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                        Baton Rouge assembly

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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Saturday, December 26, 2009 1:36 PM

                        A quick update on the ole Baton Rouge. It's scheduled to be released again in the near future.


                        " 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 Friday, August 12, 2005 12:49 PM
                        Thanks! It was a fun project. Next project from the Chronology will be the Marshall class.



                        " 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, August 12, 2005 1:23 AM
                        It sure looks nice, Woody.
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 12:30 PM
                        Thanks! I'm looking forward to seeing what the kit looks like built by others.

                        " 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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                        SNOOPY
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                        Posted by SNOOPY on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 7:48 AM
                        Woody, at the beginning it did look smaller when most pieces were smaller than the palm of your hand. Put together it makes for a nice mantle piece. You have out done yourself. There are some ship that are very nice but then there are ship that look as if they belong in space along side a starbase or even coming out of dry dock. your Baton Rogue is one that looks like it needs to be in orbit. "She is meant for the stars"!
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 5:44 AM
                        Well I cast the bussards in clear red resin and hand painted the pattern with orange and yellow acrylic paint. By the way the bussard caps provided with the kit will be much nicer than the ones I cast up, very clear.

                        " 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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                        SNOOPY
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                          December 2002
                        Posted by SNOOPY on Monday, August 8, 2005 7:20 AM
                        Woody, it turned out to be an excellent looking ship. Quick question, how did you get the two different shades, red and orange, on the end of the forward nacelle? I am going to have to go back to the original Baton Rogue post to remember how you got the nacelles to look the way they do, the sprocket look. I was thinking the it would be nice if FSM actually made a SCRATCHBUILD/KIT BASHING forum on here.
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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Sunday, August 7, 2005 9:53 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by thudpuppy1964

                        What is the latest info on when and where this model will be available? I have drooled over my "Spaceflight Chronology" book so much for this ship I had to buy a second copy...LOL

                        Hey Jim, The last I was told was that it would be out in June. I quit asking because they keep changing the release date. The kit is being put out by Starship Modeler and you could ask them. John Lester is the owner and this is his email address onezero@aol.com
                        He is a real nice guy and I'm sure he can give you a better idea about the current release date.

                        " 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 Sunday, August 7, 2005 5:57 PM
                        What is the latest info on when and where this model will be available? I have drooled over my "Spaceflight Chronology" book so much for this ship I had to buy a second copy...LOL
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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Friday, May 27, 2005 1:44 AM
                        I give to you the USS Republic NCC-1371, Baton Rouge class. This puppy is done and on it's way to Wonderfest later today. Approve [^]






                        " 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 Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:52 PM
                        Masao, I'm building this as the USS Republic, Ensign Kirk's first deep space assignment. I can see the ship being still in service when Pike was captain of the Enterprise.
                        A few pics of detail areas. Please note that the impulse insert isn't finished.






                        " 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 Monday, May 23, 2005 8:48 PM
                        If this ship was in service during the time of Captain Pike ("The Cage") it would have the standard Starfleet pennants then. What kind of pennants came before is up to you, since Mr. Sternbach didn't show any in his painting.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 23, 2005 7:47 PM
                        Ooooh!!! Pretty!
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Monday, May 23, 2005 7:38 PM
                        A couple more pics. Sorry about the quality of the images.




                        " 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 Sunday, May 22, 2005 11:55 PM
                        Mat & Steven, Thank you! Big Smile [:D]

                        Masao, I'm not sure. I have a sheet of PNT "Hull Graphic Decals". I might chose something from that. I sprayed the white base coat today and I'll be painting the cooling fins gun metal tomorrow.

                        " 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 Sunday, May 22, 2005 7:37 PM
                        Are you going to go with TOS-era pennants for her?
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                        maxx1969
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Oregon
                        Posted by maxx1969 on Sunday, May 22, 2005 4:12 PM
                        Woody she is going to be one beautiful ship when your done. BRAVO!Thumbs Up [tup]

                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 22, 2005 9:23 AM
                        Great job Woody!!
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Saturday, May 21, 2005 11:01 PM
                        Thank Dan! Big Smile [:D]
                        There are moments in modeling that just make you happy. As I sit here tonight I can see all the shapes come together. I feel like i've reached into a painting and pulled an object into the world of 3-D. Something that didn't exist as an object, now does and I've had a moment of joy.

                        " 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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                        Buddho
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:48 PM
                        She looks fantastic, Woody!

                        Regards, Dan

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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:02 PM
                        Well, I've been pretty busy these last couple days. I have fabricated a dish, cast the red tinted parts I need, and placed pins in the nacelles that will align the nacelles to the struts. All the pieces are done!!! Now all I have to do is paint and final assembly. Big Smile [:D] Any the who I thought I'd share a couple pics before I start painting.








                        " 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 Monday, May 16, 2005 1:27 PM
                        I'm holding up on attaching the nacelles until I paint it. I'm waiting on a shipment of paint. Then attach the nacelles and a couple detail peices, decal and seal. It's already mounted to its base. I'll have more pics up 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 Monday, May 16, 2005 1:23 PM
                        All in good time my friend. Its like fine wine the longer you wait the better it gets.Big Smile [:D] Hows the progress on her?

                        Matt
                        ~Matt T Meyer
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Monday, May 16, 2005 1:18 PM
                        I have learned that the Baton Rouge kit won't be available at Wonderfest. The castings are ready but there wasn't enough time to finish the decals. I'm quite bummed but I'm told it will be available a couple weeks after the show. I'm going to try and enter my build in the show still. DarnSad [:(]

                        " 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 5, 2005 12:54 PM
                        The USS Moscow, Baton Rouge class was the first vessel to have a transporter installed. If you look at the painting you can see a gold colored band on the secondary hull. I've always thought that was the transporter emitter. Hopefully the decal sheet will also contain the USS Tehran. The Moscow and the Tehran were the two ship to take part in the first ship to ship beaming.

                        " 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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                        modelnut
                        • Member since
                          September 2010
                        Posted by modelnut on Thursday, May 5, 2005 12:34 PM
                        Though I know it is noncanon, the absolute best Star Trek novel ever written, The Final Reflection by John M Ford,



                        features the Baton Rouge class ships near the end of the novel. And specifically says that they have the first model of the Federation transporter. (Doesn't the Spaceflight Chronology also say they have 'em?)

                        Can't wait to buy one or three of those kits! Tongue [:P]

                        -Leelan
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 5:56 AM
                        My eyes aren't too bad. My biggest problem is finding the time to work on stuff.

                        " 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 4, 2005 12:09 AM
                        Thanks for the size comparison, Woody. Big Baton Rouge - and teeny Avenger. How are your eyes holding up?

                        Lauren Oliver
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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 8:55 PM
                        True. I figure that the hull space is taken up with older, bulker equipment. Look at the visable part of the impulse engines for example. These vessels were exploring deep space before transporters or replicators. I'm guessing they had large cargo holds for fresh water and supplies for their long missions.

                        " 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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