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In article <SS.93Jan26084156@wpi.WPI.EDU> ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter) writes:
>There were 2 seperate articles in Fine Scale Modeller on how to
>scratch build a BoP. Now Star Tech in Texas has one, but it's about
>$75. They have a Reliant for about $85 and an Excelsior for over $100
>I think. E-mail me if yu want the address. I don't have it right
>now...
>
IMHO, the commerically available BOP resin kit bites.  The proportions 
are wrong, and the detailing is non-existant.  Fortunately, I got to 
examine one of these kits at a con before I bought one.

As for the $100+ Excelsior kit, well, it bites.  A friend of mine bought
one, and assembled it, and we immediately realized the following: The
modeller based all his detailing and proportions on the one 3/4 view of
the Excel from STIII.  Therefore, if you only look at it from a 3/4 view,
it looks fine.  But if you look at it from any other angle, errors appear.
Such as: The phaser banks on the top and bottom of the primary hull dont
line up, like they're supposed to.  Like: the primary hull and connecting
dorsal dont line up properly in the back.  Like: The warp engines are about
a foot too short.  And more.

Unfortunately, the best proportioned and best detailed models of the BOP and
Excel out there are the lead minitures FASA produced.  The BOP is excellent
in proportion and detail, while the Excel is ok in detail but the correct
proportions.

If you want larger models than these, pick up the back issues of FSM and
scratchbuild them.  IMHO.


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