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IainMcG Lieutenant JG
Joined: 22 Jul 2011 Posts: 48 Location: Paisley, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:12 am Post subject: |
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Federation starships from Border Box #3:
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Dan Ibekwe Commander
Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Posts: 453 Location: Manchester UK
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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Federation F-18s;
_________________ We are Hydrans! NO ONE LIKES US! |
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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Here's some of my Federation ships:
Destroyer Escort USS Halsey, NCC-595
Heavy Cruiser USS Constitution, NCC-1700
Heavy Cruiser USS Defiance, NCC-1717
My take on the USS Hood after returning to the Fleet and being reintroduced into service - post scenario "The Mighty Hood Goes Down".
Scout USS Bridger, NCC-591
_________________ Jim Lewis
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Savedfromwhat Commander
Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 657
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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Jim what did you use to wash those minis it looks incredible. |
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Great paint jobs. Fantastic weathering. Exceptional photography. _________________
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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:36 am Post subject: |
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Savedfromwhat wrote: | Jim what did you use to wash those minis it looks incredible. |
Thanks! I'm using AK Interactive's Dark Brown Wash for Green Vehicles. It's a great enamel-based product for use over acrylics. _________________ Jim Lewis
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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:37 am Post subject: |
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djdood wrote: | Great paint jobs. Fantastic weathering. Exceptional photography. |
Big Thanks! _________________ Jim Lewis
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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:44 am Post subject: |
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Savedfromwhat wrote: | Jim what did you use to wash those minis it looks incredible. |
Thanks! I'm using AK Interactive's Dark Brown Wash for Green Vehicles. It's a great enamel-based product for use over acrylics. _________________ Jim Lewis
GunTruck Studios
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schoon9953 Lieutenant JG
Joined: 12 Nov 2010 Posts: 65 Location: Oakland, CA
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent work - very well done! |
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phdillman Lieutenant SG
Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 180
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Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Just some snap shots of one of the several Cloaked Fed DN's I picked up.
Please excuse my horribly amautureish picture taking. I just got a digital camera for the first time. Can't find any stores that carry 35mm anymore.
wow, see what happens when you can't find your glasses?
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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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Here's pics of the last two ships I finished in 2011. I know, nothing original, and all you guys came before me doing kitbashes...
A Command Cruiser kitbash of USS Balson. I've got the other three ships in the Balson-Class already sitting on the workbench waiting their turn for finishing. I make my own decals for the Ship's Name and Warp Pylon Flush Vents, etc whenever I can't find one already done.
And I'm doing these Franz Joseph-style Escort Frigates to go with my Balson-Class Command Cruisers. USS Balson's escort is USS Victory, NCC-880. With USS Victory, I just lopped off the Neck at the point where the primary hull would separate and sanded it flat. It makes a nice point for drilling a mount hole, and provides a bit of additional engineering space for mounting a rear arc Phaser.
_________________ Jim Lewis
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trynda1701 Lieutenant SG
Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 147 Location: BR "Swanmay"
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice work, Jim! I remember years ago realizing that a plastic CA saucer could fit into the DN engineering hull like that. I used the model to represent the Fed BC before the official mini was released. Got the idea from the cover of the Captain's Log with the USS Australia on it.
Cool minis _________________ C'mon the Orions!
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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I like the hull color and weathering on these. _________________
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Savedfromwhat Commander
Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 657
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:12 am Post subject: |
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Jim I just ordered some of that wash. How are you applying it? Are you putting the decals on first? |
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Jim Lewis Lieutenant SG
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 121 Location: Campbell, CA USA
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, I apply this wash before the gloss and decaling. Caution: I use acrylics for painting the mini. You don't need a protective coat to use an enamel wash like AK Interactive's product before using it unless you pick out details in enamel paint. When you go to remove the excess wash, you'll remove those enamel painted details too.
I also apply the "Rust Ring" with MiG Pigments right after the wash is done,and before the gloss for decals. I shoot between 15-18psi, so no Pigment gets lost. _________________ Jim Lewis
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