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Author Topic: Star Trek TNG ship miniatures?  (Read 3479 times)

Offline frontal assault

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Star Trek TNG ship miniatures?
« on: November 13, 2011, 08:24:08 AM »
Having seen some of Doc Twilight's fantastic TOS miniatures, I've been tempted to get some for ages.  However much as I like the original series (and it's got a lot to recommend it), I've always preferred the TNG era (possibly because it was on BBC2 when I was a kid) and so I was wondering if anyone knew of any manufacturers making models for these ships.

Offline joroas

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Re: Star Trek TNG ship miniatures?
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2011, 08:54:15 AM »
Micromachines did a range of plastics, and so do Furuta.  They were scaled for the box, though.
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Offline Agis

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Re: Star Trek TNG ship miniatures?
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2011, 10:50:37 AM »
Try the Starship Combat Forum.
There are to subsections that are a goldmine for all kind of starship models.
The Print On Demand Miniatures section:
http://star-ranger.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=42&sid=5ce922c060abc05d1707947c62aa4553
The Shapeways Store Listing has some interesting links to STNG ships. Not cheap but nice enough.

and the Orbital Shipyards:
http://star-ranger.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=26
 8)
cheers and keep on gaming, Agis - http://www.adpublishing.de

Offline revford

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Re: Star Trek TNG ship miniatures?
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2011, 01:04:02 PM »
Studio Bergstrom do some Trek-ish ships, I've some of the small Bird of Prey Klingon craft and they are quite nice.

http://studiobergstrom.com

Gav Ford
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Offline No Such Agency

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Re: Star Trek TNG ship miniatures?
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2011, 11:59:46 AM »
Wow... some of those Shapeways threads are full of some UNsatisfied customers!  Claims that models arrived mutilated or unusable due to low detail levels...  that's not encouraging given the expense involved :P  And yet, others show pics of some marvelous little models posted by happy gamers.  ???

Offline Agis

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Re: Star Trek TNG ship miniatures?
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2011, 12:36:50 PM »
Shapeway quality depends a lot on the material chosen.
"Strongl White flexible" is very strong (aha) but also very rough, needs heavy sanding that sometimes obscures the details - NOT recommended for ships, OK for bigger models.
Example:

"White Detail" is smoother and usually gives abtter result, good enough for starships. - OK
Example:

"Frosted Ultradetail" is the best, some production lines are still visible - Recommended
Example:

 

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