[FT] beginners review of the mini's

Well, my first Full Thrust mini's have arrived in good time for the
weekend - only a three day turn around so pretty good service.

I bought two of the special packs.... A Fleet pack for the NAC and a Battle
Squadron for NSL.

The NSL mini's remind me of a classic style that you might have seen on an
Asimov book from 30 years ago - I really like them a lot. The larger
ships have a great chunky feel to them and they really look the part. Mini
quality was mostly good apart from one of the larger models which has lost
some detail on one side and a hunk of metal on the front which required
judicious use of some wire cutters.

The NAC were less impressive in terms of style. Perhaps this was the choice
of mini's. The smaller carrier model is quite generic in style - but is
a good mini. The other ships are quite a bit smaller, I appreciate they are
only escort ships, and I suppose they only hint at the styling that might
continue through to the larger craft. Not as good as the NSL but I still like
them. A bit of flash is noticeable but it's nothing at all to worry about.

One point I did notice was some of the craft have poorly formed holes in their
underneaths for the stands that come with them. A guess a small drill will do
the job but it's slightly annoying as I don't have one.

With the order came some interesting info on conventions which was a nice
touch, also some pictures on some forthcoming big Islamic federation ships
which look a real treat.

Overall, I'm a happy customer and will look forward to my next order.

All I have to do now is to decide on some colour schemes which is causing me
some headache. I've done a fair amount of painting (some shots on

> With the order came some interesting info on conventions which was a

Unless Jon has failed to keep me updated, they're available now (I think I
ordered them in late July).  CP, CH, SDN, and CVA.   Next on the list
(according to me, anyway) should be CL and CVL.

> All I have to do now is to decide on some colour schemes which is
Should
> be fun!

Well, my IF ships are black with green "wings" (pictures due any year now) but
from looking at your photos it's obvious you'll do better at that than I have.
Just don't let Beth see those Black Sister troops as she'll want to

> On Friday, October 26, 2001, at 08:51 AM, Ashley Culver wrote:

> All I have to do now is to decide on some colour schemes which is

Hi Ash,

Welcome to the list. Nice paint jobs. We'll look forward to seeing FT
ships there in the future ;-)

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Hi Ash,

Welcome to the list. Nice paint jobs. We'll look forward to seeing FT
ships there in the future ;-)
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And if you need some SG figs, DS vehicles, and more FT ships to paint up as
examples, I'd be DELIGHTED to loan you some... ;->=

Combat Babes?

JT Heavenly Bodies?

> ===== Original Message From gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu =====

Thanks for the offer! Alas, my speed at painting is enormously slow these
days. It was never very quick, but it now competes with household chores and
Counter Strike... A potent time sapping combination... Still, the
encouragement from the list is quite motivating - I will endeavour to
get some done in the next few months and get some shots on the site.

Ash