Federation Commander

wedge_hammersteel · Post by **wedge_hammersteel** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:57 pm

I am doing my own version of a TK7. Based a little off of the TK5.

Which looks better? The right or the left. I left the neck attachment on the one on the right.

http://members.cox.net/ashman/PA050084.JPG

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:13 pm

From both an aesthetic and structural standpoint, I prefer the one on the left.

wedge_hammersteel · Post by **wedge_hammersteel** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:31 pm

I like the one on the left too. I only have one pair of engines right now. If I can find another pair, I might complete and paint both and post more pictures.

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:59 pm

Burt. I would definitely go with the one on the left.

I'm certainly not an expert on Klingon affairs, but I would think that if a D7 boom were to seperate from the hull, then the entire boom... including the neck piece left on the right-hand photo would seperate.

Not only that, the left-hand version will be much more stable on the playing surface.

OGOPTIMUS · Post by **OGOPTIMUS** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:29 pm

I'll say left too. The right one just seems to stick out too far. Plus, that neck just seems like a structural weak point, both on the table and in universe.

wedge_hammersteel · Post by **wedge_hammersteel** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:23 pm

OGOPTIMUS, actually, both tholian modules are pretty secure after supergluing.

Based on what scoutdad, et al, mentioned, I will go with the one on the left. I wasnt sure what parts of the Klingon ship are considered "boom material" on seperation.

I will post a pic in a day or two.

The Master · Post by **The Master** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:45 pm

The left , more sound!

wedge_hammersteel · Post by **wedge_hammersteel** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:37 pm

Another issue

When the Tholians created the TK5, did they leave the Klingon back half with klingon paint or did they repaint it to match their other ships?

I planned to paint my mini with Klingon colors for the back half and tholian colors for the front half.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:48 pm

I don't recall reading anything about it one way or the other. It could look cool either way.

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:01 pm

Hmmm... good question.

Since Tholians use infra-red visible paint for their symbols / hull numbers, would you even be able to tell (in the visible spectrum,that is) if they had painted the ship?

SWO_Daddy · Post by **SWO_Daddy** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:30 pm

This was my take on the TK5. I assumed a constant hull color, and used the same yellow I use on Tholian engines for the F-5 engine "vents". I kitbashed this thing way back in 2001 or so, but it still stands up OK.

Post by **Steve Cole** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:41 pm

Somebody do one I can cast!

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:16 pm

Steve Cole wrote:Somebody do one I can cast!

Steve, if no one else has spoke up already... I have both an F5 and a Tholian PC sitting in my "to be painting" area.

I can hack them up and get you a TK5 by the end of this week.

Starsuperion · Post by **Starsuperion** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:47 pm

wedge_hammersteel wrote:I am doing my own version of a TK7. Based a little off of the TK5.

Which looks better? The right or the left. I left the neck attachment on the one on the right.

http://members.cox.net/ashman/PA050084.JPG

wedge, do you mind if I try a paintshop pro rendition of that mini? I want to try something out..

I like the left but it is missing something, the right is okay but is too long..

can I manipulate the image just a bit and repost a link to it here??

wedge_hammersteel · Post by **wedge_hammersteel** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:34 pm

Sure, go ahead.

I did mine from a Klingon D-7 body and a Neo-tholian front. It was easier to stick a neo-tholian front on the Klingon body than cutting a tholian PC to fit. Plus, The Neo-tholian front was too large to connect to a F5 body so I chose a D7.

scoutdad, I would like to see that mini. SWO's looks good but it appears to be 75% tholian and 25% klingon while the SSD looks to be closer to 50/50.

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