The GZG Digest V1 #280

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Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 15:14:19 EDT
From: ScottSaylo@aol.com
Subject: Re: Nasty black spidery things

> In a message dated 5/12/99 2:09:26 PM EST, garibaldi@woden.com writes:

Hello Scott, glad to hear from you.

"Try Sculpy instead. this is a polymer clay that bakes hard in your oven in
ten minutes at 250 degrees without shrinking. It's wonderful stuff available
at any crafts store in an amzaing variety of colors. Although it takes acrylic
paint just fine! Micro Machines makes a Mimbari Cruiser in one of the B 5 toy
packs."

I haven't seen Sculpy, I'll look out for it, but if I can't find any I've seen
something similar which would probably do. I've got a couple of the
Micro Machine packs [ no Minbari :-(  ], but they're now like the
proverbial
"rocking-horse droppings" here in the UK. I have been told that , due to
lack of demand they were being discontinued. Of course, the fact that they
were never widely distributed in the numbers that Trek & Star Wars were might
explain poor sales... Regards, Ian.
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Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 14:41:08 -0500
From: devans@uneb.edu
Subject: Re: Nasty black spidery things

***
I know about the "official" line of ships, but I'm
not sure if they'd fit in with the GZG range - & they are expensive.
Hope someone can help. Regards Ian
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Hello Mr.Beast, Happy to have joined ship.

"I'm assuming you're refering to the B5 Wars range. GZG has an 'organic' ship
line called Sa'Vasku; not exactly Shadow ships, but lovely spiky shapes that
might work for you. You can see some of the ships at:
http://www.geohex.com/ftsssav1.htm "

Yes they ars very good models, I may well end up using them if my
"scratch-building" attempts go down the pan [ which on past evidence is
a
fair bet :-) ]
Thanks for the help, Regards, Ian.
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Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 16:07:38 -0400
From: Jonathan Jarrard <jjarrard@ford.com>
Subject: Re: Nasty black spidery things

The fellow at this URL:

http://users.erols.com/stumer/ndx.html/Trekkersfleet.htm

is selling a wide variety of cheap, low-detail ships, one of which would
make a fair Shadow vessel. They're not the greatest minis in the world, but
they might do if you are looking for quantities. Last I knew, all of the minis
at this site were going for.80 apiece.

I hope this helps.

> Ian wrote:
I'd like
> help on techniques for modelling Shadow ships from B5. I'm a huge fan

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Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 16:10:57 -0400
From: Donald Hosford <hosford.donald@acd.net>
Subject: Re: [OT]Kids game?

> Mike Wikan wrote:

> Yes, I agree re: Millenium. Things are starting to reduce to a simmer

Have we heard that comment before?  (hehehehe....;)   )

Donald Hosford

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Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 16:16:02 -0400
From: Donald Hosford <hosford.donald@acd.net>
Subject: Re: Name that doodad, greeble, keg of beer, or whatever.

> Rick Rutherford wrote:

> On Wed, 12 May 1999, Thomas Anderson wrote:

It sounds like a "Standard Issue Forward Mounted Contact Explosive Charge" or
SIFMCEC for short...8D

Donald Hosford

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Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 16:19:17 -0400
From: Donald Hosford <hosford.donald@acd.net>
Subject: Re: Nasty black spidery things

> Ian wrote:

> Hi everyone,
I'd like
> help on techniques for modelling Shadow ships from B5. I'm a huge fan

Quite a while back (on the old list) someone started discribing one novel
method involving a trantula and a bucket of glue...but that individual didn't
finish the instructions....

8D

Donald Hosford

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Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 00:02:55 +0100
From: "Mike Jameson" <mikefjames@btinternet.com>
Subject: EPIC miniatures in Dirtside

Does anyone know where I can get hold of some Dirtside conversions for the old
Games Workshop EPIC miniatures?

Mike Jameson