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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #315 on: July 04, 2016, 10:43:38 PM »
Torpedoes:

From left to right: standard torpedo, special warhead (either subatomic/fusion or vortex, not sure yet), planetary bombardment ordnance, short burn torpedo.

Close up on the thrusters:


The sprues:
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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #316 on: July 16, 2016, 01:17:32 PM »
Just finished my torpedo sprues. First pic is a set of 5 standard torpedoes (the black part). The next pic includes more 'exotic' torpedoes, from left to right: fusion torpedo, bombardment torpedo, vortex warhead, boarding torpedo, short burn torpedo, seeking torpedo, guided torpedo.
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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #317 on: August 07, 2016, 03:17:46 PM »
Started working on some orbital mines.
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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #318 on: September 15, 2016, 03:23:04 PM »
Finally got some of the ships oriented stuff I've done for Vanguard Miniatures printed:


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[BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #319 on: September 16, 2016, 02:28:17 AM »
Very swish, @malika2! I was wondering how the ship would turn out as a physical model! I do like the boarding pods, too, the detail makes them seem more interesting than fighters at this scale.

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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #320 on: September 26, 2016, 03:26:59 AM »
Like the design but a little to smooth looking for the imperium, could be from an undiscovered human civilization though, Is it or when will it be available?

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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #321 on: September 26, 2016, 10:07:56 AM »
I would love to get my hands on some of the boarding claws for a non-BFG related project......  any chance of being able to pick some up ??

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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #322 on: September 26, 2016, 05:12:36 PM »
Regarding the release of the boarding pods, they will be out in the coming months. I think Vanguard Miniatures are planning a big ship scaled release.
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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #323 on: October 27, 2016, 12:00:44 PM »
Orbital mines:
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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #324 on: February 19, 2017, 11:13:22 AM »
Two of my Destroyer designs for Vanguard Miniatures are as good as ready.

Do you guys have any final feedback before I'm shipping them off for printing?


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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #325 on: February 19, 2017, 09:19:38 PM »
These look great. Are the light cruisers, frigates or destroyers?

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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #326 on: February 19, 2017, 09:21:07 PM »
Destroyers. :)
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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #327 on: February 20, 2017, 07:38:59 AM »
Great stuff. Are they going to be resin/plastic or metal like the other ships you have at Vanguard?

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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #328 on: February 20, 2017, 08:18:27 AM »
Vanguard Miniatures currently only do metal models. Maybe we'll be seeing resin or even plastic in the (far) future. :)
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Re: [BFG] - Designing new ship types - 3d printing madness
« Reply #329 on: February 20, 2017, 10:55:23 AM »
I prefer metal. So that's good news to me. (keep everything metal!)