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                        battlestar galactica

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 17, 2005 6:15 PM
                        Awe shucks guys. My head is swelling. ;)
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 17, 2005 12:02 PM
                        Most impressive, Coby. Me likes!!
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                        Griffworks
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                          June 2004
                        • From: The House of Blues Clues
                        Posted by Griffworks on Sunday, July 17, 2005 10:04 AM
                        [Tone of Reverence]Swwweeeeett...[/Tone of Reverence]

                        Gonna have to get at least two - one to display w/pods extended and one with pods retracted.

                        The greatest measure of a man is his children and what kind of people they are.

                         

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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Sunday, July 17, 2005 2:06 AM
                        Breathtaking! Coby you are a very talented fellow.

                        " 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
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:12 AM
                        Here is that buildup finnished. It's great to actually finnish something for a change.

                        I printed out the name plates on white decal paper with a color field approximating the color of the model. I Then went back with paint and blended them in a little better. I am going to see about the dry transfers I like. I think they might be difficult for this model.

                        This was a blast after I got the pattern done.

                        http://home.comcast.net/~cobywan/Images/Galactica2003/Galactica_buildup_06.jpg

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 8, 2005 10:35 AM
                        Great work! The level of detail on your tiny Galactica is absolutely incredible considering the model's size.

                        What construction technique did you use to create the main hull/body shape?
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Thursday, July 7, 2005 11:33 PM
                        Wow, Coby that is beautiful! You say there is a bigger battlestar in the works?

                        " 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
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 7, 2005 10:06 PM
                        This turned out well. I need to think about a quickey paint job now.

                        http://home.comcast.net/~cobywan/Images/Galactica2003/Galactica_sprue_01.jpg

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                        Chris_in_Japan
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                          November 2004
                        • From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.
                        Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Sunday, June 19, 2005 7:06 PM
                        Sorry Coby.. I was only using the Monogram kit as a size reference. Nothing more..

                        Cheers
                        Chris in Japan

                        On the bench:

                                                  1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

                                                  1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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                        kaleu
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Racing capital of the world- Indy
                        Posted by kaleu on Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:46 PM
                        I'm thinking I would like to get a kit of the Galactica as well.
                        Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 17, 2005 9:15 PM
                        This is just a small prototype for a larger 1/2500th scale model. That one will be 22.565" long.

                        But I don't see the point in making an accurate Nu Galactica in scale with the abominable Monogram kit. There is nothing right on that kit at all. I have matching 1/2500th scale classic Galacitica in progress too. This one is about 28" long;

                        http://home.comcast.net/~cobywan/Templates/Galactica1978.htm

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                        Chris_in_Japan
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                          November 2004
                        • From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.
                        Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Friday, June 17, 2005 7:25 AM
                        Coby, please for one minute dont think I am knocking what you have done.. Infact it is amazing that you have done what you have with the detail.. But for me, I would like to have one the same size as the original series Monogram kit, and have them sit side by side.. Thats probably the smallest I would want my replica.. But again, not a dig at you, I love it.. But just a little too small for my tastes... Keep up the great work!!.. I dribble into my beer everytime I look at your progress!

                        Chris in Japan

                        On the bench:

                                                  1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

                                                  1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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                        mjohnson
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                          August 2003
                        • From: PA
                        Posted by mjohnson on Thursday, June 16, 2005 3:34 PM
                        Cobywan,
                        Looks amazing. Great job.Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        Griffworks
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                          June 2004
                        • From: The House of Blues Clues
                        Posted by Griffworks on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 6:09 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by cobywan

                        I'm thinking around $40.


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                        Sold! Save one for me, please? Smile [:)]

                        The greatest measure of a man is his children and what kind of people they are.

                         

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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 2:28 PM
                        Beautiful work.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        J-Hulk
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 2:08 PM
                        Whoa, Cobywan! Excellent job!
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 23, 2005 9:24 PM
                        I'm thinking around $40.


                        http://home.comcast.net/~cobywan/Images/Galactica2003/Galactica016.jpg
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                        http://home.comcast.net/~cobywan/Images/Galactica2003/Galactica019.jpg
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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Friday, May 20, 2005 7:57 PM
                        Very nice! How much will the castings be?Big Smile [:D]

                        " 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
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 20, 2005 7:47 PM
                        Here is where I am at right now. I was really hoping to have a casting ready for Wonderfest but I don't know if it will happen at this point. I took today off to work on it and wasn't quite able to get the engine armors to work. I really need to focus on them this weekend.
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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:43 PM


                        Looks pretty darn good to me.


                        " 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
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:10 PM
                        It's supposed to be 1/10,000. But I had to make it bigger because of the material thickness issue I had. By best guess is about 1/9500th.

                        I will be macking copies. But try to think of it as a maquete instead of a model. It has issues that bother me as a kit pattern.
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                        thunderbearr
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                          November 2004
                        • From: USA, North America, Earth Milky Way
                        Posted by thunderbearr on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 12:16 PM
                        cobywan's sneaky. Pirate [oX)]

                        We're still waiting for the launch-bays and the big one he's planning.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 11:07 AM
                        The kit looks like it is about seven inches long. Using SciFi.com's ship data, that would make the scale approximately 1:8000. Am I in the ballpark?
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Monday, May 9, 2005 10:11 PM
                        That looks great! Three questions. How did you do the ribs? Is that a kit master? What scale is it?

                        " 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
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 9, 2005 7:59 PM
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                        thunderbearr
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                          November 2004
                        • From: USA, North America, Earth Milky Way
                        Posted by thunderbearr on Monday, May 9, 2005 11:18 AM
                        Not Yet.....
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        battlestar galactica
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 9, 2005 3:38 AM
                        for all aussie's

                        does anyone no if there is a kit for the new battle star galactica?Cool [8D]

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