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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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USS Charlemagne NCC-530 is the first mini I finished in 2012. This is my first Federation Destroyer too - I had it mostly done last year but drug my feet on the spelling of the ship's name for so long, I actually finished USS Halsey before this one. I had a mini-fleet back in 1980-81'ish but they were just bare naked plastic. I sure loved them though, but I always wanted to paint and finish them...
Charlemagne is the first one in my new mini-fleet. I used Neale Davidson's drawings (like I do for a lot of my new minis) over at the Starship Schematic Database for inspiration. With finishing Charlemagne, I added a set of Hangar Bay Doors underneath the primary hull via homemade decal, like he had in the drawing - just a little larger and shaped to fit the grid pattern.
_________________ Jim Lewis
GunTruck Studios
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Darkwing Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 249 Location: ZZ 9 plural Z A
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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That is some amazing work. Love the shuttlebay and the look of the photon tubes. _________________ Let's get DANGEROUS!
Tice Leonard, U.S.S. Lexington & IKV Annihilation |
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Gorgeous. Love the addition of the shuttlebay door. _________________
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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Guys! _________________ Jim Lewis
GunTruck Studios
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Aaronovitch Ensign
Joined: 16 Jan 2012 Posts: 6
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:42 pm Post subject: First time |
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Hi there not really sure what I am doing. I am trying to get a picture up. here goes.
[img]http://www.flickr.com/photos/74501833@N07/6711106249/in/photostream[/img] |
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Aaronovitch Ensign
Joined: 16 Jan 2012 Posts: 6
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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Okay that didn't really work. How do I get a picture up here? Help! |
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:01 am Post subject: |
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That url is to your whole Flikr stream and doesn't give enough information for the specific image.
The link your probably wanted to share is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/74501833@N07/6711106249/
(that's available from the "Share" button on the Flikr page your url points to).
However, I note that even that direct-dial link fails too:
[img]http://www.flickr.com/photos/74501833@N07/6711106249/[/img]
For whatever reason it seems like php and Flikr don't want to cooperate with each other.
Most of us use Photobucket, which embeds to php boards like this quite well. _________________
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Aaronovitch Ensign
Joined: 16 Jan 2012 Posts: 6
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:55 am Post subject: |
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OK then lets try this one
[img]http://s1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/Aaronovitch/?action=view¤t=Picture022.jpg[/img] |
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Aaronovitch Ensign
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Aaronovitch Ensign
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Hurray I have figured it out! Sorry for being such a doofus! Okay then here are my Federation efforts:
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Aaronovitch Ensign
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Oh and thanks for the help djdood! |
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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice! Thanks in advance for sharing more! _________________ Jim Lewis
GunTruck Studios
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Darkwing Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Posts: 249 Location: ZZ 9 plural Z A
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Like the color on those and especially the detail around the phaser banks. Great job! _________________ Let's get DANGEROUS!
Tice Leonard, U.S.S. Lexington & IKV Annihilation |
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iams Lieutenant JG
Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 56 Location: Lakewood, CO
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Awesome job! I love the deflector grid on the frigate especially! You know what I have found is good for things like that is those Gundam Paint Pens. They have really thin ones, and it doesn't dry right away so if you're trying to get those under details and make a mistake, you can just wipe it away. _________________ -Ian
Check out my Photobucket for SFB/Fed Comm and Trek Props!
http://s111.photobucket.com/home/Admiralkisluk/index |
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Hamilton Ensign
Joined: 25 Jan 2012 Posts: 4 Location: Lenexa, KS
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Howdy folks!
I took advantage of the Zocchi DN firesale and grabbed 16 of them with the intent to convert them into various ships.
I ended up making 21 ships out of them:
3xFF, 2xDW, 3xDD, 1xSC, 3xNCL, 2xCA, 2xBC, 2xDN, 1xBB, 1xCVO, 1xTUG
For the FF and DW, I used a craft store wooden disc for the hull with some gem-style stickers to make the bridge. I shortened the engines for them as well.
The tug pod, CVO hull and struts, and the warp holding assemblies on the NCL and DW are greenstuff. The BB has been embellished with some weapons turrets to satisfy my daughter
They aren't perfect renditions, just an interpretation of the ship class. For example, If you looked 'below the saucer' you'd see I didn't mod the secondary hull on the CA or BC, so they still carry the fore/aft sensors and the frontal shuttle bay.
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