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Post by shadowmane on Oct 28, 2019 4:03:35 GMT -9
Scale should be 1/2500.
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Post by shadowmane on Oct 23, 2019 17:15:59 GMT -9
In scale with the Star Trek miniatures found on here. I believe Shep is the one who built those. I may be wrong, though.
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Post by shadowmane on Oct 23, 2019 16:07:24 GMT -9
I need a 2.5d Minbari Sharlin Warcruiser. Does anybody know if there is a paper mini out there of this ship? Also, some Minbari to go with it would be nice, but not necessary.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 31, 2017 12:43:28 GMT -9
You could try porting it to the Ogre Engine. You might not have to even change much.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 30, 2017 10:52:43 GMT -9
What about the rest of the uniforms from The Motion Picture? There's a whole plethora of uniforms there, including a dedicated security uniform.
I know, I know. You're still working slowly.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 27, 2017 10:12:04 GMT -9
I have another feature request. How about the jumpsuits from the original series, in case you want to make some crewmen instead of officers.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 27, 2017 10:10:15 GMT -9
Wow, those plastic minis are cool.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 27, 2017 5:12:06 GMT -9
I decided to get this out of Shep's personal forum. I've taken his design for a ship from the Starfleet Museum which can be found on his Star Trek Minis thread and work on my own take on it. I scaled up his mini from 1/5000 o 1/2500 for my own table, which makes for an easier build for my old eyes. I've taken the image from the Starfleet Museum website for the Capella Class and have started working on it. I want to create a hybrid 3d/2d mini that takes advantage of the thickness of the cardstock being used. I'm using 110 lb cardstock, but it probably would work better with thicker paper. I just don't have the thicker paper to work with right now. Here is what I have so far. It's all still very rough draft, but it might give an idea of what I'm going for. I noticed that I forgot to flip the right side of the back side of the ship so the graphic is going forward. Oh well, it's a rough draft anyway.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 27, 2017 3:47:41 GMT -9
Seems like I have seen one before, but it was several years ago.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 27, 2017 3:38:58 GMT -9
I think the 1/2500 scale is probably the one I'm going with. It's not too big, but not too small. I worked on the Capella the other day on Pixlr, but wasn't impressed with what I did. I've figured out how to break the ship down into its components, and each component is a layer that will be glued onto the ship. I've also looked at a few other ships from the Starfleet Museum to see if my system will work on them, too. I have to learn the software and get proficient in it before I dare put anything together. Of course, I could just go get some drafting/drawing tools and draw what I want, then scan it in. In fact, that might just be easier for what I'm wanting to do. Here's some of my preliminary work. Just remember, this is rough draft material.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 26, 2017 16:10:09 GMT -9
By the way, that is the modified version that I scaled up. The other ones were so small I had to get my youngest son to cut them out and put them together... because he can actually see them where to me they are nothing but a blur.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 26, 2017 5:49:13 GMT -9
Yeah. I forgot to blacken them and tried to do it after gluing it together. It didn't work out too well. That's why this was just the first draft. I'm still a novice when it comes to papercraft.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 25, 2017 17:55:04 GMT -9
Here's my test build. I'll use it for the game tomorrow. I'm working on a modification on Pixlr. I'm slow, but I'm hoping to make some progress in the next week.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 24, 2017 14:37:47 GMT -9
I think when I re-scaled it and put it on a Google Doc, it was about 2 inches. Of course, it had to be put on 3 pieces of paper to do it. Modularity on the model is nice, but not necessary when I can just build a second one with the module I want under it.
As for the layered idea, I would have a strip glued over those layers with the graphics from the edge of the ship on it. That would eliminate seeing the layers altogether. Yeah, it would add some complexity to the model, but I think it would still be a pretty basic model.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 23, 2017 16:26:52 GMT -9
If I understand you correctly, your version would give you a (more or less) 3D model of the ship. Well, my 2.5D version is easier to assemble and store, but you could easily modify my version into yours by printing 7 dorsal/ventral pieces and glueing them on top of each other, leaving cut outs in the rears of layers 2 (for the upward nacelles), 4 (for the flight stand), and 6 (for the underslung nacelles). This way, you could simply slide everything into place and would even gain the option to build a version with 4 nacelles... I think I need to test that mod... The trick is to get the layers at different sizes, so that the 45 degree angle is created as you put the model together. I was thinking of the 4 nacelle ship, too. If you were to take that shuttle bay at the back of the ship and create another "hull" with it, then wrap that around the end of the ship with the nacelles sitting under them, I think that could work. You rework the model to take the square thing off of the little round thing on both the top and the bottom. Create some flaps to fold down and you have what you need. Another way to do it would be to cut a slot for each of the nacelles, then make wings at the end of it to glue down. They would go into either the top layer or the bottom layer depending on whether you're using nacelles up or nacelles down configuration. Man, I'm going to have to fire up the old Ubuntu computer and see if I can figure out Gimp. Working this out would be a real challenge.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 23, 2017 15:46:54 GMT -9
Man, this model is very tiny. I'm almost afraid to try to cut it out and work with it. My old eyes can barely see some of the things on the ship. I think it needs to be scaled up a little bit. It's about 2/3rds the size of a Constitution main hull. I have the Constitution model from this site, but I haven't printed it out yet. I wonder if that would end up being tiny for me as well.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 23, 2017 14:24:57 GMT -9
Wow. That was fast work. I just found this. I'll have to print it out and build it to fiddle with it. I like how you kept the modularity.
As far as the phaser canons, I would go with one on each side. That's how I imagined it, anyway.
I did wrack my brain with ways to do this. Some of my ideas included giving the main hull thickness by adding layers (with different widths to create the angle of the outer hull. Then you could add an outline to glue on. The pylons for the nacelles and the modules would have hooked through the lower section of the hull. I can't think straight tonight after 12 and 1/2 hours at work, but I had it all worked out in my head.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 22, 2017 16:20:27 GMT -9
So here is one of the monsters in all its glory next to the ship's Captain. I need to print a larger base for it.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 22, 2017 15:12:52 GMT -9
Thanks. Now I have something massive to build. A Dalek army!!!
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 22, 2017 14:28:10 GMT -9
Eggs. Eggs. Eggs. Eggs-ter-min-ate. Exterminate! Coming soon to a Koolwheelz collection near you Daleks. Daleks would be good. Where can I find this set?
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 22, 2017 8:53:32 GMT -9
Did you ever figure this out? I rather like this way of making miniatures. It kind of reminds me of Kami Robos.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 22, 2017 5:59:35 GMT -9
Check out Eddnic's stuff. He has quite a bit of furnature.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 22, 2017 5:54:38 GMT -9
Yeah, I've tried Gimp on RollApp. I'm not impressed with the user experience. It's why I don't use LibreOffice on my Chromebook. I'm going to try to get my boys involved in learning Gimp. I have an old Ubuntu computer that should run it fine, and they are always drawing stuff. I just need to get them a good art book for drawing cartoons and characters and we'll be set. Then I have to learn Gimp myself.
As far as the ship, I'm going to run the first adventure this Saturday. USS Polaris NCC-S495. The challenge with the ship is that the nacelles are angled outward but the modules aren't angled. Then there are the different modules that can be added and taken away. The sensor platform from the Oberth on this site could be modified to work with this ship. And the shuttle carrier is just a modified Constitution secondary hull. I don't think anyone has done the Starfleet cargo pods yet.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 22, 2017 4:53:21 GMT -9
Where did the Treant come from? Were there any Twig Blights with it?
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 22, 2017 4:34:21 GMT -9
Dwarfs? I'd go with Gnomes. Has anybody ever designed a papercraft for the Top Ballista biplanes? That would be interesting to see. Sheesh. I'm going to have to fire up the old Ubuntu computer and see if I can figure out Gimp. Though that would be more of a job for Blender.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 22, 2017 4:24:00 GMT -9
If you have to re-write the code, then why not make it a stand-alone web app? Do you really need the Unity engine if you're using C# already? Same question with Javascript. Why not separate it from Unity? I know it might take some more writing on your part, but then again, you might recruit some help. That way, you're not at the mercy of the guys writing Unity.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 21, 2017 14:19:12 GMT -9
Ever read the GURPS supplement "Tales of the Solar Patrol"? Should be tons of ideas there for miniatures.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 21, 2017 12:42:30 GMT -9
Thanks for the minis and the tutorial. I'm still trying to find a good program to use on a Chromebook. It's a mixed bag. As far as the ship, I was going to use this. It's modular and can be changed to fit the mission. I could see it being used for a Cadet Cruise within the confines of the Federation. The first mission would involve it being in the cargo configuration, as it will be resupplying a space station. I think I can actually modify the Oberth class. It might actually work if I can find the right program to work in.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 21, 2017 6:44:39 GMT -9
Yeah, I didn't count the aliens in that count. I'm running a game with my sons starting this Saturday and it's going to start with a cadet cruise so I can work them into their characters' professions.
I really need to learn how to make ship miniatures.
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Post by shadowmane on Aug 21, 2017 6:42:26 GMT -9
I found that setting the pixel size to 110 make the figure small enough to be used with the other sets I've downloaded from this site.
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