Re: Macro Ships; was Re: Ship building....

Do you have any pictures you could post or make available on-line?
Do you still have the model?

Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Bayan Schoonmaker <schoon@aimnet.com>
To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Cc: JDoch226@aol.com <JDoch226@aol.com>
Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 6:55 AM
Subject: Macro Ships; was Re: Ship building....

>><<I did a Zhodani Patrol Cruiser for Traveller in 25mm (2 decks, about
4
feet
>>long). Not just the decks; the whole ship, exterior and all. It came
out
>>very nice.>>
>>
>>Can you give us any details on how you did this?  Materials, size, how
was
it
>>to play on?
>
>Sure. I used 1/4 inch styrene from a local plastics shop for structural
>ribs, similar to the construction of a balsa and tissue airplane. The
lower
>deck (which was smaller) and 2/3rds of the upper deck were permanently
>mounted to this frame. The portion of the upper deck that lay over the
>lower deck was removable.
>
>Internal bulkheads were done with the same 1/4 inch stock, and then
>detailed. I think I used ForgeWorld (I can't exactly remember if the
>company is right or not) resins for the "furntiture," etc.
>
>The skin was thin sheet styrene over the ribs with some external
detailing
>where appropriate. Areas over the decks were not "skinned," only sides
and
>bottom, so it looked like a "cutaway" drawing from above.
>
>It was a bear to transport at approximately 4 by 2 feet, but it was
>incredible to play on. There's nothing quite like the visual impact of
a
>real nice bit of scenery - as those who have been to major Cons can
attest.
>
>IFF (sic) there is sufficient interest after FMA comes out, I might be
>pursuaded to build something from FT, but a frigate or destroyer would
top
>out the feasible "scale."
>
>
>Schoon
>
>
>