Tholian/Federation cargo pods

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:20 am

A88mph wrote:Wow, that little thing can carry that much?

It's magic.

mjwest · Post by **mjwest** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:56 pm

A88mph wrote:Wow, that little thing can carry that much?

That's nothing. They drag around asteroids all the time, too.

MAtchstick808 · Post by **MAtchstick808** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:42 pm

mjwest wrote:
A88mph wrote:Wow, that little thing can carry that much?
That's nothing. They drag around asteroids all the time, too.

is there any info on how large of an asteroid the Tholian ships can drag? I was watching an episode of trekyards on youtube and they said something about the Tholians being able to move a small moon with multiple ships.

mjwest · Post by **mjwest** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:01 pm

MAtchstick808 wrote:is there any info on how large of an asteroid the Tholian ships can drag? I was watching an episode of trekyards on youtube and they said something about the Tholians being able to move a small moon with multiple ships.

In Federation Commander, rule (6B5) says that medium asteroids range in size from 100 - 1000 meters in diameter. It is these medium asteroids that Tholians like to drag around so they can be used as web anchors for their bases.

So, that is well short of a "moon". But still pretty impressive.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:12 pm

MAtchstick808 wrote: is there any info on how large of an asteroid the Tholian ships can drag? I was watching an episode of trekyards on youtube and they said something about the Tholians being able to move a small moon with multiple ships.

I wouldn't take anything the Trekyards guys say as having any bearing on the SFU. They're good guys and make good videos, but they're not versed in this particular game-setting. Foley comes from a primarily FASA ST:STCS background and the young English gent is mostly a TNG-era guy.

MAtchstick808 · Post by **MAtchstick808** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 4:22 am

mjwest wrote:
MAtchstick808 wrote:is there any info on how large of an asteroid the Tholian ships can drag? I was watching an episode of trekyards on youtube and they said something about the Tholians being able to move a small moon with multiple ships.
In Federation Commander, rule (6B5) says that medium asteroids range in size from 100 - 1000 meters in diameter. It is these medium asteroids that Tholians like to drag around so they can be used as web anchors for their bases.

So, that is well short of a "moon". But still pretty impressive.

ah ok.. still a lot seeing how dense an asteroid can be.

djdood wrote:I wouldn't take anything the Trekyards guys say as having any bearing on the SFU. They're good guys and make good videos, but they're not versed in this particular game-setting. Foley comes from a primarily FASA ST:STCS background and the young English gent is mostly a TNG-era guy.

good to know

MAtchstick808 · Post by **MAtchstick808** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 2:01 am

btw Scoutdad i meant to ask what paint are you using for your base color on the CPC?

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:46 pm

MAtchstick808 wrote:btw Scoutdad i meant to ask what paint are you using for your base color on the CPC?

I found a can of Metallic Copper spray paint at my wife's favorite hobby shop a few years ago.
$2.98 and I've used it to base coat over 60 Tholians to date, and still no noticable weight loss to the can...

MAtchstick808 · Post by **MAtchstick808** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:17 am

Scoutdad wrote:
MAtchstick808 wrote:btw Scoutdad i meant to ask what paint are you using for your base color on the CPC?
I found a can of Metallic Copper spray paint at my wife's favorite hobby shop a few years ago.
$2.98 and I've used it to base coat over 60 Tholians to date, and still no noticable weight loss to the can...

the can must be witchcraft

its i really nice color, it would look cool for highlights on my romulan ships. have you ever tried diving into airbrushing?

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:41 am

Only since I bought my first airbrush in 1980...

MAtchstick808 · Post by **MAtchstick808** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:23 am

just got done with my CPC today and also wanted to thank Scoutdad for sending the pods!!!!!! TY!!!!!

I used a bit of metal as a connector between the PC and pod to give it a bit of space between the two.
http://matchstick808.deviantart.com/art ... 1469150521

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:57 am

Not bad.
In fact, its probably more accurate than my... just attach it to the pod version.