tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688947053556352475.post7593286703842794483..comments2024-03-20T06:24:32.426+00:00Comments on SteelonSandBlog: Fleet Scale Sci-Fi: 'not' Blake's 7 ships from ShapewaysSteelonSandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12231931971295669901noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688947053556352475.post-40626427414661411742011-06-15T22:07:00.977+01:002011-06-15T22:07:00.977+01:00Glad you liked the post guys, I've been hit by...Glad you liked the post guys, I've been hit by waves of nostalgia since receiving these - just wish I had more time at the moment to bring them on - thanks for the tip about the spray primer, CJR, I'll definitely give that a go - my only worry then will be trying to get a good-looking coat of white on the Liberator - I always think that it's the hardest colour to get right, irrespective of the under/basecoat used - should be an interesting challenge - can't have a bedraggled Liberator, now can we!SteelonSandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231931971295669901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688947053556352475.post-77442729249161362562011-06-15T16:32:53.400+01:002011-06-15T16:32:53.400+01:00Nice looking ships! In my limited experience with...Nice looking ships! In my limited experience with Shapeways (1 rocket ship and several land ironclads painted, a few more space ships primed), I've found that priming with spray paint helps reduce both the nobby-ness and the thirsty material. <br /><br />I have one pulp ship in one of finer materials, but haven't progressed with it beyond priming.CJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030780615753744132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5688947053556352475.post-43855557785816773592011-06-15T14:21:54.593+01:002011-06-15T14:21:54.593+01:00I remember Blakes 7 when my local PBS station broa...I remember Blakes 7 when my local PBS station broadcast it. The excellent stories and character development more than made up for the special effects. I always thought that Servelan was pretty hot, too!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436658698932425918noreply@blogger.com