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djdood · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject:

That's a good way of looking at it.

Mine is Juggy Beta Wink

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SWO_Daddy · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:17 pm Post subject:

Just looking for something to yack about (its raining its butt off in Stuttgart today and I'm stuck inside)...

This is a fun kitbash I did just before I left the States. One more reason to buy an extra F-OL...

The Nancy

This job barrows on some techniques I used years ago to make my first AxBC (which I now use as an AxCVA). In that case, I had a couple of old F-S minis with the engines long lost. I had a couple of old NCL engines available, and the rest is history...

The Samantha

I think these guys compare reasonably well to the "official" mini for the AxBC...

The Jean Marie (don't tell my wife)

Not a perfect match, but given the sort of hodge-podgery going on in the WYN fleet anyway, I think its fine that all the details don't match exactly.
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semperatis · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:22 pm Post subject:

I like your style mate,and it really does look the part,well done. Cool

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SWO_Daddy · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 1:40 pm Post subject:

Thanks man!

My wife says the checker board on my WYN ships makes them look like taxi cabs. I could never have hoped to paint them on, so I used the smallest black and white decals I could find from Microscale: http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=CH-2-1-16&Category_Code=STRIPES&Product_Count=245

If you stare at the decal sheet too long, your eyes will play tricks on you. Shocked

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The Master · Lieutenant SG Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 120 Location: SWF

very nice. Very Happy

But I am watching to make sure you do not go the long way to the airport. Very Happy

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djdood · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:05 pm Post subject:

My wife said "What, no racing stripes?", so it sounds like her and your wife would get along. Wink

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SWO_Daddy · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject:

No doubt.

Here's a couple other WYNs, just to fill the time...

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Scoutdad · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject:

Those look really great, Jeremy.

In case you missed them a few months back - here's my WYN minis thread.
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OGOPTIMUS · Captain Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 981

Those are just great.
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SWO_Daddy · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:08 am Post subject:

Scoutdad, awesome work on the WYN's as usual. I knew I had see another set with checkerboard someplace. I need to get myself a Fed Pol and paint it white!
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djdood · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:34 pm Post subject:

"I see a WYN-Pol and I want to paint it black..."
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Brigman · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject:

Love your WYN Jeremy. I got to get working on some of mine! Very Happy

What'd you use for the "bracing" on the Nancy, styrene? Nice cutting job if so!

SWO_Daddy · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:09 pm Post subject:

'Bout time you got over here buddy!

Yeah, the Nancy's "modules", "bracing", whatever, is styrene strip cut to shape. Not as hard as it might look - the key is get the styrene built up to form the outer edge of the frame, then use putty to fill in the inside of the frame next to the pod hulls.
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Brigman · Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:44 pm Post subject:

I was about to ask you how you cut out those perfect half-circle holes to mate it to the hull. Wink

Now I know. Putty. Good job man!

Yeah, this board is definitely where the "minis love" is at these days!

SWO_Daddy · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject:

Green with envy (like a Gorn) of Dale's Lyrans, I have to post a couple pictures of my own...

The Orange "Tigers" are courtesy of Dale.
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