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Sllarr Lieutenant SG
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Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 3:56 pm Post subject: Battlestation and Lyrans |
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So, with ADB taking the lead on the development now, is there a schedule for the 2500 battlestation and Lyran minis ? And would the Lyrans look like the digital renders presented at the SFB BBS or would be redone from scratch ? |
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Steve Cole Site Admin
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Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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We're trying to establish the present condition of the "missing book one ships" which include the battle station. (We need an answer from somebody who is out of town and expected back in a few days.)
I can say that there might or might not be certain issues and it's entirely possible that we won't do the 2500 BATS but will just use the 2400 BATS for that role. Or maybe not.
Lyrans: I don't know for sure yet but I want to have them by March or April. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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mdauben Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:25 am Post subject: |
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Steve Cole wrote: | I can say that there might or might not be certain issues and it's entirely possible that we won't do the 2500 BATS but will just use the 2400 BATS for that role. Or maybe not. |
Isn't there already a master for the 2500 BATS, though? I know Mongoose had a picture of a painted 2500 BATS in their on-line store before everything was taken down. If it exists it would be a shame not to use it, as like the other 2500 minis it had a bit more detail than the 2400 version, and looked quite nice. If not, I guess I could understand skipping what would probably be a low volume generic mini in favor of more popular new ships and new races.
Steve Cole wrote: | Lyrans: I don't know for sure yet but I want to have them by March or April. |
Anything new in 2014 will be more then welcome! ![Very Happy](images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif) _________________ Mike
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djdood Commodore
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:17 am Post subject: |
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Having a 3D printed prototype (which is what some of those painted ones on Mongoose's webstore were) is only 1/3 of the way there. It would still have to be investment cast into a metal master, molded and spun up for more masters, and then molded again and spun up for production copies. There is much more investment existent in "ready to produce" molds than there is in prototypes. _________________
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Scoutdad Commodore
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:18 am Post subject: |
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djdood wrote: | Having a 3D printed prototype (which is what some of those painted ones on Mongoose's webstore were) is only 1/3 of the way there. It would still have to be investment cast into a metal master, molded and spun up for more masters, and then molded again and spun up for production copies. There is much more investment existent in "ready to produce" molds than there is in prototypes. |
Several of the preview minis I received and painted for Mongoose were of this nature. They were the actual, 3D prints from the CAD file - not castings from a mold.
The BATS is most likely the same thing.
Mongoose probably had one printed out and gave it to Hugh to paint. _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
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Steve Cole Site Admin
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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure it would be a shame not to use something if it's just like something we already have. (That's the case with the small 2500 freighter, which is 98% identical to the 2400, and the 2400 doesn't have the problem of engines breaking off like the 2500 does.)
In theory, there is something, either a plastic prototype or a metal master, of the BATS at the AOG factory. The problem is that the guy who runs the factory had to drive to the tin mine in South Suchotash to get a new stock of metal, and wont' be back until Thursday. We won't know until then if he has a master/prototype or what it looks like.
I do know that the 2500 BATS was designed to use some pewter and some resin, and that since we're eliminating resin we may have to do some tricks to get the parts designed for resin to work in metal. Film at 11, on Thursday.
I think the 2500 BATS may have Augment Modules in which case it's probably worth doing. But the 2500 large freighter has issues that require it to be done over again from the CGI, and nobody knows what other "ships" have that issue. We might even want to do the 2500 BATS over again to make it identical in size to the 2400 BATS so you can use one of them for the basic station and the other for the augmented station. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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mdauben Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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djdood wrote: | Having a 3D printed prototype (which is what some of those painted ones on Mongoose's webstore were) is only 1/3 of the way there. |
Huh, guess I know less about current miniature making technology than I thought!
Steve Cole wrote: | I'm not sure it would be a shame not to use something if it's just like something we already have. |
Well, to an extent you could say that the whole 2500 line is just like something you already have. I do think that, like the ships that have been released, the better sculpting and detail is worth it on the BATS but that's just my opinion. I also admit I have no clue as to the economics of the cost in creating a whole new 2500 BATS mold versus the expected revenue from sales (FWIW I promise to buy multiple copies to paint in different colors for different races! ) So, I'd have to bow to your expertise on the practicality of that.
As far as the freighters... I seem to remember seeing prototypes of the 2500 freighters, and they were awfully similar to the 2400 versions in both size and detail. For those I'd say unless you wanted to totally re-sculpt them from scratch in a significantly larger size with more surface details, that going ahead and using the 2400 versions makes a lot of sense. Likewise the 2400 fighters are already way out of scale to even the larger 2500 ships, and they are nicely done, so there is certainly no reason to sculpt them again (although more varieties would be welcome) ![Wink](images/smiles/icon_wink.gif) _________________ Mike
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Steve Cole Site Admin
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Freighters just don't have details.
The small 2500 will probably just be forgotten. The only way to tell it from a small 2400 is that the 2500's engines break off very easily.
The 2500 large freighter is not really more detailed but is "different" in some regards, enough to make it (barely) worth doing, BUT, because the engines break, it has to go back to the CGI and be done over, which means re-spending money already spent for CGI, prototypes, master molding, and masters. For a target. Will probably get done but not in any hurry. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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trynda1701 Lieutenant SG
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Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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I know the economics of small production runs of minis like the BATS can work against you, but I liked the new design of the BATS. A lot of people may only buy one mini, its a pity you couldn't redesignate it as something else, to supplement the old 2400 BS and BATS minis.
You could always call it a Starbase! Except it wouldn't match the SSD's!
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Steve Cole Site Admin
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Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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I think the 2500 BATS is likely to get done because it includes the augment modules that the 2400 BATS does not. However, I'd want the two to end up being the same "size" (not scale). That might mean doing the BATS over and respending money already spent on CGI, prototypes, master molds, and masters. We'll see what I think when I actually hold a 2500 BATS in my hand.
A PERSONAL REQUEST
There is another general 2500 topic and I'd ask if you guys would STOP posting in this "bats and lyrans" topic and focus your conversations in the "future of the 2500s" topic. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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