Federation Commander

djdood · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:15 am Post subject:

Not so-far.

The tug is available with several different pods and combinations of pods already attached, such as today's ship, the Federation tug (ADB-version) with two cargo pods.

If folks request it, a sprue of separate pods that could be attached to this no-pod version could be done.
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Monty · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 239

I would purchase a separate sprue of pods (3125) and craft a coupling mechanism. I'd probably drill a 1/8th inch hole and embed rare earth magnets.

I don't forsee investing the time painting multiple tug combinations.

Thanks

djdood · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 6:00 am Post subject:

A ship for today (probably the last tug version, for a while) is the Federation tug (ADB-version) with Starliner pod.

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djdood · Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:35 am Post subject:

Per-request, some comparison images of the Franz Joseph Federation heavy cruiser, and the ADB CAR version.

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mjwest · Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:39 pm Post subject:

Interesting.

Thank you!
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djdood · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:40 pm Post subject:

A "ship" for today is the Gorn G-18 version of the Federation F-18 fighters. These have all the drones replaced by plasma launch tubes and some added Gorn "flair" with their scale-pattern trim on the nose and wings.

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djdood · Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:08 pm Post subject:

A ship for today is the Klingon D5S scout version of the war cruiser, in this case the "K" version of the extra "Aztec" paneling detail.

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djdood · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 8:59 am Post subject:

"Ships" for today is the tree of 8 Romulan StarHawk PF gunboats, which has a mix of 1 leader, 1 scout, 2 "B"-version (torpedo-focused weapon mix), and 4 standard "A"-version gunboats to give options for a balanced flotilla.

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djdood · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:32 am Post subject:

Coming to the ADB store on March 1st, the Romulan "Kestral" KR cruiser, as seen on tv.

The Romulans modified the Klingon D-6 heavy cruiser into these ships, replacing the disruptors with plasma torpedo launchers and also adding uniquely Romulan heraldic decorations, such as the feather-pattern filigrees on the top surfaces:

As is their custom, the Romulans also added a striking bird of prey representation to the lower surfaces of the ship:

All of the Romulan decorative features are etched into this miniature, for easier painting.
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djdood · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 1:05 am Post subject:

A ship for today is the upcoming Klingon T-7 fleet tug (releasing tomorrow, March 1st). This initial version is hauling two cargo pods. Later versions with a single pod, or with carrier or battle pods are possible, if there is demand.

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ncrcalamine · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 272

on the romulan ships could we get versions mounted upside down so the "bottom" birds are prominently seen.

Nicole Rubins

Steve Cole · Site Admin Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3828

In theory we could do anything (including upside down Romulans) but as a practical matter there are many different limits on how many ships get done, and I don't see upside down Romulans happening any time soon. Doing every Romulan KR upside down means there are six copies of the same ship (not four, which is bad enough) and the total sales are the same. It takes Jean the same work to upload an upside down KR that one person wants as it does to upload a brand new battleship that 20 people want.

You could probably drill a hole and mount the ship upside down on your own, if you want.
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djdood · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:18 pm Post subject:

Another option would be the ball-mount magnetic stand-top adapters from CorSec Engineering. Those let you put the mini at any rakish angle you like.
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Scoutdad · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:32 pm Post subject:

Or... if you can find them, you could use the Ninja Magic angle adapters.
While seemingly designed for the AD Astra Games products that allow for inverted flight, they can be adapted for use with Starline Minis and will allow you to 'fly' a painted kestrel upside down.
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djdood · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 1:10 am Post subject:

A ship for today is one I have been very fond of for over 30 years, the original Franz Joseph dreadnought, from his "Star Fleet Technical Manual" book.

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