tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824643230207563465.post3515587084481153942..comments2024-03-02T14:01:41.219-08:00Comments on Notitia Metallicum: Skytrex SpaceshipsRick Priestleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18237250362944231092noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824643230207563465.post-88812701215270594562023-02-05T11:22:21.528-08:002023-02-05T11:22:21.528-08:00Gosh that's quite a find! I remember the stan...Gosh that's quite a find! I remember the stands and the pieces of aquarium airline that they used to make the 'swivel' fit. I was also wondering about the possibility of recreating those designs in Blender and maybe expanding them a little even. Rick Priestleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237250362944231092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824643230207563465.post-42011608386867855772023-01-25T15:15:14.022-08:002023-01-25T15:15:14.022-08:00The masters were carved out of wood - when the res...The masters were carved out of wood - when the resin is unpainted you can make out the wood grain.<br />Razorfly101https://www.blogger.com/profile/03270257245433255955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824643230207563465.post-91611884679309937982023-01-25T15:12:45.070-08:002023-01-25T15:12:45.070-08:00These ships are where it all started for me, too.
...These ships are where it all started for me, too.<br /><br />My original schollboy collection was 'tidied up' for me by an elderly female relative when I was working abroad in the 1980s (thanks, Irene :-/ ) <br /><br />I have a dozen of the Darian and Rigellian ships I was lucky enough to win in an Ebay auction a couple of years ago. They were in their original packaging, with the posable lead stands. They had probably spent forty or so years forgotten in someone's drawer...<br /><br />The silvery blobs-and-tubes item is an Electron Depot ship. They seem to have been inspired by 'ball-and-stick' models of atoms. The 'flying saucer' is a Vegan Depot Ship.<br /><br />I may try to make those fleets as .STLs in BlenderRazorfly101https://www.blogger.com/profile/03270257245433255955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824643230207563465.post-32349443576390164102023-01-10T07:22:55.709-08:002023-01-10T07:22:55.709-08:00Happy New Year Jan - yes the basic shapes do look ...Happy New Year Jan - yes the basic shapes do look very regular and could easily be pen top!<br />Rick Priestleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237250362944231092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824643230207563465.post-81667701639571912442023-01-10T07:21:24.405-08:002023-01-10T07:21:24.405-08:00Yes I remember those - and may even have a few! Yes I remember those - and may even have a few! Rick Priestleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237250362944231092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824643230207563465.post-25012724788863492592023-01-10T07:20:48.885-08:002023-01-10T07:20:48.885-08:00The ravages of time have worked upon the currency ...The ravages of time have worked upon the currency as upon us all! Rick Priestleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237250362944231092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824643230207563465.post-58382198523388926562023-01-09T23:56:05.741-08:002023-01-09T23:56:05.741-08:00I guess you can make these kind of space ships fro...I guess you can make these kind of space ships from anything lying around the house :-D<br />Happy New hobby year to you Rick!<br /><br />JanPan Janekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09897490582662554312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824643230207563465.post-81005689702375656512023-01-09T17:13:49.961-08:002023-01-09T17:13:49.961-08:00Fascinating! I've never seen these before. Tha...Fascinating! I've never seen these before. Thanks for sharing - my oldest are from the Full Thrust line, I believe. Nicholas Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750294903050480971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824643230207563465.post-58681943976800820082023-01-09T14:15:50.325-08:002023-01-09T14:15:50.325-08:00Such blobby goodness! And the prices... (weeps sof...Such blobby goodness! And the prices... (weeps softly)Graeme Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460200772136298249noreply@blogger.com