Starline 2500 Show off thread!

Jim Lewis · Post by **Jim Lewis** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:58 pm

Someone's gotta get a Feddie up here...

Here's where I'm at with the Federation DNG. It's got a rough surface all over, was short-shot, suffered from mold-slip, the outboard nacelles weren't round and the starboard one short-shot as well, but at normal gaming view distances it looks good. If it were plastic-smooth and cast perfectly it would be a beautiful mini. I like it though and from about two feet away it looks killer.

I haven't glossed it for decaling yet. I'm thinking that the decaling and sealer might knockdown the roughness of the surface of the mini and improve its appearance.

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:37 am

Great job, Jim!

Jim Lewis · Post by **Jim Lewis** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:50 am

Thanks Tony!

Sgt_G · Post by **Sgt_G** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:53 am

If you did that with a "bad" mini, I'd love to see what you can do with a good one!!!!!

Jim Lewis · Post by **Jim Lewis** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:05 am

Thanks Tony!

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:08 am

I like the blue glow on your engines. Mine stand out too much - yours have a nice subtle glow to them.

Darkwing · Post by **Darkwing** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:57 am

djdood wrote:I like the blue glow on your engines.

I was thinking the same thing.

These *clean up* well.

And nice work on that DN. She looks great!

Jim Lewis · Post by **Jim Lewis** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:22 am

Thank you all! I've got to get a Klingon Squadron now!

storeylf · Post by **storeylf** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:23 am

Nice.

I've had plenty of mold line issues, and my mate is not that impressed at all with his Roms, though he is much more of a modeller than me (I'm just a gamer). His Eagle has a totally missing fin and like mine the engines have really come out bad with very heavy mold lines/slippage that always seem to go right over the detail parts.

Savedfromwhat · Post by **Savedfromwhat** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:53 pm

Jim, your Feds are really inspiring, please don't stop painting them because the really are fantastic. You also seem to have a knack for taking pictures.

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:49 am

Finally finished the prepwork for my Starline 2500s.

Here they are base-coated and ready to wash and trim out:

Fed Squadrons:

Klingon Squadrons:

Romulan Squadrons:

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:51 am

Hmmm.. little , err... no, a lot washed out there.
Washes go on Wednesday (tomorrows my 30th anniversary! - probably won't be painting minis on Valentines Day!)
And detailing starts after that.

Will post better photos as they are completed.

iams · Post by **iams** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:59 am

I thought I'd post some better pics of the ships, now that I got my missing DNG part and my Klingon box. I'm not sure what to think about the Klingon paint job haha, I don't even know what I was thinking when I painted them. At first I was going D7 Studio Model Paint scheme, but it didn't look right (main body-too dark) so I just started adding random color. I'll probably redo them at some point.

Sneaky Scot · Post by **Sneaky Scot** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:55 am

The Condor's "Death From Above" bird of prey is gorgeous!

Darkwing · Post by **Darkwing** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:09 pm

Those are excellent! I really like the painted details on the Fed ships - especially that CL. The Klingons look good and I have to concur about the belly bird on that Condor.

Great job!