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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="95%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="3" color="#FFFFFF" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>T O P I C ��� R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Jason Abbadon</b> <br /><small>Member # 882</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2014,11,20,9,45,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">December 20, 2014</span> <span class="timeformat-0">09:45 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> So, Nick Sagan makes this killer model in 1/2256th of the EU Lancer class- it's a design specificly made as an anti-starfighter screen- something SW sorely needs.<br /><br />By SW standards, the design is pretty small- just over 300 meters, IIRC, with numerous manned towers: each with it's own quad-cannon emplacment!<br /><br />As usual, I can't build anything "stock". so I added all the indivual turrets, some extra heavy armament at the bow and some other goodies.<br /><br /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/wl7YuJk.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/1q2ULU4.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/FAf0AuA.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/FahVVtY.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/AOjJIwF.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/0amFjkM.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/gpxZQjP.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br />At this scale, the model is about six inches long.<br /><br />Anyone familliar with the design from the EU books? I think it might hail originally from the WEG stuff, but I'm not certain- I know it's in the X-Wing Alliance games too.<br /><br />Here's a size comparison chart showing the ship next to some better known designs.<br /><a href="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f252/CanisD/Shipyard/Drawings/SW/SizeComparison.png" target="_blank">http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f252/CanisD/Shipyard/Drawings/SW/SizeComparison.png</a> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Guardian 2000</b> <br /><small>Member # 743</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2014,11,20,15,58,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">December 20, 2014</span> <span class="timeformat-0">03:58 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> That is my favorite EU vessel that actually feels like a Star Wars vessel. I also like the 25th Century Klingon ship here:<br /><br /><a href="http://swsv.swcombine.com/hapes/index.html" target="_blank">http://swsv.swcombine.com/hapes/index.html</a><br /><br />Amazing details for the size. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Capt. Kaiser</b> <br /><small>Member # 10511</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2014,11,20,16,54,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">December 20, 2014</span> <span class="timeformat-0">04:54 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Awesome model there <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Jason Abbadon</b> <br /><small>Member # 882</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2014,11,21,8,18,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">December 21, 2014</span> <span class="timeformat-0">08:18 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Thanks guys- apologies for the image size- I guess I'm used to seeing them auto-scale on other websites! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Fabrux</b> <br /><small>Member # 71</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2014,11,22,12,36,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">December 22, 2014</span> <span class="timeformat-0">12:36 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> That's pretty neat! A little confused on the odd scale, though. Great weathering. What paints do you use? Brush painted, airbrush, rattle can? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Jason Abbadon</b> <br /><small>Member # 882</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2014,11,23,3,39,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">December 23, 2014</span> <span class="timeformat-0">03:39 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Fabrux:<br /><strong> That's pretty neat! A little confused on the odd scale, though. Great weathering. What paints do you use? Brush painted, airbrush, rattle can? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">1/2256 is the scale of the Venator model that Revell made several years ago- and there's maybe a dozen garage kits in scale now- plus ALL the fighters and most of the freighters.<br />The Falcon is about half an inch long!<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment on the weathering- I used Tamiya primer, then Testors Light Aircraft Grey rattlecan and brushed acrylics over that.<br />Then decals and Future (sealer) and oil paint wash for the weathering followed by some drybrushing and a dullcoat.<br /><br />Sounds like a lot, but I loved it.<br /> <br /> <small>[ December 23, 2014, 04:16 AM: Message edited by: Jason Abbadon ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Fabrux</b> <br /><small>Member # 71</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2014,11,25,17,2,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">December 25, 2014</span> <span class="timeformat-0">05:02 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> It seems no matter what one builds (I build primarily 1:25 scale automotive) the paints and methods used are universal. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Trimm</b> <br /><small>Member # 865</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2014,11,27,4,55,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">December 27, 2014</span> <span class="timeformat-0">04:55 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Very nicely done, especially on the paint and weathering. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Jason Abbadon</b> <br /><small>Member # 882</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2014,11,28,1,2,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">December 28, 2014</span> <span class="timeformat-0">01:02 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Thanks, Trimm.<br />Fabrux, you're sooooo right- the skills are universal, it's adjusting your technique to the scale that's the trick, lest your frigate look like a fighter or your tank look like a toy.<br /><br />The techniques are something I love seeing: how different builders use the same tricks in their own style.<br />Sorta like the same songs covered by different bands, in different genres of music. <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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