It looks like bootlegtattoo has brought the fantasy stuff here in style, so here's some sci-fi.
First off, thank you Scott for the show. It's been fun to watch, I've enjoyed watching you learn, and I've learned some new tricks along the way. Regardless, it's great fun and you do a great job putting it together. I'm always impressed with your production values - it's a very professionally edited and packaged show, especially for a one-guy effort.
I primarily play Federation Commander by Amarillo Design Bureau (the same guys who have done Star Fleet Battles since 1979). FedCom is their more modern streamlined game. It plays more like Full Thrust and games like that, but is in the same "original series" Star Trek-based setting as SFB.
Here's a pic of a painted game mini (you might recognize the starship
)
This is a Federation Constitution-class Heavy Cruiser. It's about three inches long.
This particular mini is one of the ancient plastic ones. I got it when I was 14 (in 1983!) and it languished with exposed yellowing plastic and some terrible paint details for nearly 30 years, with the engines both broken off and other indignities.
Last year, I decided the old girl and her sister-ship deserved to be resurrected and included them with all the new minis I had recently purchased. I stripped the old paint, repaired the damage with brass pins, gave her a proper paint-job for the very first time, and ordered and applied custom decals. I went with a slightly "retro" paint and decal scheme (she has the orange glowing engines like the series Enterprise, but has the gray saucer-arcs and other markings like the 2nd pilot episode version). In the game universe, the Republic is a very old ship that has been refitted several time to keep current and I thought the mixed-bag look would be appropriate for her and her sister Reshadije. I have four other Federation Heavy Cruisers that are of a more modern pewter miniature type - they look slightly different and will be painted up "stock".
Lots more pictures on my PhotoBucket page.
I also sculpt masters for new minis for ADB, sometimes from scratch, more-often by modifying existing lead minis. I have a section on my PhotoBucket to show works in-progress.
Here's a shot of one of the current projects:
This is three 1980's-vintage lead Federation "old Light Cruiser" minis, cut and being pinned together to create the master for a larger ship. The pins help keep the pieces aligned when under heat and pressure in the master-mold (just glue alone tends to fail and let things shift, ruining the mold).
I hope these are of some interest!
First off, thank you Scott for the show. It's been fun to watch, I've enjoyed watching you learn, and I've learned some new tricks along the way. Regardless, it's great fun and you do a great job putting it together. I'm always impressed with your production values - it's a very professionally edited and packaged show, especially for a one-guy effort.
I primarily play Federation Commander by Amarillo Design Bureau (the same guys who have done Star Fleet Battles since 1979). FedCom is their more modern streamlined game. It plays more like Full Thrust and games like that, but is in the same "original series" Star Trek-based setting as SFB.
Here's a pic of a painted game mini (you might recognize the starship
)This is a Federation Constitution-class Heavy Cruiser. It's about three inches long.
This particular mini is one of the ancient plastic ones. I got it when I was 14 (in 1983!) and it languished with exposed yellowing plastic and some terrible paint details for nearly 30 years, with the engines both broken off and other indignities.
Last year, I decided the old girl and her sister-ship deserved to be resurrected and included them with all the new minis I had recently purchased. I stripped the old paint, repaired the damage with brass pins, gave her a proper paint-job for the very first time, and ordered and applied custom decals. I went with a slightly "retro" paint and decal scheme (she has the orange glowing engines like the series Enterprise, but has the gray saucer-arcs and other markings like the 2nd pilot episode version). In the game universe, the Republic is a very old ship that has been refitted several time to keep current and I thought the mixed-bag look would be appropriate for her and her sister Reshadije. I have four other Federation Heavy Cruisers that are of a more modern pewter miniature type - they look slightly different and will be painted up "stock".
Lots more pictures on my PhotoBucket page.
I also sculpt masters for new minis for ADB, sometimes from scratch, more-often by modifying existing lead minis. I have a section on my PhotoBucket to show works in-progress.
Here's a shot of one of the current projects:
This is three 1980's-vintage lead Federation "old Light Cruiser" minis, cut and being pinned together to create the master for a larger ship. The pins help keep the pieces aligned when under heat and pressure in the master-mold (just glue alone tends to fail and let things shift, ruining the mold).
I hope these are of some interest!
