Re: pic needed to make Wave Gun template

[Ray Forsythe <erf2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark & Staci Drake wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Am trying to make the 3 blast templates for Wave Gun--first of all,what are
> some methods used by listers to do this?

You could print out three capsule shaped blast templates onto legal paper, 
cut them out, affix them to a yardstick.  Alternatively, use brass brads to 
affix them together to make a folding template.

> Also am trying to find a pic of the expanding plasma blast from Trek TOS
> episode "Balance of Terror"--anyone got a pic or two of this to use?

http://www.trek5.com/caps/tos/09_BOT/pages/09BOT_052.htm
http://www.trek5.com/caps/tos/09_BOT/pages/09BOT_053.htm
http://www.trek5.com/caps/tos/09_BOT/pages/09BOT_157.htm
http://www.trek5.com/caps/tos/09_BOT/pages/09BOT_164.htm
http://www.trek5.com/caps/tos/09_BOT/pages/09BOT_166.htm

> Last,how do I modify a color picture using Word?  I have a possible template
> to use but am trying to change the color and cannot seem to do it--any
> suggestions?

Word has some ability to resize an image, but I don't know about color 
editing. There are some nice free programs that can do this though:

http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_imw_b.html

http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/

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Ray Forsythe - erf2@wombatzone.com - www.wombatzone.com