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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 9:26 am
by SWO_Daddy
Very cool stuff. Thanks for posting the Battle Star!

Awesome work on the FRD as well.

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 9:44 am
by semperatis
All of my Feds,( official and my own).Never finished painting them though.

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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 10:33 am
by SWO_Daddy
Is that an Aux-CV on the far right?

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 11:33 am
by semperatis
Well,as I don't have a CVA model yet,I use that as my CVA,though there is nothing stopping you using it as a large AUX-CV if you wanted.
I went for the instantly recognisable look for my carriers,so that they couldn't be confused for anything else.

I like the stats that you produced for the Hydran BS,she's really nasty,and can fight without the need of escorts too,if it came to it. My model seems to suit your interpretation of the BS very well. Thanks.
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 11:49 am
by semperatis
Size comparison of the BS to a Fed CA. If you leave off the hanger modules then the BS becomes my Pseudo-Hydran DN,but I like to think of the BS as an SCS.

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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 12:11 pm
by semperatis
Actual size of the FRD in comparisson to a Fed DD.

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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 12:43 pm
by SWO_Daddy
Well, there was very little doubt that mini was a carrier! I like it. :)

As for the BS, I'm glad you like the design. Its always been kind of a tongue and cheek ship, made more for fun than anything else.

For those who don't know what we're talking about, here's the original SFB SSD: http://jgray-sfb.com/SSDs/Hydran/battlestar.gif. Mike Raper did something similar and got it published in an issue of Stellar Shadows Journal.

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 12:44 pm
by SWO_Daddy
I really dig the FRD too. Nice that you can fit it over a Fed saucer!

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 8:25 pm
by Rick Smith
Fun stuff! I really like your old Daedalus Class, your take on the FF with the non-underslung nacelles, and the Loknar.

What's this fella (circled in red)?

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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 9:27 pm
by damraska
Thank you for posting pictures of all your wonderful creations. I returned to building miniatures about 6 months ago and continue to seek inspiration for my own projects. There's lots of that here!

I see you used plastic sheet and rod to build and modify most of your ships. For the more complex shapes, like the rounded head of the Hydran Battlestar, did you sand a block of plastic or use something else? Did you ever use other materials?

I look forward to seeing more of your work.

-Doug

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 10:41 pm
by semperatis
Rick,the ship you circled is a pirate Blitzspear blockade runner,that was made for ST: ship combat system.

Damraska,all I did was to cut and sand blocks of styrene rod,just as I did with the 2ndary hull of the Fed CA. I tried using Milliput,but I couldn't really get to grips with it,so I just stuck with what I knew.

Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 1:12 am
by Rick Smith
Cool stuff all around. I enjoyed looking through it!

Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:48 pm
by semperatis
Quiz time for the older members of the forum.....who remembers what this is? It was made in 1/300th scale,from plans that I was given.

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Sorry for the rushed paint job on it.

Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 1:28 pm
by semperatis
Finally finished off my CF-Stingray. I know that it's not up to the painting standard of many of you,but I don't have decals to tweak it up.

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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:58 pm
by OGOPTIMUS
All of these are just wonderful. Several had me fooled that they were real.