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raperm Ensign
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 3:53 pm Post subject: More 1/2500 scale Klingons |
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Did these minis of Dave's, and wanted to share. It never ceases to amaze me that one guy manages to make minis that are so much better than what the "professionals" make. Absolutley amazing work, and well worth every penny if you're a Trek mini collector. The details are just incredible.
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C9 dreadnought
D7 battlecruiser
D20 cruiser
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Steve Cole Site Admin
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Have this guy contact us and we'll arrange to make some of those available to everybody. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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bluebirds38 Lieutenant Commander
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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very nice looking klingon mini's, i would buy some, if they were aviable for sale |
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Steve Cole Site Admin
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Have the guy contact me BY EMAIL, NOT PRIVATE POST, as I do want to talk to him. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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gambler1650 Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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Those really are pretty sweet. |
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justicar Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:14 am Post subject: |
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Steve Cole Site Admin
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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I'll drop you a note back when I'm done with the R12 selections, which are taking every minute of my time. Of course, I'll probably just say that I'll chat with you after Origins, since Origins is taking up all of my time. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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Steve Cole Site Admin
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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Drop me a note, any time. Our Shapeways store is going great and we have had people wanting us to do new scales. I have five sculptors working for the store now and if we're going to do 2500 or 7000 we need more hands. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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mjwest Commodore
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Out of curiosity, physically how big is a 1/2500 miniature? So, for example, how long is the D7 mini in 1/2500 scale? _________________
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ecs05norway Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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mjwest wrote: | Out of curiosity, physically how big is a 1/2500 miniature? So, for example, how long is the D7 mini in 1/2500 scale? |
Not sure about the D7, but a Fed CA should be about 4 & 1/3 inches long. (Compare to 3 inches for SL2400/3788 scale and 3.5 for SL2500/3125 scale). |
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djdood Commodore
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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Yup.
That data I have shows the Fed CA as 4 3/8 at 1/2500.
1/2500 is the scale that Polar Lights Models sells for their "Cadet" series models (many of which are new production using old AMT/Ertl molds). That scale was initially created in the late 1980s for the AMT/Ertl 3-Enterprise set (1701, 1701-A, 1701-D). They later added more ships in the same scale.
I have a bunch in my scale model "stash" and one of the pre-painted 1701 models on the shelf above my desk at home. I wouldn't want to game with it, unless I had a huge floor space to work with.
1/1400 was the other popular small-kit scale, for many years (based on the scale of the 1701-D kit). That popularity has been somewhat eclipsed by the newer 1/1000 scale used by Polar Lights for their popular (and accurate) snap-fit kits.
The ancient AMT/Ertl 1701 kit everyone glued together badly as kids is 1/650-ish. _________________
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mjwest Commodore
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 1:39 am Post subject: |
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I just ask because I would love to get something larger with more detail, but without having a full-sized model. I wouldn't game with it. It would be for display. _________________
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ecs05norway Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 1:41 am Post subject: |
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From all I hear, 1/2500 is very popular amongst Trek modelers. Having highly accurate, detailed models at that scale would probably generate at least a few sales.
I know I've seen resin 1/2500 kits of some of the ships from Masao Okazaki's "Starfleet Museum" site, for example, sell like hotcakes. |
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Sgt_G Commander
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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At 1:2500, the Fed CA saucer (127m) will be just a thin hair over 2 inches in diameter. I'm showing the total length (288m) to be a couple hairs more than 4-1/2 inches long.
The Fed POL body (108 x 27.5 m) will be 4.32 x 1.1 cm (1.70 x 0.43 inch), and total length/width with swept-back warp drive (130 x 70 m) will be 5.2 x 2.8 cm (2.04 x 1.10 inch). _________________ Garth L. Getgen
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ecs05norway Lieutenant JG
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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mjwest wrote: | I just ask because I would love to get something larger with more detail, but without having a full-sized model. I wouldn't game with it. It would be for display. |
I dunno, I've seen people game with the big ERTL 1/1000 models, or whatever the scale is. The one where the Enterprise is about 18 inches long.
It was a convention event. They had about six-eight ships in total and everyone who played had a great time. Not sure if they were using FASA rules, SFB, or something else, I had to run my own game in that time slot and didn't have a chance to check them out too closely. |
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