Mommar Posted March 29, 2019 Posted March 29, 2019 21 minutes ago, Dobber said: Yeah, yours does look a lot better than mine. Chris Unfortunately Eaglemoss are quite a gamble. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted March 29, 2019 Posted March 29, 2019 32 minutes ago, Dobber said: Yeah, yours does look a lot better than mine. Chris You can try returning it, and hoping the next one they ship is better. Quote
Dobber Posted March 29, 2019 Posted March 29, 2019 I considered it, I have exchanged several items in the past but I’m just going to repaint this one myself. I will have another one coming when my subscription model ships next month. This one was just a straight up purchase from their store. Chris Quote
derex3592 Posted March 30, 2019 Posted March 30, 2019 Sorry Dobber, but I have no doubt your repaint will be epic! Over here, Space Dock arrived today. The detail is pretty darn good on this... There are a ton of tiny white spots for windows, but they are very hard to see under normal lighting. It's a nice addition though. I'm glad I picked it up. Quote
Dobber Posted March 30, 2019 Posted March 30, 2019 Thanks! Yeah, I really love the SpaceDock too. It is an iconic design that still holds up after all these years. There is just something about that massive structure that ain’t love so much. Chris Quote
mechaninac Posted March 30, 2019 Posted March 30, 2019 The thing with the Spacedock design is that it's so majestic in its simplicity, making it timeless, and Eaglemoss did an excellent job on their rendition of it. Now I wish that they'll hurry up and make an Orbital Office Complex/Regula One Space Station as well, and maybe even Jupiter Station too. Quote
Dobber Posted March 30, 2019 Posted March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, mechaninac said: The thing with the Spacedock design is that it's so majestic in its simplicity, making it timeless, and Eaglemoss did an excellent job on their rendition of it. Now I wish that they'll hurry up and make an Orbital Office Complex/Regula One Space Station as well, and maybe even Jupiter Station too. Wholeheartedly agree. In the Trek universe, the Space dock is so large that it can be seen from the Earths surface with the naked eye. The model was impressively large too, particularly the interior model. Also it seems to come from the mushroom space ship era...Cacoon and E.T. Also used Mushroom like space ships. As a kid I use to confuse them all.. lol. I love these 2 pictures just shows the size of the structure. The first is the filming model (lighting run) which I think looks like what it would look like on the night side orbit The other is just awesome Fan work. Quote
derex3592 Posted March 30, 2019 Posted March 30, 2019 Yuppers, that 1st shot is absolutely gorgeous! I really enjoyed learning about how BIG the large filming model was in the magazine, and how they had to use coolers blowing on it to keep the lighting cool...LOL Quote
mechaninac Posted March 30, 2019 Posted March 30, 2019 Star Trek III may catch a lot of flak for a lot of its elements and execution, specially anything related to scenes taking place on the --incredibly fake looking -- surface of the Genesis planet. However, that movie is a treasure trove of new, iconic designs that have not only stood the test of time and have had broad appeal to fans young and old, but have never been bested, IMO, by anything that has come later... matched?... sure, but never outdone. The art department in charge of ships designs and the model makers who built them were at the top of their game (The Merchantman, Klingon BoP, U.S.S. Grissom, U.S.S Excelsior, Spacedock, even the Clydesdale Shuttle) in what is the best of the odd numbered TMP era movies. Quote
derex3592 Posted March 30, 2019 Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) I, like many 40 somethings around who still make models, really miss the ILM (and all the other companies) days, who made the sci-fi movies we all grew up with in the 70's and 80's come alive with their countless hours put into the building, lighting, and filming of actual models. CGI has gotten so good now, you can't really tell anymore, but I still miss the old ways. Edited March 30, 2019 by derex3592 Quote
Dobber Posted March 30, 2019 Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, derex3592 said: I, like many 40 somethings around who still make models, really miss the ILM (and all the other companies) days, who made the sci-fi movies we all grew up with in the 70's and 80's come alive with their countless hours put into the building, lighting, and filming of actual models. CGI has gotten so good now, you can't really tell anymore, but I still miss the old ways. I agree with both of you. CGI is absolutely impressive and far more seamless in its integration in a scene....particularly in a sci-fi space setting, but there is just something about a well done model that gives something more depth and convey’s size so much more than the best cgi ship/station model. At least IMO. Here’s a couple of shots of the massive 30ft interior model, so awesome Also here is a interesting concept of how the Galaxy class and assumebly other larger vessels could dock with the Spacedock instead of the up scaling that was used for the Next Gen. personally, while I do like that there is enough internal space for the Galaxy class, just larger doors need to be installed. Chris Edited March 30, 2019 by Dobber Quote
sketchley Posted March 31, 2019 Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, derex3592 said: I, like many 40 somethings around who still make models, really miss the ILM (and all the other companies) days, who made the sci-fi movies we all grew up with in the 70's and 80's come alive with their countless hours put into the building, lighting, and filming of actual models. CGI has gotten so good now, you can't really tell anymore, but I still miss the old ways. You can tell... sort of... when it comes to lighting and shadows. LOL A good rule of thumb with a more realistic* looking movie is: if it is static (e.g. a building or spaceship), there's a good chance that it's a model (something to do with models costing less in the long run). If it's dynamic (e.g. a character), then it's more often than not CG. * perhaps "better director" is better? LOL If I''m not mistaken, directors like Ridley Scott and Christopher Nolan prefer to use them. However, even heavy blue-screen and CG users, such as George Lucas, also use them for cost and ease of production (E.g. the pod race stadium set - in long shots, even the audience were Q-tips being moved by blow dryers!1) 1 https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mos_Espa_Grand_Arena/Legends#Behind_the_scenes Edited March 31, 2019 by sketchley Quote
electric indigo Posted March 31, 2019 Posted March 31, 2019 Keep in mind that the pod race was filmed 20 years ago And while the technical capacities raise exponentially, the costs go down in a similar way. I think the directors that still use models today like Nolan (Interstellar) or Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049) do it more for nostalgic reasons than artistic value. Quote
sketchley Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 13 hours ago, electric indigo said: Keep in mind that the pod race was filmed 20 years ago I live in Japan, and there's a funky time difference/time warp involved. Seriously... it's actually uncommon for movies to be released concurrently to their 'world premier' here. (Nevermind that due to RL that seeing something in the theatre is more of a costly chore than a fun night out, and I wait for them to come out on BR... in the used shops. ) Quote
Hikuro Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 While I was talking to one of my bosses (he's number 2 in the chain of command....heh number 2.....) I noticed he had some trek stuff in his cabinets and right on his desk was the eaglemoss XL discovery. He said he got it from a family member recently and so I got to take a good look at it. Wasn't bad in person, I mean I'm still not a fan of the ship at all, but was kind of impressed with the size. I'm sort of on the fence with this, do I really even wanna bother collecting these or what? I'm more interested in getting the enterprise line up and maybe that Avante class. I dunno. obviously though the smaller ships are not to scale which is a bummer. And I already got all of the old Diamond Select stuff....so again I dunno should I even? Quote
tekering Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, Hikuro said: I dunno. obviously though the smaller ships are not to scale which is a bummer. It's Eaglemoss. They take great pains to ensure that nothing they produce is ever to scale with anything else they produce. I've got five different starship displays, at five different scales, and I'm still stuck with ships that won't scale properly anywhere... Quote
Chronocidal Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 To be entirely fair to Eaglemoss, the Diamond Select stuff is equally hit and miss, and a lot harder to overlook at the larger size. Also, am I seeing things, or did Bandai release a light up Voyager kit? Quote
Dobber Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 Great display Tekering. What Galactica is that in the upper left side of the second picture? Chris Quote
tekering Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Dobber said: Great display Tekering. Just wait 'til I get the fiber-optics installed in my Star Destroyer! 11 hours ago, Dobber said: What Galactica is that in the upper left side of the second picture? This one, Chris. Quote
Dobber Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 I’ve been working on my Classic Galactica, I was able to mostly straighten out the bow section and have repainted it. Working on painting the red stripes at the moment. Then just a LIGHT wash (Light meaning both in color and intensity). I will post pictures soon. Pretty happy with the results this far. I may buy another SpaceDock to repaint as well. Same for the XL E-C. Chris Quote
Dobber Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) Here’s my Classic Galactica as she is now. The red Stripes have been repainted by free hand. Still need to do son very subtle paneling, then the VERY LIGHT wash, engine effects and detail paint and she’ll be done. Sounds like a lot but it shouldn’t take too long. Looks a lot better IMO. Just used brute force to bend the bow down. Edited April 7, 2019 by Dobber Quote
easnoddy Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Looking much better! Did you strip off the old paint first? It looked kinda globby before. Quote
Dobber Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Nope just spayed a primer right over top then the base coat. Quote
Dobber Posted April 9, 2019 Posted April 9, 2019 Pegasus is available for preorder. https://shop.eaglemoss.com/usa/battlestar-galactica/pegasus Chris Quote
Dobber Posted April 11, 2019 Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) So close to being done with my EM repaint. Just a few more details to do and touch up. Decided to name her the Battlestar Andromeda. No decals so I did my best with a pencil.. Edited April 11, 2019 by Dobber Quote
electric indigo Posted April 12, 2019 Posted April 12, 2019 It looks perfect! Did you even put a wash on? Quote
Dobber Posted April 12, 2019 Posted April 12, 2019 47 minutes ago, electric indigo said: It looks perfect! Did you even put a wash on? Thanks! And yup. It’s very subtle, as I think it should be in this scale. Most noticeable in the underside picture of the “gator-head” and on the profile shot (the sides of the flight pods and the side of the ship) the wash helps to slightly darken the base coat so that I can go back and paint random panels or raised details the original base coat. This gives it one more panel variation. Chris Quote
easnoddy Posted April 15, 2019 Posted April 15, 2019 Got the Eaglemoss Galactica 2004, very nice! Next to SOP Yamato and HMR VF-4. Quote
easnoddy Posted April 16, 2019 Posted April 16, 2019 I never got the Viper Mk I, I bought it off Eaglemoss Hero Collector on Amazon and they sent me the Basestar. So I returned it and ordered a replacement. And got another Basestar. Just had to deal with Amazon customer service to get Amazon gift card/credit. I'm not the only one this happened to, that store has a rating of 84% (I assume its Eaglemoss running it). Not so good. Quote
easnoddy Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 Got a viper mk 2 and the deluxe titanium Galactica, wow that mk 2 is big, kinda dwarfs the Eaglemoss galactica (and its majority dircast). Pretty bird too! Anyone have the Diamond Select statues or Prefinished Morebius kits? Quote
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