Greetings, Can anyone provide instructions on how to assemble the Sa'Vasku
Drone
Carrier/Mothership?
It has a front section with the emerging pod (sphere) on it and a back section
where the tentacles attach. The front section has a U shaped notch. But there
is not a matching bulge on the rear part. Even if I turn the rear part
vertical (tentacles would stretch above and below the front section) it does
not match and looks really stupid. If someone has a picture of this completed,
I would like to see it (its not
on Geo-Hex's web site). Or if someone can explain how it fits together,
I would appreciate it.
Its on the GZG on line catalog
http://www.lightspeed.u-net.com/gzg/gzg-ft-sv.html
If you look at the image directly (not in bad aspect ratio its displayed in)
you can just make it out
http://www.lightspeed.u-net.com/gzg/images/sv-3.jpg
Thanks to everyone that responded on and off list. It is as I thought, a bad
fit. Several people have commented to me that they had to cut or drill part of
the miniature to get it to fit right. As I am not good at this, I hope that I
don't ruin the $12 miniature.
Perhaps GZG or Geo-Hex can look into this and update the miniature.
> Thanks to everyone that responded on and off list.
I used drill - paper clip, epoxy and milliput the BB is
*even* worse as holding the legs in place is a nightmare and there are huge
gaps for milliputing. I had to tack legs in place with cyano than fill the
holes with epoxy to get a decent bond and then finish with milliput and
resculpt the
thing (5/10 for fit), three nights work.
As I am
> not good at this, I hope that I don't ruin the $12 miniature.
I wouldn't hold my breath, opt for the all in one SV, these bigger ones are
shall we say an opportunity to grow as a modeller.
> Greetings,
There should be a (not very good, but adequate) pic from our catalogue on Paul
Owen's online catalogue site, showing all the big SV ships. The two main hull
parts should fit together quite neatly, just move them around
till it naturally locates. The teardrop-shaped pod then fits on top of
the rear hull section, with it's "open" end forward.
G'day Tim,
> I used drill - paper clip, epoxy and milliput the BB is
Sounds like you got the rough end of the stick mate! So far I've painted two
Sa'Vasku fleets and haven't had a real problem with getting the big ships
together.
I have had more of a problem with them once they're on the table shooting at
me;)
Cheers
Beth
I now have the dreadnought put together (good fit). I see the problem now. I
was shorted the piece with the dome. No wonder it didn't fit together right. I
was trying to fit the teardrop shaped pod to the section with the arms.
The "open" end would just not fit against the arms section. :-(
I apologize for any dispersions I may have cast on the designer of the
miniature. ;-)
I have had the worst luck with missing parts. I have a new ESU light carrier
design because of being shorted the forward section. I have a new Kra'Vak
dreadnought because of being shorted gun barrels. Now I was shorted on the
Sa'Vasku mothership (if they fit together, I would make a new design for it).
But I really can't complain too much. I got a deal on the first two as part of
a clearance at the local hobby shop.
Now I just need to find out how to get the missing part for the Sa'Vasku. I'll
talk to KR when I place the rest of my Sa'Vasku order.
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Brian Bell bkb@beol.net <mailto:bkb@beol.net>
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