RE: FT2 - Getting Started (was: Command Con II by-product!)

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> From: Glenn m wilson [SMTP:triphibious@juno.com]
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> Subject:	Command Con II by-product!
> 
> Well, I never expected it to happen so fast but I have it.
> 
> At Command Con II ... I bought ... Full Thrust 2nd Edition.
> 
> Now, what do I do?  ...- NOW I need to find/build
> starship/spaceship miniatures.
> 
> OKAY.  Since I think buying them will be a low priority initially,
what
> size scratch built ships should I be thinking about?	What would you
> consider a 'normal' size for a escort, a cruiser, or a capital ship?	
> 
> In the Tuffleyverse, are the ships built to a particular scale?  ...
> 
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From:	Oerjan Ohlson [SMTP:oerjan.ohlson@telia.com]
Sent:	Monday, November 20, 2000 1:56 PM
To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject:	Re: Command Con II by-product!

[snip]

Start with counters, eg. those on p.47. Doesn't look quite as nice as
models of course, but it gets you gaming *much* faster and cheaper!
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Welcome to the madness!

I have seen the FT ship miniatures listed as 1/2000th to 1/3000th scale.

I agree with Oerjan, start with the counters. MUCH cheaper.

There are some nice counters that you can print on the Full Thrust
Computer
Core http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/3565/index.html

Or you could do what I did, buy the scouts to DDs and assign them
larger scales (CTs for Escorts, FFs for Cruisers, DDs for Capitals).
Since
most DD and smaller ship in the GZG line come 3 to a blister, you can 
build a fairly large fleet quickly. Then as time, intrest and monetary
units
become availble, start on the larger ships.

And by the way, feel free to visit my web site. I have 210 FT2 style
designs
posted by various people. http://www.ftsr.org/ft/ft2/registry.html

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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net
http://www.ftsr.org/
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