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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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Monty - no special recipe. This is an enamel wash (AK Interactive Dark Brown) over acrylic paint. It is a good product; easy to use and gives consistent results.
Jim _________________ Jim Lewis
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 4:49 am Post subject: |
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I no sooner finish the last placement guide we needed for the Fleet Box decal sets, then I get a shipping notification for the Starline 2500 War Destroyers I've had on order since last November... no rest for me. Not a bad problem to have though. _________________
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Scoutdad Commodore
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 4754 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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Got my notice Friday as well. _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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Just a quick update to note that Tenneshington Decals has struck a deal with Jim Lewis (www.guntruck.com), to use his photography of his excellent application of our decals. A preliminary image is already on our website.
Tony and I are both months away from bring able to completely finish and detail any of our minis. I regretted not being able to show folks how nice the decals can look. Jim's photos do a great job of that and we thank him. _________________
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 8:59 am Post subject: |
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The Tenneshington website has received yet another refresh, to better incorporate Jim Lewis' photography and prepare the site for the second Squadron Box decal sheet, which we will be able to offer soon.
I received my Federation war destroyer minis this afternoon, and we will be able to offer decals for that mini by early next week. _________________
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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Preparation of the art for decals to go on the Federation war destroyer miniature are well-underway.
In the process of doing that, I've spent a lot of time admiring the new DW mini.
The saucer is a little larger than that on the FF (which is a nice touch and gives the ship the extra room it should have). The parts breakdown is well thought out and it should assemble into a stout little game piece.
The grid lines, etc, are as crisp as could be. It really is exceptional.
There was a l-o-n-g wait for it, but I would say worth it in the end.
If the NCL and NCA end up being as nice, we're in for a treat. I'm already considering "re-buying" my Feds in metal.
I'd "re-purpose" my unbuilt/unpainted resin Feds to kitbash parts duty.
I know I'm going to want a classic Franz Joseph dreadnought, destroyer, scout, and tug.
I also would probably do at least one of my U.S.S. Decatur-inspired conversions of the Fed CS (with the upswept engine struts mounted on the bottom of the engineering hull) and probably a U.S.S. Surya (TOS-era "Reliant") inspired mini or two.
I'm also thinking about modifying my Klingon C-7s, to flare out their booms to better match the SL2400 mini (which has a "dreadnought" looking flared boom). I'll also probably extend the deckhouse on my D5Ws, to give them the extra size I think they should have. _________________
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Bill Stec Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Jan 2012 Posts: 158
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:09 am Post subject: |
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djdood wrote: |
There was a l-o-n-g wait for it, but I would say worth it in the end.
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Ain't that the truth. I've been waiting 3+ weeks for my Fed ships to be shipped.
I'd love to have some Fed DD to play with, but don't have the spare parts lying around to make some.
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I ordered my DWs at the same time I ordered my Fed fleet box, in the beginning of December 2011...
Regardless, I'm glad they're here now. I did notice one flaw I'll be fixing on the DW though; despite it getting pointed out a couple of times, the bridge dome is too small (making the ship look larger than it really is). Easy enough to file off and replace with styrene at the appropriate size. _________________
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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:36 pm Post subject: Federation CA USS Intrepid with Tenneshington Decals |
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Here some photos of my most recent Starline 2500 mini wearing custom Tenneshington Decals. No issues with decal placement - a lot of fun and they really enhanced my enjoyment of putting together and finishing this resin mini. I took advantage of the extra decal options provided too. I tried some different ideas painting this mini, and wanted to emulate some details from the classic painting guide for Fed Minis. The high-quality decals really make a rough mini stand out.
_________________ Jim Lewis
GunTruck Studios
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Bill Stec Lieutenant SG
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work, Jim. Better than mine. |
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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Gorgeous stuff, Jim. _________________
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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 2:07 am Post subject: |
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Thanks all! _________________ Jim Lewis
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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I ordered a Squadron Box #7 (Federation Reinforcements) and it is on its way to me. I would hope that we can have decals for the NCL new light cruiser and NCA new heavy cruiser done in the next couple of weeks. Once those are ready, we will have available a decal set to work with the box set (the DW was done last week and is available now as an individual set. _________________
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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Oooh Yeah! I'll be selecting names for the upcoming set this afternoon! _________________ Jim Lewis
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:43 am Post subject: |
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I'll be moving the majority of our day-to-day status updates to our Facebook page, here:
https://www.facebook.com/TenneshingtonDecals
Product release announcements, etc., will continue to be made here and on other boards. Thanks! _________________
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