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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:20 am
by Scoutdad
A88mph wrote:Wow, that little thing can carry that much?
It's magic. :shock:

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:56 pm
by mjwest
A88mph wrote:Wow, that little thing can carry that much?
That's nothing. They drag around asteroids all the time, too.

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:42 pm
by MAtchstick808
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.

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:01 pm
by mjwest
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.

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:12 pm
by djdood
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.

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 4:22 am
by MAtchstick808
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

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 2:01 am
by MAtchstick808
btw Scoutdad i meant to ask what paint are you using for your base color on the CPC?

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:46 pm
by Scoutdad
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...

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:17 am
by MAtchstick808
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 :P its i really nice color, it would look cool for highlights on my romulan ships. have you ever tried diving into airbrushing?

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:41 am
by Scoutdad
Only since I bought my first airbrush in 1980...

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:23 am
by MAtchstick808
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

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:57 am
by Scoutdad
Not bad.
In fact, its probably more accurate than my... just attach it to the pod version.