Akira and Centaur

Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Saturday, August 7, 2004 4:09 PM

No problem. It sounds like you have a very full plate. Wink [;)]

You obviously have a lot of skill so I woudn't let a little fear
of the unknown keep you from enjoying scratchbuilding.
Star Trek modeling and kitbashing/scratchbuilding seem
to go hand in hand. Maybe you can jump onboard when we
start our next group scratchbuild. Smile [:)]

Once again those turned
out great! Cool [8D]

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 7, 2004 3:32 PM

Hey Woody,
Sorry it took so long to respond. Thanks for the nice comments! Nope, never really even attempted any scratching. Scares me to much! I have some good ideas for ships I'd like to see, but I don't seem to be real good and putty and sandpapering anything! HAHA, so I think for the time being I'll just stick to the kits! Sadly, becuase the Army owns me for the next 6-9 months for training, I will be doing no modeling.... this doesn't mean I won't buy some new kits though. Tongue [:P]

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Saturday, July 24, 2004 4:05 PM

They are both beauties! Well done. Do you ever do any Star Trek scratchbuilding?

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 23, 2004 5:09 PM

HAHA, uh-oh. There was a whole thread on this one! Here it is... http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?page=1&TOPIC_ID=18122

But you are right, that is why people call the NX the "Akiraprise."
Here is a great article on that subject.
http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/misc/enterprise_design_comment.htm

He goes into some DEEP detail on this one. You might like it spagetti.

But the Akira is a tough ship. I always loved seeing it in DS9 and VOY (the one time) and it always kicked ass. I just wish they showed more closeups of it, and I would have killed for better shots of the Norway, Steamrunner and Saber.

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ilikespagetti

Member since
November 2003
From: maine

Posted by ilikespagetti on Friday, July 23, 2004 4:46 PM

I never noticed how much the Akira looks like the NX, I dont know it mught just be me

I am a man, But I can change. If I have to....I guess...

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Friday, July 23, 2004 11:49 AM

Sweet. Some very beautiful work!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 23, 2004 8:43 AM

Thanks all for the great comments.

Midnight, They are both the resin kits offered from Starcraft. I was thinking about doing a scratch Centaur, but then it would be a larger scale than 1/1400 and I wanted to start a 1/1400 fleet.

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midnightprowler

Member since
February 2003
From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Friday, July 23, 2004 6:23 AM

Very nice, are they resin kits? Or scratchbuilt?
Lee

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:14 PM

Nicely done!! Gotta love that Akira class!

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, July 22, 2004 12:49 PM

Beautiful work!

~Brian

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Akira and Centaur

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 22, 2004 12:40 PM

Well, after many years and two days before I ship out, I finally finished my Akira and Centaur. All done with the help of Federationmodels.com, Starcraft and of course JT Graphics. Just thought I would share them, hope nobody minds. Next on the list are a Nebula, Steamrunner and Saber. Happy Modeling. As always, advice and creative criticism is always welcome.