The Starfleet Museum group build

Buddho

Member since
March 2003
From: Newport News VA

Posted by Buddho on Monday, January 31, 2005 8:48 PM

Hi everybody!

Sorry I got here a bit late...car wouldnt start... gathering foam scraps up at work and should have some progress photos in a bit.....see ya soon.

Regards, Dan

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maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

Posted by maxx1969 on Monday, January 31, 2005 11:28 PM

OK Dan this means we should be seeing a finished project from you by morning! Big Smile [:D]

Matt

~Matt T Meyer

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maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

Posted by maxx1969 on Monday, January 31, 2005 11:46 PM

I've made a little progress on the PV. I made the bridge section, less the dome, out of plexi-glass sanded to shape. The nacelle stubs are also plexi-glass. I'll be shooting on some primer tomorrow to check for scratches and cracks and should see final paint by Wed after I scribe in the shuttle door detail.
Here are a couple of views of the bridge:

Here is a look at the rear of the PV with nacelles in place:

Matt

~Matt T Meyer

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 12:50 PM

Looking good Matt!

" 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 Tuesday, February 1, 2005 7:14 PM

Kit! Kit! Kit!

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maxx1969

Member since
May 2004
From: Oregon

Posted by maxx1969 on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 7:44 PM

Thanks guys.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Masao

Kit! Kit! Kit!

LOL! I think I'll have to hold off on any kit projects, at least for now. Tongue [:P]

I shot on some primer to check for any of those hidden bad spots and to my suprise I have far less finish work than I thought.

Matt

~Matt T Meyer

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 7:44 PM

Looks great, Matt. You're making great progress.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 8:03 PM

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.

Here are 4-views of the individual ships (Note that the third and fourth ships have been resized slightly. The sizes in the above pic are correct).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/Masao/Ocean-newshuttlebay.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/Masao/Constellation917.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/Masao/Titanoutput.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/Masao/Pachydermtest.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/Masao/Sahara2.jpg

Two ships done for contests at Trek BBS:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/Masao/Skylark_Ad608.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/Masao/f7bfabad.jpg

(Edited for clarity)

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maxx1969

Member since
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 Masao Big 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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Woody

Member since
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

Member since
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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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

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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Woody

Member since
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

Member since
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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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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Keyworth

Member since
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

Member since
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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Woody

Member since
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

Member since
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

Member since
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

Member since
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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maxx1969

Member since
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

Member since
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

Member since
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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Woody

Member since
December 2002
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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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

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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Anonymous

Member since
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

Member since
November 2005

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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Woody

Member since
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]

" 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 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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