 December 6, 2010 - 3:18pm | Ok, I was discussing some minature designs with Woot and Jedion a couple of days ago. I am in discussion with a rapid prototyping company that can convert my designs into plastic 3d objects. Well here is the good news, most of my Dark Tempest models convert with complete compatibility and at reasonable costs to produce. Bad News, my new designs created for the classic SFKH starship design project are not compatible the models are too complicated with way too many polygons for the machine to 3d print into plastic. So, I will attempt to dumb them down over the next couple of months to get a low polygon version that they can convert. I will keep everyone posted but at least some of my projects can be built. |
 January 27, 2011 - 7:28am | Where is an image of this model? FS:DT expedition class |
January 27, 2011 - 4:16pm | It is the one posted with the Timeon Class Frigate earlier in the thread |
January 27, 2011 - 10:08pm | White Light, Dixon, and Assault Scout have been uploaded and are available for prototyping |
January 28, 2011 - 7:14pm | Here are some other mini's that i can work on in the future and some realistic expectations on what is possible. Character mini's will be in 25mm but I probably could do 15mm too if desired. Human Male Spacer - Yep: Can Do! Human Female Spacer - Yep: Can Do! Dralasite Figure: Yep: Can Do! Yaz Figure: Maybe: There Are Some Limitations Here Sathar Figure - Sorry, Can't be Done With My Software At This Time Vrusk Figure - Highly Unlikely: I Can Come Close With My Software But Will Take A Huge Effort. Robots - Yep, Can Do: I can make a large variety of Robots Power Armor: I May Be Able To Put Together Some Decent Power Armor For Humans Pirates - Yep, Can Do: As Long As They Fit The Previously Mentioned Approved Character Races. Alien Monsters: I Don't have any classical SF alien monsters but I can certainly make a whole lot of new and interesting ones. Ground Vehicles: Yes They Can Be Done, But At 25mm They Would Be Very Very Expensive Models. |
January 28, 2011 - 7:45pm | If you can do a Dralasite female I'm IN! |
January 28, 2011 - 9:03pm | But the real question is can a Dralasite make a female Dralasite |
January 28, 2011 - 10:33pm | sorry... don't know. I make drals cry and that's 'bout it says Ruffus the crazed eye'd yaz. /me rolls d6 vehicle die Wow! Dral pancakes!  |
 January 29, 2011 - 11:44pm | Dral pancakes! HAHAHAHAHa Have you ever seen a dral do the robot? Give me five minutes to shape myself. tick, tick, tick... Look! I'm dancing like w00t! -iggy |
January 30, 2011 - 8:48pm | iggy, did the dral put tacks on the bottom of his feet? hehe. |
 January 31, 2011 - 1:28pm | Those 3-D renderings look very good. Did you design those with CAD, AZ? If so, good job. I look forward to seeing the final result. They should look amazing all painted up. "Who knows where those Star Wars Online coupons are hiding?" |
January 31, 2011 - 4:05pm | Thanks Merc, I use DAZ Studio as my 3D Engine |
February 1, 2011 - 7:33pm | Last weekend I picked up some acrylic paint at Michaels and decided to start painting one of the prototype Mini's. The paint is very basic and nothing fancy to write home about. I am using a Silver coat as the base. No Primer was needed and the first coat adhered like a dream. Not to say that primer would hurt at all but definitely isnt necessary. The Silver paint from Michael's is a little sparkly for my taste but it will do on my non existant budget. The paint didn't gum up the details which was a concern at the smaller 15mm scale. I am now trying a light black wash to try and age the look a little and dim down the silver. |
February 4, 2011 - 11:58am | 15mm is a very popular scale right now for sci-fi. If you were to do a line of 15mm Star Frontiers inspired figs, you would capture a good chunk of cross-market sales from folks looking for interesting figs for their own 15mm projects. -Eli |
 February 4, 2011 - 1:18pm | This is really getting interesting, AZ! |
February 4, 2011 - 1:47pm | Are there pics of any of the 15mm figs anywhere? I'm coming into this convo a bit late. -Eli |
 February 4, 2011 - 1:59pm | @Cosmic_emu: There are some picture earlier in the thread. Jump back to the first page or two. Ad Astra Per Ardua! My blog - Expanding Frontier Webmaster - The Star Frontiers Network & this site Founding Editor - The Frontier Explorer Magazine Managing Editor - The Star Frontiersman Magazine |
February 4, 2011 - 5:22pm | Are we talking just the ships? I am sorry, I thought there were also character miniatures. -Eli |
February 4, 2011 - 6:48pm | They will becoming to a SF.us site near you sooooon! |
February 4, 2011 - 6:51pm | Finished the first paint job will post pics soon, very basic nothing too dramatic. I am looking for something to seal the finished paint job thought, any suggestion on a good sealer for acrylic paint. |
February 13, 2011 - 10:51pm | New ships for Knight Hawks-awesome! How do I order these from you? Regarding PC figs,i wouldn't worry too much about humans in 15mm, there are lots of companies making those! I can undestand why a Vrusk would be a pain with all those legs.... I'd be a little flexible regarding what 15mm actually means. These days a 15mm fig is about 18mm tall. Have you considered doing avrusk that has a more solid base, with the legs as more ofa suggestion, than actual individual and free satanding limbs? It may make casting them a lot easier! I think vehicles in the port loren scale would be cool, but to be honest, I think the chits work fine. On a smaller scale map where one square equals 2 meters, a some appropriately sized vehicles would be very handy! |
February 13, 2011 - 11:42pm | thanks for the input, very helpful |
February 19, 2011 - 7:38pm |  The silver paint has a reflective quality to it so it has a different appearance in different lighting. As you can see even at the tiny 15mm size a lot of detail can be seen in the model when painted. If you are not familiar with 15mm to give you an idea most of the details had to be painted in with a tooth pick or needle point. For the base coat I used a small detail brush and for the black wash and dry bushing i used a small painting brush like the ones found in the old testors kits. |
 September 5, 2012 - 9:47pm | Bump.... the story ends or where is this thread now days? Cogito ergo sum; I think therefore I am. Batty [Blade Runner] I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die. |
September 5, 2012 - 10:11pm | Prototypes were made, sorry the pics here don't do them justice. I made prototypes for both 15mm and 25mm. However it became apparent that no one wanted to buy them. As described in the thread, the problems lies in the shipping from my French supplier. If the items are ordered in larger quantities the prices are much much more reasonable. If they are ordered one at a time they range around 10-15 dollars per mini due to the $6.00 international shipping. However if I order 10 then thats only .60 per mini on the shipping as the price of the parcell doesnt change. If I order 100 its .12 per mini. and the prices drop down considerably per unit. Anyway, what it boiled down to is that people in the community didn't order so I didn't pursue the project any further than making the prototypes. |
September 6, 2012 - 3:49pm | AZ_Gamer, I thank you for a quick reply. Cogito ergo sum; I think therefore I am. Batty [Blade Runner] I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die. |
September 6, 2012 - 4:16pm | Look for post by spyder. Omni miniatures - he bought a mini business. AZ, thanks for the effeort, Its appreciated |
September 6, 2012 - 5:20pm | Thanks for the interest I may do some more with this later but for right now I have shelved the project until I have the time and money to take another look at it. |
September 6, 2012 - 9:11pm | When I have the time to finish my game design project called Space Fleet Commander (A knight hawks style spaceship combat board game) I will be making miniatures for that game system. But I am still a long way from a publication date. Great project idea for a Kickstarter. |
