Where was the space station from?It's a Revell kit of the Space Ship Sol, from the Perry Rhodan series, which is hugely popular in Germany, but quite unknown outside of Germany. I was lucky enough to have owned a small stack of translated mags as a kid, but an enterprizing cousin borrowed them from me and then sold them... :-[
It certainly seems that your group put a lot of effort into your roleplaying as that render is rather spiffing!
Cheers Mason :)
You have no idea... One of our group has designed the (all of a sudden not so friendly) Smiley which will go on the back of the ship. And apparently, we now even have a Facebook page! ::) As I dont facebook, I haven't seen it yet, but we are taking involvement and nerding-out to whole new levels with this campaign now... lol
Which one? The big unpainted one in my first post? That's a 1/700 scale model of a cruiser of sorts from the Starblazers/Battleship Yamamoto Anime series. Great value for money. I got mine from Hobby Link Japan, where it was prized somewhere around € 5,-, and even with shipping it cost me less than half of what local and internet sellers were charging for it. I might get more, eventually...:-*
Where is that model space battleship from?!?!?
I MUST HAVE ONE.
MM.
Which one? The big unpainted one in my first post? That's a 1/700 scale model of a cruiser of sorts from the Starblazers/Battleship Yamamoto Anime series. Great value for money. I got mine from Hobby Link Japan, where it was prized somewhere around € 5,-, and even with shipping it cost me less than half of what local and internet sellers were charging for it. I might get more, eventually...
Yes, I've been a very bad boy... :D
And no; the one you linked to is a smaller scaled one, and also another ship. Mine is this one, which comes in at about 24cm;
http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN11623 (http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN11623)
I'm planning on acquiring some more kits from them shortly, as I'm really impressed by their ranges, prices and service. Especially the anime inspired kits are just a fraction of the price you'll pay in Europe. maybe I should start an import business; there should be good money in that... ;)
I find it hard to believe that you feel that your painting skills were on a slide, as you have produced some great stuff inThanks for the kinds words Mason; they're much appreciated. But be careful with what you wish for though; the reason my painting has declined in the past couple of years is that I'm basically getting too old too fast. :? I've since been diagnosed with arthritis (a family condition), especially in the hands, and this results in my fingers being very painful, not able to flex and shaking hands, especially in the morning. Things gradually get better later in the day, but especially in the cold and damp, it often lingers the entire day. And I live in the Netherlands,so those are the weather conditions most of the time... ::) This means that accuracy with the brush is a lot less than a couple of years ago. I am unable to do the fine detail work I used to do, and even simple block painting becomes a chore.
the last couple of years (that road system and the characters for your Pulp RPG are seriously inspirational).
If that is a slide, I would gladly suffer that.
;)
[ps where did you get the japenese battleships models form]
I actually used the Revell one. It had been discounted from €12,95 to €6,50; my local hobby shop sometimes clears out static stock via a 50% off discount table. I picked up some nice bargains there over the years... :D
Truth be told; I like this model a lot; it's a nice kit and the conversion was very smooth going, so I might consider getting me another one, even at the original price!
Lucky you. I've scored my local hobby shops and they don't stock that particular reference. I'll keep an eye out for it and keep on following your conversion ;)
Lucky you. I've scored my local hobby shops and they don't stock that particular reference. I'll keep an eye out for it and keep on following your conversion ;)
Speaking of larger, every time I've played with one (I complete NOTHING), I always think the engine area should be for a commander and/or gun turret/bubble. This one almost looks big enough to give a go.
Grmph; made good on my threat to order on the 31st and missed your post; sorry about that. :?
But that's not the purpose of this post actually. It's to show off the finished smaller iteration of the Indecent Proposal!
(http://www.fierylions.nl/Pictures/ForumPictures/BakersDozen/LittleProposalPursued.jpg)
Speaking of larger, every time I've played with one (I complete NOTHING), I always think the engine area should be for a commander and/or gun turret/bubble. This one almost looks big enough to give a go.
I suppose it would be possible, but I feel it would look 'off', if you were to add a cuppola instead of the rotors. Unless you add an alternative way to create lift and movement, that is.
In this case, the hole where the rotor is supposed to go is 14mm across, so a hatch and commander would fit, were you so inclined... :D
I really like this scratch built shuttle. I cant think of anything like it on the market. Well done!