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Davec_24 Commander
Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 596 Location: England
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:57 pm Post subject: Home-Made Minis |
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I thought I'd put up some pics of some minis I've made, which are designed to play on the large hexes provided with Federation Commander. These are quite a bit smaller than the Starline ones, most heavy cruisers being about an inch in length. I think this makes them something like 1:10000 or maybe 1:11000 scale, the ships being approximately in proportion to each-other. For pictures of some of these in action, see Kang's "Treasure Ship" and "K-C7 Vs L-BCH" in the tactics section. I've put the pics on flikr, you should be able to get to them by this link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28932177@N08/?saved=1
I've taken mass pictures (i.e. several ships in one shot) but may put up closer shots of individual ships if I can get some good pictures (I haven't got the best camera in the world for close-up work) and if anyone wants any. I arranged the ships on the large hexes that come with Federation Commander, to give a sense of size and how they look "in action".
These pictures don't seem to come out very large on flikr, so I might see if I can get some larger ones put up somewhere, maybe for more detailed shots. First time putting pics on the web and all Well anyway, enjoy! |
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pneumonic81 Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 275 Location: Austin TX
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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Those are cool, and small. You should consider doing something like a blog or how-to on your construction methods. Good work dude. _________________ http://www.rickknox3d.com |
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OGOPTIMUS Captain
Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 980
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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Wow. Those are great! I'd love to see a "how to" article as well. _________________ O.G. OPTIMUS
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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Dave -
Those are very cool. I'm amazed at how much detail you can pull off at that small of a scale and with those materials. Getting the "fins" on the Fed engines, for example - very impressive. _________________
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malleman Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 307 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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Those look great!
What materials did you use to make them? Can't wait to see more when you get them done . |
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Kang Fleet Captain
Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 1976 Location: Devon, UK
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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Nicely done Dave. Good idea using Flickr! _________________
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Dal Downing Commander
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 651 Location: Western Wisconsin
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Those really look sweet. Detail both on the Minitures and in the painting is top marks .
I bet they are about the same scale as the old Elite Scale minis ADB made back in the late 80s early 90s. _________________ -Dal
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Davec_24 Commander
Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 596 Location: England
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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Cheers guys I'll see if I can make another model and take pics at various stages so I can make a "how-to" type article. malleman, they're made using layered and/or carved polystyrene sheet ("plasic card") and pieces of sprue from model kits, stretched and carved where appropriate.
I think my favourite bit is colouring some of them with more fancy colour schemes, like that Lyran dreadnought, and the Orion BR that I did in a WW2 German Panzer cammo scheme! |
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pinecone Fleet Captain
Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 1862 Location: Earth
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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Those Feds look really nice! I wish those were available from ADB. |
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pneumonic81 Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 275 Location: Austin TX
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Steve Cole Site Admin
Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3832
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Nicely done. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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Scoutdad Commodore
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 4754 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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pneumonic81 wrote: | where do u get plastic card? |
Plastic card is also known as sheet styrene and can be found in most model / hobby shops under the brand name - Evergreen or Plastruct.
Although I usually just go to the local Wal-Mart / K-Mart and buy a few of the plastic "yard sale" signs. They are also made of sheet styrene and for 96 cents a piece for a 24 by 18 inch sign, they're a heck of a lot cheaper.
Below are two photos of 28 mm Bane Blades (super heavy tanks) I made for WH40K. They were made from yard sale signs, chapstick tubes, and any other scraps I could find... I probably don't have $3.00 worth of materials in either of them...
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Kang Fleet Captain
Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 1976 Location: Devon, UK
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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Wot's this? Qari ships in FC??? [nice models, btw] _________________
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pinecone Fleet Captain
Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 1862 Location: Earth
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Star Fleet assualt should be coming out soon... |
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malleman Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 307 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:05 am Post subject: |
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Davec_24 (Son of Kang ) , I read in one of your other post that you use a candle to help form your desired shapes. That is pretty cool. I sometimes use a small bic lighter when I am working with plastic to get the shape I am looking for. I also use plastic cement to help mold/melt the objects I work with. I use Tesors since it is in a liquid form and comes with a brush (as opposed to GW's which is in a gel form).
pneumonic81 if you run into problems finding some styrene (in your area), ask an architect where he gets his material, he should be able to point you in the right direction.
Now come on Scoutdad, we all know as soon as you added any GW parts to your Bane Blade (2nd pic) the price of your project shot through the roof . Nice job on them. We had one guy make his out of foam board. They came out nice. |
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