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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dukhat: [QB] First, the bad news: I still have yet to receive pics of the Curry model from Dan Curry, and as a matter of fact, the last several emails I’ve sent him have gone unanswered. I know he’s a very busy man, and he did say that I could keep bugging him about this, so I will continue to send him email reminders every few months or so until a) he tells me to stop bugging him, b) he finally sends me pics, or c) it gets to a certain point where I’m just going to give up if he never responds back to me. However, here’s the good news: I’m still in email contact with Adam Buckner. I got the modeling bug again, and I'm planning to buy some old kits on eBay in order to build replicas of some of the DS9 kitbashes, and to be as precise as possible to the original filming models (which is why I’m annoyed that Curry hasn’t contacted me, because I could really use any photos he takes as reference). One of the ships I want to build is the Bradford cargo ship, and Buckner sent me more pics of it. He originally took them after he cleaned out his loft/attic where he kept all his models in storage, but he had only sent me the one pic of the model on his couch. What I didn’t realize until I got the new pics was that he had built some other models too. Here’s a synopsis of my conversation with him about the models. [b]Bradford:[/b] With these new pics, we can see much more detail. Buckner used parts from helicopter and tank model kits for most of the add-on parts (i.e. the long tubes over the shuttlebays are missiles from the helicopter kit, and the "ring" around the Saturn V cargo containers are tank treads). The top part of the Reliant weapons pod is on top of the hull. There’s an Excelsior shuttlebay underneath the ship, although I'm not sure what function it’s supposed to serve as it’s quite out of scale (unless it’s now some kind of sensor like what it might serve on the Centaur model?) There are also parts that were meant to look like patches that were bolted on to cover hull damage, implying that it’s a pretty old ship that’s been haphazardly repaired. The whole idea Buckner was trying to convey with this ship was that instead of the sleek, streamlined Starfleet vessels we’re used to seeing, this was more like a tugboat that does all the grunt work. [b]Klingon battlecruiser:[/b] This model was built for the fleet scene at the end of "Call to Arms." It looks like a standard K’T’inga model without any modifications. The model was built in haste; it wasn’t painted or lit because colors and lighting were added in post-production. [b]U.S.S. Antares:[/b] Here we have another Miranda variant (and yet another ship with the name "Antares." :rolleyes: ) Basically it’s a standard Reliant model kit with an AWACS pod made from the stand from an Excelsior kit, and the nacelle coverings from the same kit used as torpedo launch tubes. It turns out that this model was actually filmed (unlike the Bradford, which wasn’t finished in time and consequently sat on Peter Lauritson’s desk.) It was built as a far background ("FB") ship for use in scenes with Starbase 375 before they went fully CGI. Because scenes with FB ships docked at the starbase didn’t require them to be kitbashed or battle-damaged like the ships in the opening to "A Time to Stand," most of the FB ships in those scenes were just standard Reliant and Excelsior kits. This model was also supposed to be a standard Miranda, but he had some fun with it. It doesn’t have the elaborate lighting wires that the Bradford had because by that time it wasn’t necessary (as with the Klingon battlecruiser, the lighting would be added in post). Unfortunately the model was filmed upside-down (hence the hole for the mounting rod where the bridge module should be), so the additions to the model aren’t noticeable in the shot. It’s also in a bit better condition than the Bradford or the Centaur because Buckner was constantly hauling the former models to conventions and such, while the other models had sat in a box since the end of DS9. One of the nacelles is missing, but overall it’s intact. I should be getting more pics of the Bradford soon, and I'm also going to ask him about the Centaur, as that's another model I'd like to replicate. But in the meantime, have fun looking at these! http://www.box.com/s/c62c56d9783675a2490f [/QB][/QUOTE]
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