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                        SCI-FI - Star Trek group scratchbuild/kitbash (ends 12/1/04).

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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 12:40 PM
                        I think it should reflect something about scratchbuilding and Star Trek. Something like the classic Enterprise being assembled with raw looking components.

                         

                         

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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 6:33 PM
                        Yeah, That could work. Do you have an image in mind?
                        Anyone have images they want to submit for a vote?

                        " 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 Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:48 PM
                        This sounds like an interesting project Woody. I read about it over on Starship Modeler by the way.

                        I am currently in the throes of building a Polar Lights TOS Enterprise derived TOS-era Stargazer in 1/1000. I am not sure whether this qualifies as a scratch build though, as it uses four warp nacelles, two primary hull tops and other assorted parts from the PL in the construction, but the bulk of the primary hull, warp nacelle pylons and impulse engines are all scratchbuilt.

                        It is all my concept, so I don't have any drawings or pictures to link to apart from this in progress shot.

                        http://groups.msn.com/USSAbsolute/plenterprisekitbash.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1194

                        Cheers

                        Tony
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 10:04 PM
                        That's a cool design, Tony. I like it.
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                        maxx1969
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                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:34 AM
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                        Heres where I'm at:

                        view showing main body and crew cockpit, weapons power conditioner and warp nacelle. Now I have to repeat everything for the other side.Grumpy [|(]

                        Aft detail. And the best thing so far is only one X-acto blade in a finger tip.Censored [censored]Big Smile [:D]
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Aurora-7
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:34 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Woody

                        Yeah, That could work. Do you have an image in mind?
                        Anyone have images they want to submit for a vote?


                        I don't have a particular image in mind. The posted image of your posted project is close to what I was thinking.

                        Or maybe something like a blueprint image with tools and materials on top of it.

                         

                         

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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Scale verification question
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:44 AM
                        I'm planing on doing the Amarillo cruiser in 1/350 scale so if the actual ship measures 126 meters, that should be approximately 14 inches, correct?

                        The sherical hull is supposed to about 58 meters in diameter so that should be 6.5 inches, correct?

                         

                         

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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Thursday, May 20, 2004 7:19 PM
                        Tony, Welcome to the build. I really like your TOS era Stargazer and I have placed your pic in the gallery. Glad to have another brother from Starship Modeler join us.Smile [:)]

                        " 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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                        Woody
                        • Member since
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                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Thursday, May 20, 2004 7:25 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7

                        I'm planing on doing the Amarillo cruiser in 1/350 scale so if the actual ship measures 126 meters, that should be approximately 14 inches, correct?

                        The sherical hull is supposed to about 58 meters in diameter so that should be 6.5 inches, correct?
                        The length in inches will be --->14.1732"

                        The hull will be--->6.5242" DIA.

                        Sounds like you were right on the money.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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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Thursday, May 20, 2004 7:34 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by maxx1969

                        . And the best thing so far is only one X-acto blade in a finger tip.Censored [censored]Big Smile [:D]


                        I'd say the best thing so far is how great your project is looking! 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
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:09 PM
                        I'll second that, Maxx, very nice. There are those that would immedaitely ask you if you were going to cast it up as a kit.
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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Friday, May 21, 2004 12:25 AM
                        Thanks guys.
                        I was just thinking that last night...How could I break this up for castingConfused [%-)] I think for now I'll just focus on the project.
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 21, 2004 9:24 AM
                        The TOS-Stargazer has pulled into spacedock for continued work.

                        Today I added the hangar doors on the sides of the primary hull and added some strip detail to the rear sides. The added greeblie detailing on top and bottom of the primary is basically done, but I need to drill some holes to add the running lights from the PL kit.
                        I am just going to cut the light portion in two and glue them in place.

                        Unfortunately I have to redo both impulse engine pods as they got spatially displaced (ie: Lost!) at some stage, but they are actually the last major construction jobs to be done.

                        As this represents the Constellation class in a pre refit state (think of it as having the same relationship to the TNG Stargazer as the TOS Enterprise has to the refit E) the detailing is much simpler while trying to keep representations of the larger details in similar places.

                        I am thinking that she will be the USS Constellation NX-1974 to represent her development status.

                        Cheers

                        Tony
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 21, 2004 9:25 AM
                        Blush [:I] Man Wow!! [wow] - what a great group! I've completed the major drawings and starting on the details. I'm not sure if I want to detail the interior too Wink [;)]. The rest of you guys have great ideas. I'm sure glad I'm in on this one. Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Friday, May 21, 2004 10:14 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by maxx1969

                        ...How could I break this up for castingConfused [%-)]


                        Think of how easy it would be to put the casted parts together and how fellow forum members would praise and revere you!Wink [;)]


                        Woody-

                        Thanks for the confirmation of my scale calculations.

                         

                         

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 21, 2004 9:14 PM
                        Greeting everyone!!!
                        I am Supersnooper new member and I am joining the group build. I would like to thank Woody for his invitation to the group, glad to be here. I am known as Riö on another web site, but this forum software wouldn't allow me to use that nickname. So, I have chosen to use Supersnooper, one of my many monikers.
                        I am still learning to scratchbuild, so I'll be doing a kitbash of the USS Daedalus. I purchased about $110 dollars on acrylic spheres (yes I mean to kitbash)Bow [bow] just glad I am not married!!!. I got the spheres from Plastruct.com
                        I am yet to decide on which digital camera to purchase, but it won't be long. I have all the parts required to build the Dae and want to take some shots and post them. I will also build several other ships from the Starship Museum in the future.

                        Glad to be here guys.

                        Happy Kitbashing!
                        Supersnooper<*>
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Friday, May 21, 2004 10:02 PM
                        Hello Rio/Supersnooper. I'm glad your joining our build. You have picked a subject to build that is one of my favorites. I'm really looking forward to seeing it take shape. Once again welcome to the build and the FSM forum.

                        " 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 21, 2004 10:27 PM
                        Welcome aboard Rio, glad you made the jump over here. This should be a fun build. And plenty of time to work on it!
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Friday, May 21, 2004 11:03 PM
                        Any more thought on a group build badge? I don't mind using the Baton Rouge image but I want everybody to be happy with the badge. I'll have to get on the net and find a better picture if we go with that one because it is a poor scan from a book (notice the page crease on the left? 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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                        maxx1969
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                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Saturday, May 22, 2004 1:10 AM
                        I'll cast my vote. Thumbs Up [tup] I like it Woody it works well with what we're doing.

                        QUOTE: origanally posted by Aurora-7 "Think of how easy it would be to put the casted parts together and how fellow forum members would praise and revere you!"


                        And I'm sure I would have lots of volunteers to help me with the sample builds huh.Wink [;)]
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 22, 2004 11:51 AM
                        Progress on the TOS-Stargazer







                        Sorry about the crappy quality pictures. The detailing comes along OK....Smile [:)]

                        Cheers

                        Tony
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Saturday, May 22, 2004 10:42 PM
                        Tony, Great progress.Cool [8D] Looks like you'll be done pretty soon.

                        " 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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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Sunday, May 23, 2004 12:02 AM
                        Wow!! [wow] Tony the pictures are fine and your project looks great!
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Sunday, May 23, 2004 4:20 PM
                        Dan, Welcome to the ST Scratchbuild! I'm very glad to have you onboard for this build and let me know if the picture is to your liking. 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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 24, 2004 3:54 AM
                        Made up the first of two impulse engines. I tried to keep the TNG Stargazer look while adding TOS cues like the conduit and engine shape.
                        What do you think?





                        Cheers

                        Tony
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Monday, May 24, 2004 6:04 AM
                        Looking real good. I think it looks right for the period you are shooting for.

                        By the way what do you guys think of the group badge in my sig?
                        I think Pixilater did an great job. Thanks Pix.

                        " 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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                        Aurora-7
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, May 24, 2004 2:18 PM
                        I like the Sig.

                         

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 24, 2004 8:32 PM
                        It's been way too long since I've been here. Like the idea!!

                        I'd post a pic of the Trek scratchbuild I'm doing if I knew what to do.....!
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                        robertburns
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                          February 2004
                        Posted by robertburns on Monday, May 24, 2004 9:55 PM
                        You guys look like you're having a lot of fun! I'd like to join in. Since I only model in 1/25th scale and 1/1400th scale, I think I'll take up the group build challenge in 1/25th scale. That means something small like a shuttle or fighter. Does the 4x4 truck in ST: Nemisis count as a "vessel"? The movie vehicle was based on an Ivan Stewart Trophy Truck. That might make an interesting project. If it has to be a ship I'll probably do a shuttlecraft. I'll submit a photo when I learn how to do it.
                        Thanks, Robert.
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Monday, May 24, 2004 11:47 PM
                        Savion & Robert, You guys are most welcome to join in. Robert I don't see why you couldn't do that vehicle and/or it's shuttle transport. It was called the Argonaut, right? Here is a link with an excellent tutorial on posting images. http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4462

                        The guidelines are laid out in the openning post of this thread.

                        " 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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