Abbe class model

[Forbin]

This is Alliance's lovely little kit of Jackill's Abbe class Patrol Torpedo Cruiser, built fairly quickly, weathered a little too heavily, and named after one of the most famous PT boat skippers of WWII.


http://www.inpayne.com/temp/abbe-03.jpg

http://www.inpayne.com/temp/abbe-03.jpg

The white tactical number is strictly for visual sensor ID during maneuvers, of course.

 

[judge alba]

thats a nice build i've often wondered what the abbe wold lok like in 3d

 

[trekkerguy]

That is one awesome model! I love the weathering!

 

[T J]

Awesome work! I just started to learn to to weather, which method did you use if I may ask?

 

[Santaman]

Nice ship you got there Forbin, as usual great work.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

My god, that's a lot of torpedoes! Nice work!

 

[Albertese]

Pretty slick! I don't quite see the point of the white white tactical number, but i love it anyway! What scale is this?

 

[Forbin]

Awesome work! I just started to learn to to weather, which method did you use if I may ask?

After the coat of Future and decals, I gave it an overall very thin wash of black watercolor. After the black dried, I wiped it off in the direction of flight with a damp tissue, leavin juuuuust a little behind.

Pretty slick! I don't quite see the point of the white white tactical number,

Not getting the joke, then?

but i love it anyway! What scale is this?

Oops - 1/1000

 

[BolianAuthor]

I really love this design... until i see the bottom of it...

The deflector and little Miranda bits on the bottom saucer totally undo anything cool about this design. It'd look a billion times better without them.

 

[Masao]

Pretty slick! I don't quite see the point of the white white tactical number,

Not getting the joke, then?

Kids, today! They know nothing about the great WWII sitcoms!

 

[Forbin]

I could just scream.

 

[Albertese]

Pretty slick! I don't quite see the point of the white white tactical number,

Not getting the joke, then?

Kids, today! They know nothing about the great WWII sitcoms!

No, no! McHale's Navy. PT-73. I get the joke. I meant that I don't see why a ship in the Star Trek universe would need such markings. Especially since there are already big visual registry/ID numbers.

But I really do like them there and I do think the joke is funny. In-universe, maybe they are some sort of individual fleet/divisional designation that is outside to usual marking scheme. Or else maybe I'm just over-analyzing...

Golly. Sorry for being such a fun-suck!


Good Naturedly,

--Alex

 

[Bernard Guignard]

Nicely done Forbin

 

[sbk1234]

Kids, today! They know nothing about the great WWII sitcoms!

I can't wait for the U.S.S. Hogan.

 

[Forbin]

Kids, today! They know nothing about the great WWII sitcoms!

I can't wait for the U.S.S. Hogan.

Okay, I just can't imagine what kind of ship to use - the PT destroyer was an obvious gag, but... a prison ship? then it'd have to be the USS Klink!

 

[jamestyler]

I usually hate these kind of things - but I really like this one. Nice idea.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Kids, today! They know nothing about the great WWII sitcoms!

I can't wait for the U.S.S. Hogan.

Okay, I just can't imagine what kind of ship to use - the PT destroyer was an obvious gag, but... a prison ship? then it'd have to be the USS Klink!

I see nothing!

 

[Cephas]

I can't wait for the U.S.S. Hogan.

Okay, I just can't imagine what kind of ship to use - the PT destroyer was an obvious gag, but... a prison ship? then it'd have to be the USS Klink!

I see nothing!

That would be the USS Schultz -- NCC-IC0

 

[USS Jack Riley]

Great job, as always, Forbin!

 

[Unicron]

Neat.