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  1. Thom
    Very true. It's not like a faction of Star Fleet broke away and tried to take over, they were just used as tools.
  2. Thom
    Spacedock itself. It was putting up quite a bit of a fight.
  3. Thom
    Keaton most certainly is - Batman! And if they do the story well, with good writing and acting, then a repetitive story is fine. Most books and movies we have have all been done before in one way or another. It's all in how they pull it off that makes or breaks it.
  4. Thom
    Haven't! They are hidden somewhere in the dim recesses of my cobwebbed-memory, either buried in a far and silent corner of the world - or having been sold off years ago because I didn't think I would build them. Doh!
  5. Thom
    Let's get nuts! Love it!
  6. Thom
    Sweet! Of course it might be the last season I watch depending on how Helmsworth fits in.
  7. Thom
    Bought one of those sets as well, though now I need to find either one of my Big D models - if I haven't forgotten about selling them off at some point... Also bought one for the E-E, for when I ever get to that one. I'd recommend caution though with them. Use a small decal as a test to see if it needs any 'special' treatment.
  8. Thom
    Man on Fire reunion! Nice seeing another one. He's real good in the role.
  9. Thom
    Love this shot!
  10. Thom
    Very nice! And of course it has to have Shaw on it!
  11. Thom
    I wish things were going much better for you Peng, but hang in there. PM sent. Thom
  12. Thom
    Nice touch up work. (I see you even got some Zentradi's feet in the last picture. Real nice of him to hold you up above the plane to take that top pic!) Now hurry up and get that Honey-Do List done!
  13. Thom
    Peng you do great work, even with limited resources and problems. I'd say that you overcome quite a lot in spectacular fashion and I walays love to see your kits going together. And as to 'real' modelers, you build more than I do! If you are not a real modeler than I don't know what is. As to the Big D, take time if you need to, and I'd say don't worry anymore about the aztecing. Maybe give some pre-shading or just go straight to the main color and finish her up. You can make her look good no matter what! Plus, you can always do a refurb later when ability/money/time allows. Thom
  14. Thom
    Sorry to hear that! Do yourself a favor, don't throw it out and don't get rid of it. I don't know how your computer system is for printing, but there is a page on Starship Modeler that has aztec images for the D that you can save and print onto decal paper. About half way down. https://www.starshipmodeler.com/tech/cz_mask.htm You'd probably have to size them right, but if you can print them onto deal paper, that could be a way to go.
  15. Thom
    Anyone else notice the Big-D still had the scarring on the front arc of the saucer?
  16. Thom
    I forget which modeler it was, here or on another site, who pedicelled in all the aztec on his Star Trek ship. It looked really good too. Barring that, if you have time, masking tape, an exacto blade and plenty of patience...😉
  17. Thom
    @wm cheng All those gaps are meant to be there!
  18. Thom
    Hadn't noticed that! Intentionally or not, that's pretty nice. When I ordered the second, I assumed he might, but I also sent a separate email to request it just in case. One of the reasons I wish it had been just slightly longer, to give some time to show the broader after-effects of what happened. Which is why I prefer to think of her as the re-christened Yorktown. Another Connie being retired, but just renamed and kept in service to honor and reward the crew of the 1701. I imagine her as being finally retired after Kirk and crew did. He's not dead, he's battling evil in another dimension! Let's face it, Shaw came across as an adversarial captain. Despite his personal recommendation seen at the end, he was allowing his past trauma to color his working relationship with Seven. He was having a 'redemption' arc though that was sadly cut short, cause I was really starting to like him. Makes more sense than a new build of a forty year old design.
  19. Thom
    Alright, that was pretty good. I liked it for the most part, despite it's flaws. I think the finale could have been about 10 or 15 min longer, to give some more time to the battle and to lengthen out the resolution, as it did feel a little quick to me. It wasn't as good as Episodes 6-8, but it was a nice finish.
  20. Thom
    It looks fun!
  21. Thom
    Right, and what did they replace them with? The simple answer is we don't know. I'm speculating/assuming that they have moved on to 'dumb' drones that follow simple construction procedures with extremely limited AI. I have seen nothing to prove that, but I have seen nothing to counter that either. Until shown differently, IMO, the repair yard inside the Star Fleet Museum uses a majority of dumb drones with sentient being oversight that do most of the work. They work 24/7, 365 a year and rebuilt the Big D as parts became available and were approved by Star Fleet command for their use on the rebuilt ship.
  22. Thom
    @derex3592 Nice work on the NX! I think my Wally World still has them for 20 bucks or so. @MechTech You keep pulling out all the stops! @pengbuzz That is a great find and quite fortuitous! I have two of these sitting somewhere in the Stash and am starting to consider getting some after market decals and aztec. @electric indigo Good looking fighter with a smooth first coat! @arbit Once again, your figures are looking great. Like the fleet, @derex3592! Get a bigger table and a lot more models!
  23. Thom
    Yes, Kahn was looking for the override but could not find it in time. I'm assuming the upgraded software that allowed the Borg to hijack the systems was circumvented. With a fully operational and automated repair yard, as the museum (which I do believe was the original Starbase from the movies) has to have in order to get the job done, I don't think it would be that difficult. As for secrecy, there has been nothing said to say that Star Fleet was being kept in the dark about it, just that it was intended as a surprise for Picard and Co.
  24. Thom
    That is a massive assumption. Actually it's not. We can assume comfortably that their tech is advanced more than enough to make working/building drones a big possibility. We've seen anti-gran, manipulator arms and force fields used on the show. Again, not a huge leap from worker drones loading things to building things. ...doesn't mean they have to have an illustrious history following the show. They moved on. Some stayed in Starfleet and some not. And if they had been real people, with as much adventure as seen on the show, they would be burned out. But they didn't build it on DS9. No matter if the Dominion was from DS9, this is still a TNG-legacy show. It's the one from the Next Generation series and movies, with a plausible explanation for its presence. For them to chose any other ship would have been odd.
  25. Thom
    Same here. Actually, if they looked liked the Klingons from TOS, humans with heavy make-up, it would not be a problem. We already have a good in-universe explanation for the look of the Klingons between TOS and TMP.
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