Displaying miniatures
From: Winchell Chung <nyrath@c...>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 21:05:17 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Displaying miniatures
Still unpacking from my not-so-recent move, I was inspired
by the arrival of EFSB and Full Thrust in general to dig
out my old lead miniature starships.
Boy, they were in sorry shape. But as I fixed them up,
I pondered how to display them.
A quick trip to Ikea got a couple of compartmented shadow
boxes (the kid old biddys hang on the wall to show off
their thimble collection).
Now that I've hung and stocked them, I see I should have
gotten a couple more.
The ships look really handsome hanging on the wall.
When I get some spare time, I'll spray-paint the
boxes black and spatter some white paint to make a starfield.
I've got some old Zocchi star trek minis, some FASA trek
minis, a few Superior starships, some prized Valiant
ships, the fighters from B5 wars, the Minbari Cruiser
from B5 wars, a few B5 MicroMachines, and some 5" long
plastic models from Japan depicting various warships
from Starship Yamato.
Wish I had more, though. Who is making miniature
starships nowadays?
I know that Geo-Hex has the Full Thrust line,
and Superior has a web page, B5 Wars will have
minis out under a new manufacturer by late next month,
and Valiant is rumored to be re-issuing their line.
Any others?
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