ADB Releases Ships for November!

On October 20 and again on November 1, 2018, ADB released a total of 85 new items to its shop on Shapeways, bringing the total items in its shop to over 1,200. Please note that any ships released after October 21 are subject to the increased production prices Shapeways imposed on designers and shops. Sadly we must pass the increases on to our customers. Those items that are subject to the increased prices are marked with an asterisk. We strongly encourage people to buy any older ships they want before 2019 when the old prices that were grandfathered in will expire and prices will go up dramatically.

The Federation gains its Heavy Drone Cruiser, Heavy War Destroyer*, Scout Frigate, and War Destroyer Scout* in both the "regular" and "Fed Classic" (smooth body) versions. It also gets its A-10 "Warthog" Fighter in the new 285 Scale.

The Klingons get their E4S Scout and F6S Battle Frigate Scout. To better match the original metal Starline 2500 miniatures with their molded-in windows, they have the 3125 Scale F6SB Battle Frigate Scout. The F6SK Battle Frigate Scout has the Aztecked designs on the wings.

The Romulans get their SeaHawk-A Frigate* and Snipe-B Battle Frigate.

The Tholians gain the Combat Tug and Heavy Command Cruiser*, along with the Neo-Tholian Survey Cruiser.

The Gorns get their Heavy Destroyer Scout in the regular and refitted versions. They also gain the G-10 "Dragon" Fighter in the new 285 Scale.

The Kzintis get their New Heavy Scout Cruiser and Escort Frigate*.

The Orion Pirates add their War Destroyer and Heavy War Destroyer.

The Lyrans and their wayward county of the Lyran Democratic Republic get the Top-Alleycat Heavy War Destroyer, Abyssinian Police Flagship, War Destroyer Scout, and Lioness Heavy Cruiser*.

The Hydrans get their Baron Light Command Cruiser and Heavy Gendarme Police Destroyer.

The Inter-Stellar Concordium adds its powerful Dreadnought.

The WYN have salvaged a Kzinti-built War Destroyer* and their Pocket Battlecruiser.

The Seltorians add their Scout.

Empires from the Omega Octant continue to have new additions. The Bolosco add their Guild Cruiser; the Hivers, their Battlecruiser and a sprue of Barb-2 and Barb-H fighters; the Singers, their Frigate; and the Worb, their Scout.

We have released another space dragon that is to be feared by any wise ship captain. The Young Female Space Dragon* could easily handle a light cruiser in battle.

Check all these out here: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/amarillo-design-bureau-inc
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By Mike West (Mjwest) on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 12:46 pm: Edit

One thing to keep in mind is that "http" is going to be obsoleted over the next couple of years. This means that everything will need to migrate to "https" or browsers will refuse to display them. If Discus doesn't handle https, you do have a (loose) time limit to find an upgrade or replacement.

By Mike West (Mjwest) on Friday, November 16, 2018 - 05:45 pm: Edit

I do recommend, as a worth-while exercise to figure the process out, to at least move the FC Forum to https next year. That would give a good basis for whenever you do finally have to hit the "button".

By Mike West (Mjwest) on Friday, November 16, 2018 - 05:51 pm: Edit

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By Will McCammon (Djdood) on Friday, November 16, 2018 - 05:54 pm: Edit

It would take years before some segment of people wouldn't be able to access the non-https sites, but there would be increasing amounts of narrative-management needed to explain things, starting now, given the post above.

For sites not exchanging sensitive data, the need for https is somewhat debatable. I'm in no hurry to implement it for tenneshington.com, because the entire site is one-way (data to the viewer only, not from) and basically just a catalog. All actual data exchange is done via email and PayPal.

As Mike West notes, sites using passwords and basic http have to be viewed as wide-open; a screen door in a rainstorm of the modern age of data hijacking. Discrete passwords are a pain to manage but a must (and, really, a good idea for all sites - re-using passwords is just asking for trouble).

The ADB webstore already runs in https, so some of the groundwork already exists.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Sunday, November 25, 2018 - 06:04 pm: Edit

ADB Releases Ships for Cyber Monday!

On November 25, 2018, ADB released a total of 63 new items to its shop on Shapeways, just in time for the one-day Cyber Monday sale on Shapeways. This month sees the introduction of ships for the Vudar and Zosman Marauders. It also sees the introduction of the first empire-specific base stations.

We are strongly encouraging people to buy any older ships they want before 2019 when the old prices that were grandfathered in will expire and prices will go up dramatically.

The Federation gains its New Heavy Cruiser in both the "regular" and "Fed Classic" (smooth body) versions. It also gets its base station.

The Klingons get their D5W New Heavy Cruiser. The D5WK Refitted New Heavy Cruiser has the Aztecked designs on the wings.

The Romulans get their JayHawk Battle Frigate, GryphonHawk Heavy War Cruiser, and GryphonHawk+ Heavy War Cruiser. The "+" indicates it is a late-war design in the style of the Starline 2500 Romulan ships.

The Tholians gain the Neo-Tholian Heavy Frigate.

The Gorns get their Carnosaurus-S Scout and Carnosaurus-P Gunboat/PF Tender in the regular and refitted versions. They also gain their base station.

The Kzintis get their Killer Escort Frigate (FKE) and Light Dreadnought. They also get an empire-specific base station.

The Lyrans and their wayward county of the Lyran Democratic Republic get the Firecat Battle Control Ship and Siberian Lion Space Control Ship. They also get base stations. (Please note that the LDR base station is identical to the Lyran one.)

The Hydrans get their Pegasus Gunboat/PF Tender and Horsemaster Gunboat/PF Tender.

The Inter-Stellar Concordium adds its Frigate and its base station.

The Vudar splash in with their War Destroyer and War Cruiser.

The Frax gain their War Cruiser Carrier. That means they also got their Demon-3 Strike Fighter in both Omni Scale and 285 Scale.

Empires from the Omega Octant continue to be introduced. The pirates of the Omega Octant are the Zosman Marauders and they come in heavy with their Frigate, Destroyer, Light Cruiser, and Heavy Cruiser.

Check all these out here: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/amarillo-design-bureau-inc
Don't forget to follow us: https://www.shapeways.com/designer/adbinc

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 02:36 pm: Edit

Please get your mail orders in to ADB! Orders received after December 19 will be held until January. Thanks!