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U.S.S ACTION TROOP-TRANSPORT 1/2500 scale

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  • Member since
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  • From: Queensland/Australia
U.S.S ACTION TROOP-TRANSPORT 1/2500 scale
Posted by hemble on Thursday, October 4, 2007 9:28 PM

Hi All

I've been wanting to do Trek ships for a long time now but didn't want to do the bigger scale ships as they take up way to much space so when I picked up the AMT Enterprise 3 piece kit I knew that it was this scale(1/2500) that  wanted to do as they are small enough to make a number of ships without taking up heaps of space, Also with the great decals you can get on the market your ship can look as good as the bigger kits. Once the kit was built I sprayed it with Tamiya's Haze Grey and then drybrushed it with GW's 2 part mix of Codex Grey and Space Wolves Grey as I wanted to give it a older style feel.

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Base - The base is from GW I drilled a hole in the middle and used plasti-card for the mount and drilled a hole in the bottom of the ship.

Ship - The ship is the TOS Enterprise from the Enterprise 3 piece kit I used the sensor and mount and attached that to the new secondary hull which is plasti-card with cardboard attached to the ends.

Decals - The decals are from Gizmotron Models which I got from http://www.federationmodels.com/ and I was very impressed with them especially never doing a model in this size the decals are a great way to give you the detail you want without having to do it yourself.

 Ron

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 6, 2007 9:22 AM

Very nice work Hemble!

That looks every part a ship from TOS. What is the over-all length? I am building the 1/350 NX-01 and that thing is a monsterous 2 feet long... way to long to build anything in that scale again.

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Posted by hemble on Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:32 AM

Hi All

Black Sedan - Thanks for the reply very much appreciated, the length is just under 11cm, I would have loved to 1/350 scale but as you said way to big especially if you want to do more.

 

Ron

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  • From: Third rock from the sun.
Posted by Woody on Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:54 AM
Beautifully done! Great paint work and when you consider the small scale it's all the more impressive.

" 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 hemble on Friday, October 19, 2007 8:10 PM

Hi All

Woody - Cheers mate glad you liked it, It does help the smaller kits with the detailed decal sheets you can buy, they sure do help.

Ron

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Posted by Woody on Saturday, October 27, 2007 12:52 PM

I wish I still had all my SFB minis. Sad [:(]


" 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 Mikeym_us on Sunday, November 4, 2007 10:08 AM
I still have all of my SFB miniatures Tongue [:P]

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15   http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Posted by Woody on Sunday, November 4, 2007 9:31 PM
I guess we are playing at your house then.

" 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 Mikeym_us on Monday, November 5, 2007 1:58 PM
I Dunno Woody would you want to play against my Klingon Defense Force Armada or my Federation tribble(LOL just had to say thatTongue [:P]) Strength Battle group consisting of 5 Constitution class Heavy Cruisers 3 Destroyer/Scouts a Battleship 2 dreadnaughts several heavy and light destroyers a carrier/space control ship and a Tug that is about the same class as the USS Action.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15   http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Posted by SNOOPY on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 6:58 AM
Hemble, nice work.  It looks like it belongs in an episode of TOS. 
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Posted by Mikeym_us on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 4:28 PM
Actually try Star Trek The Animated Series. The Tug/Troop Transport made several apperances in the TAS.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15   http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Posted by SNOOPY on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 6:05 PM

 Mikeym_us wrote:
Actually try Star Trek The Animated Series. The Tug/Troop Transport made several apperances in the TAS.

I did get a chance to see too many TAS episodes.  I only saw maybe 3 or 4 episode.  They seemed to be on when my mean old mom refuse to have TV on.  It rotted that brian, supposedly.  I wish I could find a DVD or may be Boomerage would pick it up and show them.

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Posted by The Mad Klingon on Sunday, November 18, 2007 9:01 AM
Excellent and well done!
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Posted by Griffworks on Monday, February 18, 2008 8:24 PM

Dude, that is just some sweet work!  And in The Sacred Scale, no less!  Thumbs Up [tup]

 

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