Brian wrote,via Beth:
> Here's something Brian Bilderback asked me to pass along for him
> Cheers
> Beth
> [quoted text omitted]
From: Brian Bilderback [SMTP:brian.bilderback@ece.com]
Since I can no longer post to the list, would you do me a favor and post a
suggestion to Mark Drake for me (I still follow the archives)?
For the ST Doomsday Machine, it seems like a simple painted papier-mache
cone with a bit of Christmas tinsel for the core would be quite effective, and
darned easy!
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Brian Bilderback,Beth Fulton, Thanks for passing that along.Neat idea for a
homemade mini. I made mine as a counter since I dont own minis,though....was
able to find
some neat hi-quality pics of it at
http://www.trek5.com/caps/tos/35_DDM/index.htm
Copied the images,shrunk image down to size of 1 inch counters,printed it on
my deskjet,glued to cardstock,cut out....dont get any cheaper than that! Able
to make 3 different counters from three of the images of the Doomsday
Machine,each counter representing the status of it:moving,firing its beam,and
exploding (see jpeg's 32,33,and 87 at above link.)
Also found a good pic of USS Defiant to do the same with. Now just need to
find pics of Dominion/Breen ships to try and do same......
Thanks again,
> I made mine as a counter since I dont own minis,though....
Funny, I thought I heard a cry of terrible anguish rising from the UK just
now...
I flashed on the destruction of the Ring by Frodo, and the painful, mourning
cry of Sauron, but our own Saintly One couldn't be farther from the dark lord,
with his slavish minions, ransacking the local environs to furnish material
wealth for the construction of new and more fiendish war machines!
As an aside on the making of models, several of the images look almost
crystalline. Sheathing in cello tape might work. Also, the figure looks to be
a series of stepped cylinders shaved to small, flat plains. Might give SOMEONE
an idea for construction...
The_Beast (who now wants to apologize if I've ever sent as 'The_Besat'
or
'The_Best'; constant correction required)
> Doug Evans wrote:
> As an aside on the making of models, several of the images look almost
The (non-canon, of course) TNG novel "Vendetta" included an "advanced"
Doomsday Machine, which was the same base shape but covered in
superstructure - a full-scale production version, I suppose. It always
sounded like a worthy project to me...
Welcome and well met, Lachlan! You don't get to call yourself 'lurker'
until silent for a good long while again. ;->=
> The (non-canon, of course) TNG novel "Vendetta" included an "advanced"
Might be yet another use for the pod racer model. I saw a 'crashed' ship
wargame terrain at GenCon several years ago that used the movie Jupiter II as
main hull, and pod racer engines as detached debris.
Now that I've a kit in hand, the four longitudinal engine sections for each
engine might just be sliced and spliced to do the same thing. I suppose a
similar textured 'cone' could work better, but I can't think of any.
Other hand, if you go for the 'flat planes', then things like chopped Robotix
parts glued to stepped tubes could work. I've found cheap partial sets in
thrift stores and garage sales so I'm always trying to think of uses.
The_Beast
G'day,
More from Brian;)
Cheers
Beth
> Brian Bilderback,Beth Fulton,
> I made mine as a counter since I dont own minis,though....
*stopping my ears* I'm not listening.... La la la la la.....
> was able to find
Yup, followed the thread in the archives.
> Copied the images,shrunk image down to size of 1 inch counters,printed
Woo Hoo!
> The Beast wrote:
> As an aside on the making of models, several of the images look almost
Both good ideas. as for the stepped cyliner thing, maybe an internal wire
coil-like framework could be used to address that.
As an aside, I was curious how people who use FT to play in the ST universe
deal with the fact that in ST, ships can manouver and fight while FTL?
> As an aside, I was curious how people who use FT to play in the ST
In fact, in Star Trek, there's almost no combat that ISN'T while FTL.
While I am a die hard defender of cinematic-as-real, within limitations,
it also is not far from warp movement as sometimes described in ST.One thing,
strangely enough, is that cinematic doesn't have drag, while warp does. At
least, when you stop putting energy into the warp bubble, it decays, and you
slow down. Acts just like drag to me.
FTL vector is a bit of a stretch for me, though.
The_Beast
> Brian Bilderback wrote:
> As an aside, I was curious how people who use FT to play in the ST
Dump FTL system, use normal or advanced drives, claim vessels can go to warp
if thrust is undamaged, otherwise assume all fights are fought on impulse
drives. If go to warp, exit table and disengage. Cinematic movement, as thats
how the trek ships like to move. (Besides I'm the only one in my group who is
willing to give vector a go, every one else refuses).
Took this from TNG/DS9 where the majority of actions seem to be fought
on impulse drives (The main battles against the domonion all seemed to be sub
warp to me, then there is the early TNG one with the ferengi and the Picard
manoever). Warp speed actions tended to be stern chases (Borg cube V
Enterprise, Defiant chased by Attack cruiser and Bird of Prey in way of the
warrior).
> From this I made the assumption that the average ship, when at warp, is
Regards,