Well I finally got all my main castings done so I’m going to start putting it together. [;)]
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Can’t wait to see her all painted and perty!
I’ll try to not disappoint. [:D]
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are we there yet[:D]
Soon, very soon! The caster told me it will be done before Wonderfest and the decals are in the works as well. [;)]
The saucer is fully primed as is the secondary hull. I have also stained the base and I will be varnishing that tomorrow. It’s all starting to pull together. I hope to have some more pics of my progress up in a day or so.
Here are a couple more pics of my nearly fully assembled ship and one of the base. Let me know if you like it or not.
Looks great, Woody. Git dem enjuns on!! [:D]
Soon Steven, soon. I think I’ll be getting most of the painting done before mounting the engines. It’s now mounted on it’s base next to me here and looks pretty good to my eye. More pics soon.
Fantastic progress, Woody…You do excellent work…
Regards, Dan
Thanks Dan. You been doing any Sci-Fi lately?
Unfortunately no, I have been all work and no play…[xx(][V][^]
Want to see a pic of the actual kit’s castings? [:D]
http://www.blapmodels.com/batonrougesmall.jpg
Super job, Woody. Blappy has turned out some sharp castings, too. BTW, I’ve got a request for a picture from you: any chance you could pose your Baton Rouge buildup alongside your Avenger and a PL TOS Enterprise (if you’ve got one)?
Lauren Oliver
I think your interested in a size comparison with something that is familiar to you. Here are three saucer sections.
Does that help some?
Wow! Baton Rouge is a lot larger than I expected.
True. I figure that the hull space is taken up with older, bulker equipment. Look at the visable part of the impulse engines for example. These vessels were exploring deep space before transporters or replicators. I’m guessing they had large cargo holds for fresh water and supplies for their long missions.
Thanks for the size comparison, Woody. Big Baton Rouge - and teeny Avenger. How are your eyes holding up?
Lauren Oliver
My eyes aren’t too bad. My biggest problem is finding the time to work on stuff.
Though I know it is noncanon, the absolute best Star Trek novel ever written, The Final Reflection by John M Ford,
features the Baton Rouge class ships near the end of the novel. And specifically says that they have the first model of the Federation transporter. (Doesn’t the Spaceflight Chronology also say they have 'em?)
Can’t wait to buy one or three of those kits! [:p]
-Leelan