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Post by rabid on Dec 1, 2018 18:32:52 GMT -7
Trynda can you talk about how you get these ships on a flight stand if they don't have one? The micro machines fleets work pretty well already but what about the others?
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Post by atolm on Dec 3, 2018 18:50:00 GMT -7
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Post by trynda1701 on Dec 3, 2018 20:10:58 GMT -7
For drilling a hole for a flight stand, I've used a pin vice. If I use the hex flight stands you've seen in my earlier pics on Micromachines minis, I use a small ball of bluetac/whitetac to hold the mini on it.
I got a couple of recent Shapeways minis that are TOS variants of the Reliant class that don't have flight stand holes, so I will use the pin vice to drill those.
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Post by rabid on Dec 5, 2018 10:43:14 GMT -7
what size bit? Sorry that seems obvious but sometimes the right mm drill is a smidge to small and the larger is really wobbly.
Litko makes some plastic flight stand rings, the only issue there is if there's a strong enough plastic to get a good bond. I think rubber cement would fall off eventually since it's smooth acrylic surface. I was thinking of using that after scuffing up the model side of the acrylic flight mount ring, at least on models I don't want to drill.
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Post by trynda1701 on Sept 27, 2019 15:56:14 GMT -7
what size bit? Sorry that seems obvious but sometimes the right mm drill is a smidge to small and the larger is really wobbly. Litko makes some plastic flight stand rings, the only issue there is if there's a strong enough plastic to get a good bond. I think rubber cement would fall off eventually since it's smooth acrylic surface. I was thinking of using that after scuffing up the model side of the acrylic flight mount ring, at least on models I don't want to drill. If I use a slightly smaller bit than the stand peg, I try to enlarge it slightly one the initial hole is drilled. It just takes care.
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Post by tosfan1956 on Sept 27, 2019 16:16:04 GMT -7
Wow! Trynda1701 must be reduced to impulse engines only. Warp nacelles getting a little droopy with age? Wassup? 😂
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Post by trynda1701 on Sept 28, 2019 2:19:42 GMT -7
Wow! Trynda1701 must be reduced to impulse engines only. Warp nacelles getting a little droopy with age? Wassup? 😂 If you mean how long it took to answer the question rabid posted (in December!), yeah, me bad!
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Post by tosfan1956 on Sept 28, 2019 11:11:22 GMT -7
Eggzacly! Lol
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Post by rabid on Feb 26, 2021 8:12:12 GMT -7
@trynda
If I haven't said this before, your paint jobs are amazing! Can you share your process with us?
I have all my plastics done in white enamel primer, it seems to be working so far.
How did you paint your metal ones? Acrylic or enamel and did you primer them? What paints do you like best?
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Post by trynda1701 on Feb 26, 2021 9:36:57 GMT -7
@trynda If I haven't said this before, your paint jobs are amazing! Can you share your process with us? I have all my plastics done in white enamel primer, it seems to be working so far. How did you paint your metal ones? Acrylic or enamel and did you primer them? What paints do you like best? I thank you for the compliment! My technique for metal minis. After getting rid of any flash metal, clean with an old toothbrush in warm soapy water, then rinse off. Then grey automotive primer. I use grey, because my Feds then get a spray coat of white for their main hull colour. All my main hull colours are from spray cans, either from auto stores or modelling shops, based on my colour preferences. Then acrylic paints hand painted for details (nacelle bussards or endcaps, panel details, even windows on some ships). As a tip from my partner, she suggested using a toothpick for the windows, but brush tip or toothpick, it takes care to get them even sized! My acrylic paints are either Humbrol or Games Workshop. I've tried Tamiya acrylics, but don't like them, they tend to start to dry quickly, and you can start to drag paint OFF a mini before you are finished on an area! I now know you can use things like medium thinners, even just a little water on a pallet, as some people say you should never use paint straight from the pot! Shows what I knew back then! I will say that Tamiya spray cans may be good, the metallic green on my Gorn ships are from Tamiya! Then on certain ships, decals. You can get some decals from some folk that are SFB specific. They might even include decals for things like the coloured panels on the original TV Enterprise studio filming model. I'll look up a few decals sources if you'd like to use them on your minis, bare with me! For my Feds, I used Letraset, just for the NCC numbers, MANY years ago before I learned of such decals! If you went with a decal manufacturer, you'd get some Fed ship names. I've also mentioned before I've used Games Workshop Warhammer 40K decals for Romulans and Orions.
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Post by trynda1701 on Oct 11, 2021 15:40:57 GMT -7
I'll look up a few decals sources if you'd like to use them on your minis, bare with me! Here's a site for some 1/3788 scale Star Trek minis... www.starfighter-decals.com/gami.html...such as the Franz Joseph ships, the Klingon D-7, and the Romulan V-8 Bird of Prey. The Klingon and Romulan ones could probably be used on other minis from those Empires.
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Post by trynda1701 on Oct 11, 2021 15:48:05 GMT -7
Tenneshington Decals, makers of the larger 1/3125 scale decals for that scale SFB minis, has 1/3788 decals in development, see the 12th April post on their Facebook page... m.facebook.com/TenneshingtonDecals/posts
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Post by rabid on Oct 11, 2021 19:43:53 GMT -7
Teshington Decals, makers of the larger 1/3125 scale decals for that scale SFB minis, has 1/3788 decals in development, see the 12th April post on their Facebook page... m.facebook.com/TenneshingtonDecals/postsThat's awesome I have good models in that scale! The deep cuts only work so well
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Post by kaisernathan1701 on May 24, 2022 18:07:27 GMT -7
Oddly enough, I picked up a converted Chandley miniature years ago where someone had shortened the nacelle pylons so the nacelles were much closer to the primary hull, and it's painted up as a medical ship! Give me a a few days and I'll post a picture of it. Plus, how do people think such a Starfleet vessel might be armed, if it were armed? I think it might have minimum armament, with a dedicated escort vessel, a destroyer or light cruiser, like a Baker or Durrett class maybe? Mark Over on the thread about the Baker class stats page, I mentioned I had picked up a converted Chandley class frigate mini done up as a medical ship. Here are the pics of it... Converted Citadel (FASA) Chandley class Frigate mini as a medical ship!As I said, someone shortened the pylons to bring the engine nacelles closer to the primary hull, similar to how the Reliant has them. Here's a picture showing how the struts were cut... I think this works. I could see Starfleet Medical realising the potential of the modular upper hulls of the Chandley being modified to be medical facilities. In fact, compared to the original Chandley class, I think this looks cooler! Here's a comparison... Original Chandley class miniModified Chandley class miniIn the FASA universe, I think that this would work. It could be armed, I think, even if it had escort vessels accompanying it to whatever medical emergency mission it had been assigned to. Being able to defend itself might be necessary, either to get patients to safety, or fend off any unscrupulous pirates or raiders who might see it as an easy target on it's own. How much would drugs and medical equipment be sold for on the black market! Its not safe out there in FASA space!!! So what do people think of this? Mark Actually my UK mini Kitbash looks just like this but without all the decals on it
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Post by trynda1701 on May 25, 2022 6:45:46 GMT -7
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Post by SITZKRIEG! on May 25, 2022 8:09:13 GMT -7
They both look great! I will upvote any post that shows a Chandley painted up!... as long as it's mostly a top or bottom view! It's my favorite fed ship.
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Post by rabid on May 25, 2022 8:18:34 GMT -7
Nice work on the paint highlights, too!
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Post by trynda1701 on May 25, 2022 9:31:50 GMT -7
Nice work on the paint highlights, too! I can take no credit for the medical kitbash, that's the way I bought it!
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Post by kaisernathan1701 on May 25, 2022 10:52:45 GMT -7
If it hasnt been already i might do it up in 2D later with Variants
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Post by trynda1701 on May 25, 2022 11:21:06 GMT -7
If it hasnt been already i might do it up in 2D later with Variants Since getting that kitbash I've thought that's how the Chandley class should have looked, almost a development from the Reliant class, although they are obviously VASTLY different ships! But you could see the Marine Corps looking at the extended saucer of the Reliant and saying "if we extend and also widen those upper rear decks so we can make them modular" and voila, the Chandley! Those extended pylons always made me go "huh?"
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Post by kaisernathan1701 on May 25, 2022 12:06:31 GMT -7
If it hasnt been already i might do it up in 2D later with Variants Since getting that kitbash I've thought that's how the Chandley class should have looked, almost a development from the Reliant class, although they are obviously VASTLY different ships! But you could see the Marine Corps looking at the extended saucer of the Reliant and saying "if we extend and also widen those upper rear decks so we can make them modular" and voila, the Chandley! Those extended pylons always made me go "huh?" Prolly to make it look menacing like the Klingon Bird of Prey i guess?
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Post by trynda1701 on May 25, 2022 12:20:53 GMT -7
Since getting that kitbash I've thought that's how the Chandley class should have looked, almost a development from the Reliant class, although they are obviously VASTLY different ships! But you could see the Marine Corps looking at the extended saucer of the Reliant and saying "if we extend and also widen those upper rear decks so we can make them modular" and voila, the Chandley! Those extended pylons always made me go "huh?" Prolly to make it look menacing like the Klingon Bird of Prey i guess? Possibly, but as SITZKRIEG! hinted at above, it looks ungainly and ugly in port or starboard elevations. In three dimensions, as in the mini, it's not quite as bad, so your thought is good, kaisernathan1701 !
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Post by trynda1701 on Jul 31, 2022 14:49:23 GMT -7
Tenneshington Decals, makers of the larger 1/3125 scale decals for that scale SFB minis, has 1/3788 decals in development, see the 12th April post on their Facebook page... m.facebook.com/TenneshingtonDecals/postsAn update on the Tenneshington Decals. As of 10th of June, they have 1/3788 decals in production. I asked on their Facebook page that it was OK to share this here, as some of them might fit our FASA 1/3900 scale minis, and they said it was OK. www.facebook.com/373925729334903/posts/pfbid02LvKfTYxymZnkY1uf8jNNyBjqbN2AbEXFmwAw9jKEsQQx41KroRmsUzCWm6naXM75l/?sfnsn=scwspmoThey asked me to say "please make it clear that these aren't *for* the FASA minis and we have no plans to do any specifically for them. Folks are welcome to order what we have and use them any way they see fit, though."A link to these specific decals page on their website also... www.tenneshington.com/3788_SL2400_decal_sets.htmlSo, these ship names are SFB/SFU specific. Currently, Starfleet decals only at present, hopefully more Empires to come. But as they said, if you order some, you will be able to use them as you see fit. Perhaps cut and rearrange some of the NCC numbers to match FASA listed numbers. And you can use the hull marking and window decals.
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Post by lcdrrostron on Oct 23, 2022 17:40:23 GMT -7
Anyone had any luck DIY on 3-D printing or found an outlet that's reliable? Thanks.
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Post by trynda1701 on Oct 28, 2022 13:20:10 GMT -7
Anyone had any luck DIY on 3-D printing or found an outlet that's reliable? Thanks. Have you had reliability problems with a 3D printing service, or are you having problems yourself with a home printer? I don't have a home printer. I've bought some ships from Shapeways in the past (EDIT: with no problems), have a look back to page 6 of this thread to see a couple of the basic low resolution models compared to pewter FASA/Citadel minis. You've probably got to be a bit more careful with Shapeway models compared to pewter minis. (EDIT: I tend to stick to a price limit similar to what FASA minis were back in the day. Yes, inflation and all that, but I stick to sensible prices, about £7-8 (UK Pounds) for a FASA 1/3900 cruiser is an example, whereas I've seen some Shapeway shops having cruisers at £15-20! Sometimes you get lucky, and people are selling ships in packs, which bring the price down a bit. More ships on the same printing box(?) run on a Shapeways printer saves you a bit). Also, on this same subboard, there's captainmojo s thread on Thingverse files, which, if I'm not mistaken, are available for home use. This thread shows his FASA and other related starship pics... ststcsolda.proboards.com/thread/1643/captain-mojo-thingiverse-kitsIf anyone else has advice for lcdrrostron , please feel free to post here about it.
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