| Fortean | 24 Sep 2006 8:13 p.m. PST |
I'm looking to do some roughly 28mm skirmishes, and I'd like a spaceship or two as terrain, goals, etc. Does anyone make something larger than a fighter or dropship? I'd really love a small merchant ship that doesn't require serious assembly. A toy that could be re-painted might be ideal. Suggestions? |
| artslave | 24 Sep 2006 9:10 p.m. PST |
I've seen a very nice spacecraft built from a Ninja Turtle's Battle Drome. The sphere is about 15 inches high, and opens up to an interior. These are currently OOP, but come up a on-line auctions, or garage sales. |
| cloudcaptain | 24 Sep 2006 10:32 p.m. PST |
Hit garage sales for 1:32 and 1:48 scale stuff to kitbash. Tuesday Morning has a superfriends/xmen jet or two that is suitable. There's the shuttle pod from the old Cobra Raven (Ebay). Micro Machine Action Fleet can be handy….as can the new Ultra Titanium Starwars and Battlestar stuff. Your best bet is to head to Walmart or Toys R' Them and look around with your mind's eye. |
| Nero Craft | 25 Sep 2006 12:11 a.m. PST |
The new cobra jet for gi joe sigma 6 is the right size for a 28mm starship. I picked one up to use for my superhero gaming. |
| Mark Plant | 25 Sep 2006 12:36 a.m. PST |
The clip-together Star Wars line is an option, since repainting isn't entirely necessary. The shuttle is nice, and perhaps what you need. There is a Millenium Falcon, but it isn't really 28mm scale (and it would be huge if it was). |
| Stealth1000 | 25 Sep 2006 1:33 a.m. PST |
Ebay star trek shuttle. The Playmates one. great for a drop ship. I have one of them. occultwars.com |
| autos da fe | 25 Sep 2006 2:27 a.m. PST |
The old GI joe "Crusader" or "Defiant" space shuttle is roomy for 28mm. You can often find them under 20 dollars on Ebay, although shipping can be a pain. link |
| bsrlee | 25 Sep 2006 2:41 a.m. PST |
There are a few print-your-own spaceships around – some are just interiors but there is at least one that has exteriors, weapon turrets etc. Here is one such:
link Hirst/Castle Arts have some excellent molds for plaster, but they may be a bit heavy one you build a few multi-deck ships ;-) |
BlackWidowPilot  | 25 Sep 2006 5:48 a.m. PST |
The best thing to do IMHE is to build your own from junk, starting with something like one of those cheap plastic toy vacuum cleaners you find in Target or Wal-Mart or a similar discount store. With the vacuum cleaner toy as a baseline, break out your razor saw and cut off the handle. Get out your screwdriver and take the thing apart; you really just want the shell, not necessarily the guts, wheels, etc. Once you've got the thing reduced to a basic hull sans handle, add some empty plastic juice or water bottles of an appropriate shaep for engines. Add a gun turret or three. Cap the open end of the cut off handle/modify it into a cluster of avionics antennae/Guns/whatever. Add landing jacks. Add external access doors from thin sheet plastic. Add any extra little details as you see fit. Spray paint the whole thing dark grey. Drybrush some middle grey highlights. Add decals. Add painted on windows to taste. Clear coat (I use Testor's Dullcote as it is designed for plastic models and doesn't frost decals). Now go and *invade* something. >;D Hope this all helps! Leland R. Erickson
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| BlackWidowPilot | 25 Sep 2006 5:50 a.m. PST |
Here's another example of what can be done with some aggressive recycling: link Leland R. Erickson
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| nazrat | 25 Sep 2006 7:11 a.m. PST |
Testors used to have an incredible 1/48 scale flying saucer for $25, but I just went there and it's listed as an invalid stock number. They must have stopped production, darnit! Yet another one I waited too long on… |
| BlackWidowPilot | 25 Sep 2006 8:26 a.m. PST |
Nazrat, search around here: link The darndest stuff turns up on this site…>;D Leland R. Erickson
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| BlackWidowPilot | 25 Sep 2006 8:32 a.m. PST |
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| dampfpanzerwagon | 25 Sep 2006 9:23 a.m. PST |
Not exactly what you asked for, but should help; link Tony |
| The Gray Ghost | 25 Sep 2006 12:26 p.m. PST |
>Testors used to have an incredible 1/48 scale flying saucer <
If You want a flying saucer go to McDonalds and get one of thier salads, the covered bowl it comes in is a good start for a saucer. |
| Doctor Bedlam | 25 Sep 2006 4:04 p.m. PST |
A lot of the Star Wars Transformer toys out right now work very nicely for 25mm. |
| Roll Again | 25 Sep 2006 5:57 p.m. PST |
Here, free paper models to download, print, and glue together
This guy offers a lot of fun ideas:
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The Kadesh ships are dropship looking Oh, here, Look for yourself! link |
| Roll Again | 25 Sep 2006 6:02 p.m. PST |
Oh, bigger than a drop ship! Well, you could always print one of the above larger. I usually print them out smaller, so larger's just the oppostite. Or, here: 3 feet long Serenity model scaled to 25mm apparently: link |
| nazrat | 25 Sep 2006 8:54 p.m. PST |
Ah, I bid on one of the Testors ones right after I saw that they were no longer available. I lost, as usual. Just got notice. Well, at least I drove the price up a bit for the guy who was selling it… |
| nazrat | 25 Sep 2006 8:55 p.m. PST |
I'll keep an eye on those sites you guys suggested-- maybe I'll find one there. Thanks for the links! |
| dampfpanzerwagon | 26 Sep 2006 7:28 a.m. PST |
Once again – maybe not exactly what you are looking for, but I just had to post it. link Should give inspiration and even help to disguise what even 'toy' model you may use as the base. Tony |
| Fortean | 26 Sep 2006 1:12 p.m. PST |
Fantastic stuff. I won't rule out scratchbuilding, but frankly I don't have the time I'd like to devote to it. Something pre-made that just requires a repaint or similar touch-up is ideal. The GI joe "Crusader" or "Defiant" space shuttles are cool, but pricey unless you happen to find one at a flea market. Let me re-iterate. I have MicroMachine fighters, and a Slave I. I even have a couple Joyride Studios Vipers that look good with 28mm. I really want something a little bigger. Ebbles miniatures has a large dropship that might work, but I'd prefer to stay away from paper. Scratchbuilding would work, but it may take me a year to get something like that done. |
| BlackWidowPilot | 26 Sep 2006 1:54 p.m. PST |
<<Once again – maybe not exactly what you are looking for, but I just had to post it. link Should give inspiration and even help to disguise what even 'toy' model you may use as the base.>> Tony, what this artist is doing -kitbashing- is older than our hobby I suspect.  It's an excellent site, and has made me aware of "the nibbler" tool that I MUST HAVE! LOL!! We wants it, precioussss!!! Leland R. Erickson
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| Ted Arlauskas | 26 Sep 2006 9:15 p.m. PST |
Have you looked at the Star Trek DS9 Runabout model kit? link
link I've seen some folks put 'em on the gaming table before. |
| Fortean | 27 Sep 2006 1:17 a.m. PST |
DS9 Runabout, not bad – but what is the scale? I see a number of old action figure size Millenium Falcons. Ignoring the interior, it looks like the exterior might be good scale for 28mm. It would look quite good with a lick of paint! Anyone have one? I only had the X-wing back in the day. auction |
| Inverse | 29 Sep 2006 1:52 a.m. PST |
Just checked my DS9 Runabout model's box, and no scale's given. However:
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Most everyone accepts/believes it to be 1:72 scale. The funny thing is, it still look more-or-less 'right' next to 28mm figures, with the exception of the front hatch looking just a little small. Other than that, it's good. Another option: convert a Batskiboat from 'Batman Returns'
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Basically: you cut out from the area where 'Bats' (the drivers area) would go, and back on the upper part of the model, smooth down/remove the 'bat wings', maybe add your own wings/fins. Just a thought. (I saw one guy make a Trek-style shuttle/Runabout out of one…but now I can't find a pic :(.) |
| Detailed Casting Products | 29 Sep 2006 11:44 a.m. PST |
Well, as a thought you could use Tehnolog Hexagon pieces and some things like ABS and PVC plunmbing parts and fashion your own drop ship, maybe. A WIP that I'm doing currently is a watchtower for 28MM Sci-Fi, using a coffee filter, drinking cup, and plumbing parts and those Hexagon parts I mentioned. Another idea that could work well is use your LEGO brick skillz and make a ship. LEGO has free CAD design software that you can use to make it on your computer, then it will price the parts for the model and ship it to you. LEGO is a bit spendy, so don't make it too large. Go for a shuttle at first, and see how it goes. LEGO has many parts that will hide the "pips" but still make a nice model. I've created some office structures for urban combat that I like the look of. I'm hiding my LEGO "pips" by using printed paper for the floors. There is ample room inside of the LEGO structures to have some great multi-level brawls. Not only that, but I get to play with LEGOs some more, muahahaha . picture
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| ChrisGermanicus | 29 Sep 2006 12:58 p.m. PST |
@BlackWidow Pilot: Leland, I absolutely LOVE those Shampoo Bottle Spaceships! Superbly executed. I always refrain from using anything with a plastic like that (a PVC derivate, methinks) since I find it almost impossible to glue or paint the stuff… THe big one is best… sooo Asimovian! But those antigrav once are really neat, as well. |
| Inverse | 05 Oct 2006 10:20 p.m. PST |
Thank You SciFi Gamer, you've shown what I've been trying to drill into terrain makers for year; a little thing I (and Lego too, as per an old advertising push) call: 'The Power of the Brick'. When one sees that Lego cames in thousands of shape, and hundreds of colors…well, it all 'clicks':D. Still, some people are stubborn.:) Me, I'm looking at jets, skis, wheels… |
| Detailed Casting Products | 09 Oct 2006 9:07 p.m. PST |
Inverse, I'm also using the LEGO bricks as foundations and as building tops for structures that are made from other materials. In other words, I'm "mixing my themes" as it were. I finished the watchtower, but alas not a LEGO brick was among the pieces. picture |
| BlackWidowPilot | 10 Oct 2006 8:42 a.m. PST |
<<Leland, I absolutely LOVE those Shampoo Bottle Spaceships! Superbly executed. >> Thanks! :D <<I always refrain from using anything with a plastic like that (a PVC derivate, methinks) since I find it almost impossible to glue or paint the stuff…>> Actually, I've found that good ole' Krazy Glue (the brand, not just any ole' cyanoacrylate) works just fine, and a spray primer undercoat seals the PVC just fine for painting with acryllics. <<THe big one is best… sooo Asimovian! But those antigrav once are really neat, as well.>> If you mean the Fenris, she was a fun project. Due to our crosscountry move Fenris will undergo a repair and *refit* in the coming months once we're established in our new house in Frisco, TX. Stay tuned… >;D Leland R. Erickson
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