Re: Starship Basing Alternatives

on 3/13/01 13:42, Eli Arndt at emu2020@wattosjunkyard.com wrote:

> I recently had a horrible tragedy.  My Fleet was destroyed when a
horrible
> fuzzy space cat knocked it from its orbit on a shelf.  All vessels
were lost
> and all hands with them.

Sounds like a tragedy worthy of the annuals of historical events.  ;-)

> I am currently rebuilding my fleet (thanking god they weren't painted
yet) and
> would like to know if anyone has any good alternative ideas for basing
them
> rather than spindly, stick-like flight bases

I continue to use flight bases, the ones that Geohex supplies with the
larger ships from the Full Thrust line.  However, I replace the post
with
square brass tubing just the right size to fit in the hole in the base. 
The
ships meanwhile have the next size smaller in square brass tubing
inserted
in the mounting hole.  I also put a collar of sorts on the ship's
mounting
post to protect the paint job on the bottom.  This style of mounting
allows
one to put the ship on the base during play and to detach it from the
base
during transport and or storage.

I hope this helps.

Kevin Walker
sage@chartermi.net