any minis work for the last several months, but I did just get going again last week. I have several old lead SL2200 Klingon D-7's in work, in and amongst a boat-load of other SFU minis (my first Lyrans and Hydrans, a rebuild on all my Kzintis, repairs on some Feds) and some D&D figures..
One I have chopped the boom on one D-7, and will be pinning that back together as an SD7 Strike Cruiser.
Another will indeed be kit-bashed as an FD7, following John's excellent web-article. I just found the second dreadnought engine I needed last night (donated from an eBay hulk - no K9R for the Romulans yet...).
The other two will be standard builds (excepting my usual engine pinning and putty strengthening). One is definitely going to become an K7R for the Rommies, the other will either become another D-7 for the Klinks or get diverted to conversion to a carrier.
I'll post some pics, once there is something to show. _________________
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malleman Lieutenant Commander
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Wolverin61 Commander
Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 495 Location: Mississippi
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:24 am Post subject: |
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Those look good, Malleman! _________________ "His pattern indicates two-dimensional thinking."
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malleman Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 307 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Scoutdad Commodore
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 4754 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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But, laid flat - you can have a Three-Tiered Wedding Cake around your Tholian base. _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
Department Head, ACTASF |
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malleman Lieutenant Commander
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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Tried those. Did not have the patience to measure twice, cut once . |
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djdood Commodore
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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malleman - Is that an SL2200 D-7?
If so, you and I are on the same plan. I use SL2200 D-7's (I just prefer them) for D-7's and SL2400 D-7's as D-6's/KR's. _________________
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malleman Lieutenant Commander
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Djdood,
It is a Gamescience K-Type. I got it from Mr. Louis Zocchi at the convention. It is all one piece and the engines are on both sides. I know it is realated to the SL 2200 D-7, but I am not sure of the exact history. |
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