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Scram boys, it's da Feds...

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:06 pm
by shauneroo
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...

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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:10 pm
by Scoutdad
great job, there. I like the nice, clean look.

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:49 pm
by SWO_Daddy
I dig the name Cheetah.

Very nicely done.

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:58 pm
by Steve Cole
Please email those photos (and your real name) to

Graphics@StarFleetGames.com

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

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:06 pm
by shauneroo
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!

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:37 pm
by dave
Very nice indeed. Who did the decals?

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:52 pm
by shauneroo
dave wrote:Very nice indeed. Who did the decals?
Thanks. The decals are from Starfighter Decals.

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:08 pm
by OGOPTIMUS
Great job on those.

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:23 pm
by djdood
Very nicely done. Quite an interesting choice of fleet mix too, not the usual TV or Tech Manual ships.

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:31 pm
by shauneroo
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 :?

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:42 pm
by djdood
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.

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:55 pm
by SWO_Daddy
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.

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:49 pm
by djdood
I'm getting faster, but yes, it does indeed take a good chunk of time (and a magnifying glass).

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:30 am
by OGOPTIMUS
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...

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:38 am
by djdood
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... 8)