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Post by JAFisher44 on Sept 20, 2021 12:26:38 GMT -7
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Post by cowboy40 on Sept 20, 2021 12:33:41 GMT -7
She looks wonderful
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Post by JAFisher44 on Sept 20, 2021 12:56:39 GMT -7
I added more pics to my last post.
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atolm
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Post by atolm on Oct 9, 2021 16:59:41 GMT -7
Masterful! @jafisher, are you by chance, opting to do a Northampton-class?
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Post by JAFisher44 on Oct 10, 2021 2:34:09 GMT -7
Eventually I plan to build every ship from the FSRM. The Northampton scares me. It is not easy to reconcile the original 3 views of the ship and the efforts I've seen others make usually come off looking like shit. I really want it to look good because I loved that ship back in the day but I'm afraid it may be beyond my abilities.
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Post by walrusguy on Oct 10, 2021 7:03:51 GMT -7
do you have a central graphic location for all these? It'd be interesting to take out the black background and darken them just a tad and see how they look in the recognition manual!
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Post by JAFisher44 on Oct 10, 2021 12:45:32 GMT -7
I host my images on imgur.com. Since you asked I'm in the process of transferring them to public galleries, but I've run up against an API rate limit so I'll have to transfer more later when I get more request credits. Here's what I've transferred so far: imgur.com/user/JAFisher44/posts
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Post by JAFisher44 on Oct 10, 2021 12:48:43 GMT -7
It'd be interesting to take out the black background and darken them just a tad and see how they look in the recognition manual! I can render 5 view orthos against a white background.
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Post by atolm on Oct 11, 2021 15:50:19 GMT -7
Eventually I plan to build every ship from the FSRM. The Northampton scares me. It is not easy to reconcile the original 3 views of the ship and the efforts I've seen others make usually come off looking like shit. I really want it to look good because I loved that ship back in the day but I'm afraid it may be beyond my abilities. Hmmmm I totally understand. She is a favorite of mine as well. If you ever want to collaborate or bounce ideas around, I am always at your disposal.
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Post by trynda1701 on Oct 12, 2021 7:20:27 GMT -7
Eventually I plan to build every ship from the FSRM. The Northampton scares me. It is not easy to reconcile the original 3 views of the ship and the efforts I've seen others make usually come off looking like shit. I really want it to look good because I loved that ship back in the day but I'm afraid it may be beyond my abilities. I know this might seem like a daft question, but do you have access to the FASA mini? I've never made direct comparisons to minis produced against their SRM pics. Maybe that might help? Because while that strut and engine support design is odd from a crew layout standpoint, it sure does give a distinct ship design!
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Post by atolm on Oct 12, 2021 16:37:22 GMT -7
Eventually I plan to build every ship from the FSRM. The Northampton scares me. It is not easy to reconcile the original 3 views of the ship and the efforts I've seen others make usually come off looking like shit. I really want it to look good because I loved that ship back in the day but I'm afraid it may be beyond my abilities. I know this might seem like a daft question, but do you have access to the FASA mini? I've never made direct comparisons to minis produced against their SRM pics. Maybe that might help? Because while that strut and engine support design is odd from a crew layout standpoint, it sure does give a distinct ship design! I have never owned the original mini (or have never even seen it for that matter), and would be very curious to see what it is like.
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Post by JAFisher44 on Oct 12, 2021 17:11:33 GMT -7
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Post by trynda1701 on Oct 12, 2021 17:59:53 GMT -7
I know this might seem like a daft question, but do you have access to the FASA mini? I've never made direct comparisons to minis produced against their SRM pics. Maybe that might help? Because while that strut and engine support design is odd from a crew layout standpoint, it sure does give a distinct ship design! I have never owned the original mini (or have never even seen it for that matter), and would be very curious to see what it is like. Here's a picture of one, along with a simple kitbash using its primary hull to give you a Wilkerson destroyer proxy! FASA Northampton Class frigate and FASA Wilkerson Class destroyer kitbashFrom my miniatures thread here... ststcsolda.proboards.com/post/1142/thread...its one of the best of the minis that FASA produced, really crisp and detailed, you've just got to be careful getting those inboard nacelles into their slots on the rear hull booms.
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Post by atolm on Oct 13, 2021 17:44:42 GMT -7
I have never owned the original mini (or have never even seen it for that matter), and would be very curious to see what it is like. Here's a picture of one, along with a simple kitbash using its primary hull to give you a Wilkerson destroyer proxy! FASA Northampton Class frigate and FASA Wilkerson Class destroyer kitbashFrom my miniatures thread here... ststcsolda.proboards.com/post/1142/thread...its one of the best of the minis that FASA produced, really crisp and detailed, you've just got to be careful getting those inboard nacelles into their slots on the rear hull booms. Hey thanks! A real beauty... Any other views by chance? Note to self: I'd love to see her in 1/2500 scale lol
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Post by cowboy40 on Oct 15, 2021 11:13:45 GMT -7
Here are my thoughts on the Andorian destroyers from the post FYW era. I posted these thoughts earlier when I was talking about destroyers under the Wilkerson post.
"Now the Andorian designed destroyers are a mixed batch for Star Fleet...
Lenthal class ships for instance lack a torpedo...but they do have a good acurate phaser to fall back on. The Thuffr class on the other hand are balanced, but they rely on what some would call very mature technology in their systems: for instance the engines, weapons and shields all date back to the 2260's, but they are proven and reliable. The best things about these Andorian designs are that they can be built in large numbers if the need arises."
Don't get me wrong...I LIKE THESE SHIPS
I usually fight them in mixed groups...example being, I would use two Thuffr class supported by the accurate phasers from a Lenthal class...this division fights fairly well when used this way...
Are you going to do a Lenthal class sketchup
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Post by JAFisher44 on Oct 15, 2021 13:30:52 GMT -7
Eventually, yeah.
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Post by lcdrrostron on Dec 13, 2022 23:03:50 GMT -7
I'd avoided using these ships for anything except that background vessel on a long patrol. Your drawings have really made me want to use them more for all kinds of things.
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