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Sneaky Scot Commander
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Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 475 Location: Tintern, Monmouthshire
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Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:08 pm Post subject: UNIDENTIFIED TARGET |
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I have just started stripping some 2400 miniatures to repaint them, and I have just stripped what I thought was a Klingon F5. However, when I had striped it back to the pewter, I noticed it had engine mounted disruptor blocks, like I would have expected on a F5W, and it had forward projections in the hull/wing area that are what I would have expected on a normal F5. Have I uncovered a strange "Frankenfrigate"? _________________ Nothing is quite as persuasive as a disruptor pistol on slow burn and a rotisserie...... |
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djdood Commodore
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Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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The modern Starline 2400 F-5 mini has both engine mounted and hull-mounted disruptor mounts included, so it can be used as either a F-5 or the larger types with just a different paint job (or 10 seconds with a file, if folks are so inclined).
The older Starline 2200 (lead) F-5 mini was too small and was re-purposed as the E-4 in Starline 2400 (and does not have the engine-mounted disruptors included).
The dedicated Starline 2400 F5W mini wasn't released until about 10 years later, so the multiple-disruptor location feature was useful for a good long time. _________________
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Sneaky Scot Commander
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks! _________________ Nothing is quite as persuasive as a disruptor pistol on slow burn and a rotisserie...... |
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