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Group Build "Star Trek Free For All" Early 2006
Posted by Fish-Head Aric on Friday, December 2, 2005 4:20 PM

Here it is, due to what ever little demand there is!

STAR TREK
FREE FOR ALL
GROUP BUILD
Early 2006

Time Frame:  Now through May, 2006

Theme:  Star Trek, any era, competely open so long as it is tied in with Star Trek.  May be "true to show," "Starfleet Battles," inspired but original material, serious, humorous, what ever you want!

Yah sure Star Trek may be run to death, but here's for you die-hards and (like me) just getting back into model building and wanting to get hands onto the Final Frontier.

Post your progress shots, finished products, etc.  Discussion, questions, etc., all encouraged as we take on our ideas and share our experiences and ideas to see what can be dredged up from the overkill!

Official Badge:
   
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(soon to be complete)

Total Members to Date as of Feb 14, 2006 - 15
(I will keep this list updated on this message as folks sign into this message string):

  • "Fish-Head Aric" Fisher (beaming in Dec 2, '05):
         Something Federation-inspired, based off PL 1/1000 Enterprise Kit
  • Kathleen Fisher - Fish-Head's Wife (Beaming in Dec 4, '05)
         Scratchbuilding a Daedelus class.
    Phillip Fisher
    - Fish-Head's Son (beaming in Dec 2, '05):
         PL 1/1000 Klingon D-7 Battlecruiser
  • Woody (beaming in Dec 2, '05):
         Starfleet Battles Light Cruiser
  • Masao (beaming in Dec 2, '05):
         "Cadiprise" of own design. 
         1/2500 Enterprise from Starship Modeler.
  • maxx1969 (beaming in Dec 2, '05):
         Uncertain but with the program
  • ilikeswissmiss (beaming in Dec 2, '05):
         USS Grissom - Oberth Class ship
  • StevenQ (beaming in Dec 2, '05):
         Lyran cruiser
         Romulan scout
  • SNOOPY (beaming in Dec 6, '05):
         Orion Pirate from Starfleet Battles, or Lufthansa Starliner
         (possible appearance of a Daedelus in the works)
  • MartianGundamModeler (beaming in Dec 6, '05):
         "...movie era Constitution Class refit/upgrade to Next Generation/DS9/Voyager standards"
  • Kevlar7764 (beaming in Dec 12, '05):
         Modified PL 1/1000 Constitution-class model - yet to be named
  • ProfKSergeev (beaming in Jan 3, 2006):
         "Accurised AMT/Ertl Enterprise D"
         Starcrafts Oberth-Class, marked as the U.S.S. Tsiolkovski
  • deathbringer (beaming in Jan 4, 2006)
         Klingon Bird of Prey
  • CSquared (beaming in Jan 18, 2006)
         Kitbashing a Polar Lights TOS 1/1000 kit
  • joey_d1119 (beaming in Feb 2, 2006)
         "AGT Enterprise D"

 

~Aric Fisher aric_001@hotmail.com
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Posted by Woody on Friday, December 2, 2005 6:08 PM
Sign me up for a SFB Old Light Cruiser. Wink [;)]

" 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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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 2, 2005 6:27 PM
I'm in! I'll be trying to build a "Cadiprise"of my own design.
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Posted by maxx1969 on Friday, December 2, 2005 6:45 PM
I'm in...just don't know what I'll do yet.
~Matt T Meyer
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 2, 2005 9:02 PM

I'll join too, I'm going to attempt an oberth class ship

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 2, 2005 10:20 PM
I'm in for a SFB alien ship, Kzinti or Orion Pirate.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 2, 2005 10:41 PM

Found my ship blueprints and everything just need to obtain some scratchbuilding skills.

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Posted by Woody on Friday, December 2, 2005 10:50 PM

 ilikeswissmiss wrote:
Where can I find ship schematics/blueprints?

I'm glad you asked... http://www.shipschematics.net/startrek/  I hope you have some serious surf time to go through this archive! LOL


" 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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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 2, 2005 10:52 PM
yeah I remembered like a minute after I posted that, that someone left a post in the other group build thread for that website, I tried to catch it and edit it before hand but I wasn't quick enough
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Posted by matthew9 on Friday, December 2, 2005 11:19 PM
Depending when you start and what I have going I might it a try. Sounds like fun.
Matt
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  • From: Chehalis, WA
Posted by Fish-Head Aric on Saturday, December 3, 2005 11:10 AM

 matthew9 wrote:
Depending when you start and what I have going I might it a try. Sounds like fun.

Consider it started, Matt.

Woody, thanks for that link!  Am dredging it now.

My wife may want to give a go, too... She's got a thing for the Daedelus class...

~Aric Fisher aric_001@hotmail.com
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Posted by Woody on Saturday, December 3, 2005 12:57 PM

A woman of impeccable taste!

 I'm a big fan of the old Deadalus class myself. Wink [;)]


" 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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Posted by kylwell on Saturday, December 3, 2005 6:18 PM
So if I build a MG Kampfer and painted it in Romulan colors that'd be ok?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 3, 2005 6:54 PM
started my grissom today, don't really know if I like how it's coming along yet
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Polar Lights 1/1000 Federation "Constitution Class" Starship
Posted by Fish-Head Aric on Saturday, December 3, 2005 9:48 PM

I started on my Constitution class ship... from the PL 1/1000 kit,  Still uncertain as to which one it will be except that it is from the original series main timeline.  In the end I hope to have this little bugger all jazzed up with lights, detail painting, and such.  I may make some sort of diorama display for it with a black/space backdrop, etc.

Lighting Plans:  Since I want this to be lit, I am weighing how to install "low cost" lighting, and currently painting the inside black to see if that "light-proofs" it.  I am light-proofing the interior by applying layers of black paint.  I have applied two coats to the interior areas where lights will be. 

A trip to "Michael's Village Crafts" looking for fiber optics used in floral (sold out) turned up a decent alternative.  I bought a wired set of 50 mini-light bulbs about that are about 1/16 inch or so diameter at most.  I was worred about them being too hot and melting plactic, but they had some on Christmas displays and they were not at all hot.  Each one lights fine to with 1, 2 or even 3 AA batteries. 

Lighting th nacelles, bridge, and other clear plastic areas that would glow... During my tirp to Michael's I found hobby paint that is used for simulating glazed glass.  One set is for giving a frosted look, which made my brain click with an idea... I could give the forward nacelle domes an orange glaze inside, and place a mini-bulb behind. I figured the frosted orange lining would diffuse the light to give the dome and overall glowing look.  So, I bought it (comes with little containers of blue, green, orange, yellow, red, and white frost look).  I spread some orange thickly on a sheet of clear plastic, and cut a mini-bulb from the lights strand.  I lit the bulb with a AA battery, and voila!  the bulb gave the orange frost a nice glowing look from the other side.  The irregular globbing of the paint (I was sloppy) was impressive.  If I apply the paint inside the dome, and purposely layer it with streaks, it will have that look like seen in so many old Enterprise images!  My big challenge is running wires from the nacelles to the body, and ultimately the battery source.  The nacelle arms are made from two solid "V" pieces that sandwich together.  I will have to dig wire trenches in the surfaces that meet together so the wires will be hidden inside the model.  I will get some picture of progress as these things get into the works.

The bridge is clear plastic, and I can glaze paint it blue-ish or white.  A few different clear lamps I can paint red, green, etc.accordingly to get the look of the appropriate lights.  The frosting makes the light look like it is originating from the material and not the true light bulb!

I may try to make lit windows, but am unsure how to make very small rectangular holes. If I can do this, I plan to make the window holes, fill them with translucent material, and use the mini-bulbs to back-light them.

I am considering possibly having the shuttle hangar open, and a dinky shuttle within, and all lit.

Big project plans for a small craft, and for someone that has done virtually no modelling in decades.  But, I have needed a hobby for a long time, and am having fun just thinking of ideas.

~Aric Fisher aric_001@hotmail.com
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  • From: Oregon
Posted by maxx1969 on Sunday, December 4, 2005 12:08 AM
Got it. I'll be working on an early Matt Jeffries concept. After I decide how I'm going to go about this I let you know the estimated scale. More details to comeTongue [:P]




~Matt T Meyer
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Posted by Fish-Head Aric on Sunday, December 4, 2005 11:57 AM

 maxx1969 wrote:
Got it. I'll be working on an early Matt Jeffries concept. After I decide how I'm going to go about this I let you know the estimated scale. More details to comeTongue [:P]

Does that mean a forerunner Enterprise design never built?

~Aric Fisher aric_001@hotmail.com
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Posted by SNOOPY on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 12:31 PM

Fisher - You can count me in.  I am thinking of either the Orion Pirate ship from Star Fleet Battles website and/or a Lufthansa Starliner plus with the continuing work on my Dadealus Class starship.

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Posted by Fish-Head Aric on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 6:17 PM

Snoopy, consider yourself added!

We, to date, have 8 definites, and possibly a 9er with my wife's hopeful to do a Daedelus from scratch... that should be interesting considering she's not a model builder, though very crafty.

~Aric Fisher aric_001@hotmail.com
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 9, 2005 2:35 PM
Need some help here guys. Does anybody have SSD sheets for Kzinti ships, or Lyran Tiger, that you could scan and send me. I'd appreciate any help.
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Posted by Woody on Friday, December 9, 2005 4:52 PM

" 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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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 9, 2005 9:12 PM
Already gots the plan sheet, but thanks for the link, Woody. The SSD sheet has the ship profile broken down into all those little boxes, the ones you check off when damage occurs. It will help tell me what systems are where on the ship, for detail pieces. I think I threw all mine out(can't find 'em).
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Posted by Woody on Friday, December 9, 2005 10:13 PM

" 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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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 10, 2005 2:26 PM

Bingo!! Thanks Woody. I just needed to see what compoments were assigned to each area of detail. They're not called out on the plan views, just colors to paint them. Thanks a heap.

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  • From: Chehalis, WA
Posted by Fish-Head Aric on Monday, December 12, 2005 9:59 AM

Playing with lightbulbs and "glass glaze paint"... for the PL 1/1000 TOS Enterprise:

The lightbulbs (from Michael's Village Crafts):

Lightbulb - Unlit

Lightbulb - Lit

Nacelle with orange frost-glaze paint

This bulb was lit with 2 AA batteries.  The bulbs don't get hot hot, just warm to touch.  I will be using them to light up the bridge, the "port and starboard" saucer lights, and thinking on putting window holes into the hull for more light, if I can do it in a way that isn't cheesey-looking.

~Aric Fisher aric_001@hotmail.com
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 12, 2005 11:31 AM
Looks good. You could try to put some sort of difusing material in front of the windows, like clear acrylic that's been lightly sanded.
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Posted by SNOOPY on Monday, December 12, 2005 11:42 AM
Does anybody have any idea on how to line up to hemishperes so that the seam does not look offset in certain areas.  Has anyone atttempted to make a jig for the proper alignment?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 12, 2005 6:55 PM
I got my 1/2500 Enterprise kits from the Starship Modeler store today. Add to that my 1/25 scale 1958 Cadillac and 1/72 F7U Cutlass and I'm ready to start cutting.
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Posted by Woody on Monday, December 12, 2005 7:08 PM
Sounds like a good beginning. Don't forget the pictures!

" 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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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 12, 2005 7:15 PM
I haven't made much progress at all, holiday shopping, a plow truck kicked up a rock and busted my windshield and yesterday my transmission went so I'm a bit broke right now.Censored [censored]Banged Head [banghead]
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