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                        The Starfleet Museum group build

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 6, 2005 11:30 PM
                        Can I build a Constitution class ship. I saw them on the site but have no time to scratch build and no space to set up so the Polar Lights kit will have to do. Or a Klingon bird of Prey. By the way does anyone know the color in Tamiya paint to use on a Bird of Prey?
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 6, 2005 11:12 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Larry_Dunn
                        Say, when I was younger, I had a book by the Star Trek folks that had all kinds of other Federation ships, including a destroyer with one warp engine that the dish was directly attached to, but otherwise looked like a Constitution class ship. Has that storyline since been discarded, or did you just decide to go your own way?


                        You probably had Franz Joseph's Starfleet Technical Manual. I decided to use ships that appeared onscreen so that even people who had never seen a Trek book or game could still enjoy the museum. Franz Joseph's actually did appear onscreen, but only as background schematics in STII (and maybe in TNG) and not as actual models. So, althougth they're onscreen in a way, they're also sort of in Starship Limbo. So as much as I like the SFTM, I decided not to make those ships part of the museum, except for including my revised versions: http://www.starfleet-museum.org/fj-sftm.jpg
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                        maxx1969
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                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Sunday, February 6, 2005 11:02 PM
                        Will I know I've got room for the new refit soooo hmmmmBig Smile [:D]

                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 6, 2005 10:55 PM
                        At 1/1000, this station is ONLY 85 cm wide and 1 m tall. Not that much bigger than the 1/350 Refit E at 82 cm long. :) It's also much smaller than a Doomsday machine (2.6 m)
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                        maxx1969
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                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Sunday, February 6, 2005 10:19 PM
                        Very cool station Masao. I keep thinking about building a 1:1000 scale station with ships docked...but where to put something that size hmmmm.

                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 6, 2005 10:18 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Masao

                        Larry, the Starfleet Museum is my site, so I'll explain. Of the ship in the museum, only Daedalus, Constitution, the Klingon D-7, and the Romulan Bird of Prey are "official" ships, appearing on screen. Everything else was designed by me, except Hyperion and Asia, which were designed by Paul Cargile and Bernd Schneider, respectively.


                        Hey, what a great job! Awesome work and very thorough.

                        Say, when I was younger, I had a book by the Star Trek folks that had all kinds of other Federation ships, including a destroyer with one warp engine that the dish was directly attached to, but otherwise looked like a Constitution class ship. Has that storyline since been discarded, or did you just decide to go your own way?

                        I may join the build, depending on what I can conjure up. I'm not a fan of the Federation (too nicey-nice for me!), though the ships are ok. I'm more a Klingon guy myself, though my spine does not reach over my forehead. I'll look around a bit for a kit and duly update. Thanks.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 6, 2005 4:58 PM
                        That IS a cool station! Maybe I'll build one, now where did I put those frisbees..............Big Smile [:D]
                        Just kidding.
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                        Woody
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                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Sunday, February 6, 2005 1:37 PM
                        Wow, that is a beautiful image! The DY-100 freighter is a nice touch.

                        " 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, February 6, 2005 4:10 AM
                        Try this one: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/Masao/VanguardArt.jpg The link at Psiphi seems to snap back t the thumbnail.

                        Sergeev: It's 1/1000, but what are you using for the life-size length of Daedalus? 104 m?
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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Sunday, February 6, 2005 1:12 AM
                        Masao, Great space station. Any chance of a larger pic of the second one?

                        Lauren, That is going to be one sweet Daedalus.Cool [8D]Thumbs Up [tup]

                        " 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 Saturday, February 5, 2005 10:21 PM
                        I've been working on my Daedalus Class for the group build and have posted a couple of pics here: http://laurenoliver.tripod.com/models/trek/daedalus.html
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 5, 2005 6:23 PM
                        No, thank YOU, guys. I'm very honored that you all want to build models of my ships.

                        For you 1/2500 modelers, here's something else I recently designed:
                        http://www.psiphi.org/cgi/upc-db/1416507744.html
                        http://www.psiphi.org/images/1416507744-big.jpg
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 5, 2005 9:32 AM
                        That IS cool! I better get off my keester and get movin'! Big Smile [:D]
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                        Woody
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                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Friday, February 4, 2005 8:31 PM
                        Wow, that would be great.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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                        maxx1969
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                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Friday, February 4, 2005 7:04 PM
                        WOW! That will be way cool! Thanks again Masao.

                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 4, 2005 6:55 PM
                        Hey, Capt. Mills! Welcome aboard.

                        I've alerted Bernd Schneider, the guy who actually runs "my" site. He's says he'll set up a special museum page with all the models on it.
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                        maxx1969
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                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Friday, February 4, 2005 2:49 PM
                        Welcome aboard Captain Mills. Very nice stuff you have on your site! Looking forward to seeing your projects.

                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 4, 2005 1:53 PM
                        Thanks for the wecome, Woody!

                        The Oberth is from Sci-fi Spaceship Miniatures a few years back. The decals are mine. The scale should be 1:537th. I made the kit a few years back with the original decals. This last November, I redid it, filled seams, repainted, and re-decaled.

                        There are other ships in that gallery I've done. Lemme know what you think of all of them... :)
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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Friday, February 4, 2005 12:34 PM
                        Hey Captain Mills, Welcome to the build and FSM.
                        Christian, on a side note, who's kit is that Oberth class and what scale?

                        " 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, February 4, 2005 9:41 AM
                        The kewl thing about this build is that we may see some kits come out of it...

                        I had already started a Daedalus class. I'll keep doing it. It's a modified scale, but will be as accurate as I can make it. I may change the decal markings.

                        http://www.teachanddiscover.net/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=User-Albums&page=7 (Photos 038 thru 042)

                        I will start a Wasp Class. It should be pretty easy, and just about the same size as my modified-scale daedalus class.

                        I changed the scale on the Daedalus 'cause I wanted it to be more impressive next to the 1:1000 PL TOS E's I have.

                        Also, as a hint to others more talented than I, I wouldn't mind seeing someone do some of Masao's small cruisers (Torsk, Amarillo, etc...)



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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Thursday, February 3, 2005 10:23 PM
                        Thanks guys. Smile [:)]

                        QUOTE: Originally posted by StevenQ

                        Nice scribing Woody. Hope I can do as good a job.
                        You always do great work Steven. Wink [;)]
                        I have finished the scribing(less a couple small corrections) and I'm working on those conduits(?) and bumps on the upper side of the saucer.

                        " 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, February 3, 2005 8:54 PM
                        Nice scribing Woody. Hope I can do as good a job.
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                        Keyworth
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                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Thursday, February 3, 2005 8:14 PM
                        Nice work, Woody. Can't wait to see how yours and all the others turn out.
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 3, 2005 6:22 PM
                        Larry, the Starfleet Museum is my site, so I'll explain. Of the ship in the museum, only Daedalus, Constitution, the Klingon D-7, and the Romulan Bird of Prey are "official" ships, appearing on screen. Everything else was designed by me, except Hyperion and Asia, which were designed by Paul Cargile and Bernd Schneider, respectively. I wrote the ships histories to be consistent with only facts presented on screen. I didn't use any material from FASA or other liscensed works or material from works of other fans.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 3, 2005 5:23 PM
                        Where do the ships in that website come from? It seems there are several Star Trek ship design histories floating around out there, pardon the expression. Is this some kind of official one from the Star Trek creators, or is it something cooked up by a fan, or by some gaming company?

                        If I recall correctly, Star Fleet Battles and the official Star Trek game, which I think was produced by FASA, had different ship designs and histories and the whole thing!
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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Thursday, February 3, 2005 12:18 PM
                        It's not the size of the hull that matters but rather how many torpedo tubes and phaser banks you pack into it!Tongue [:P]

                        " 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 Wednesday, February 2, 2005 10:36 PM
                        Wow, what I tiny little ship! It'll look cool flying alongside a Constitution.
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                        maxx1969
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                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 10:29 PM
                        Very nice start Woody! Looking great.

                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 10:02 PM
                        I thought I'd post a couple pics of the Avengers saucer section. I have the top part of the saucer half scribed and it occured to me I better take some pics in case I mess it up. The parts are pretty much in a raw state in these pics but I think the shape looks ok.



                        " 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 Tuesday, February 1, 2005 8:29 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Masao

                        By the way, if people need some other ships, here are a few transports I've been working on that haven't been written up as museum articles yet.


                        You realy shouldn't give me more ideas MasaoBig Smile [:D] Now I'm thinking about transports again. That is some cool stuff thanks for sharing that with us.

                        Matt

                        ~Matt T Meyer
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