Scram boys, it's da Feds...

shauneroo · Post by **shauneroo** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:06 pm

The Federation fleet that will be taking on the Klingons at next Sundays meeting of Battlegroup London. Decals arrived after what seemed like an interminable wait, and I finally settled upon a look for them that I liked...

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:10 pm

great job, there. I like the nice, clean look.

SWO_Daddy · Post by **SWO_Daddy** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:49 pm

I dig the name Cheetah.

Very nicely done.

Post by **Steve Cole** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:58 pm

Please email those photos (and your real name) to

Graphics@StarFleetGames.com

as we are always looking for "Mini of the Month" photos.

shauneroo · Post by **shauneroo** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:06 pm

Steve Cole wrote:Please email those photos (and your real name) to

Graphics@StarFleetGames.com

as we are always looking for "Mini of the Month" photos.

On their way now.

Thanks!

dave · Post by **dave** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:37 pm

Very nice indeed. Who did the decals?

shauneroo · Post by **shauneroo** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:52 pm

dave wrote:Very nice indeed. Who did the decals?

Thanks. The decals are from Starfighter Decals.

OGOPTIMUS · Post by **OGOPTIMUS** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:08 pm

Great job on those.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:23 pm

Very nicely done. Quite an interesting choice of fleet mix too, not the usual TV or Tech Manual ships.

shauneroo · Post by **shauneroo** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:31 pm

djdood wrote:Very nicely done. Quite an interesting choice of fleet mix too, not the usual TV or Tech Manual ships.

Thanks! As for the fleet mix, I didn't really go into the whys and wherefores of what ship would complement another. They were just the ones I'd finished in time for the meet of BG London next week

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:42 pm

Ah. I have the same problem. I've been using nothing but 2 BC's, 1 CA, 2 CS's, 2 CL's, 1 DDF, 2 FFB's, 5 FF's, and 2 Pol's, for well over a year now. That is the first batch of Feds I at least finished detail painting on (most still don't have decal work done). I have a *lot* more, but they are all in various stages of assembly, prime, or basecoat only.

SWO_Daddy · Post by **SWO_Daddy** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:55 pm

I have a similar problem. I've got some of my Feds decaled, but a good number are just painted:

http://jgray-sfb.com/Miniatures/Federation/fedmini.html

Problem is a good decal job on a Fed takes time, something I'm always short of.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:49 pm

I'm getting faster, but yes, it does indeed take a good chunk of time (and a magnifying glass).

OGOPTIMUS · Post by **OGOPTIMUS** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:30 am

djdood wrote:I'm getting faster, but yes, it does indeed take a good chunk of time (and a magnifying glass).

That's only if you don't want to kill your eyes.

Hand cramps are my problem mostly. Though I've got an astigmatism now too...

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:38 am

My eyesight was already shot the first time I started messing with these minis (mid-1980's), when I was a teen. Now... I can't see any flaws, so it's all good...