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Re-start.

New plates - platters, really. This changes the design a wee bit - oval instead of round, and a new idea for the forward hull.

Internal bracing added, as well as locator "buck teeth" on the forward hull.

Leepee, welcome to the hobby and to SSM! :) I, too, enjoy scratch-building/kit-bashing. I got a lot of my dead/donor kits from members here, who were selling off boxes of kits with which they no longer wanted to deal; Ti Raven sent me a box of single-use camera carcasses; and I've bought batches of ...

Blappy wrote:Those plates are made out of malamine and can be brittle if too much pressure is applied.

As I found out. It's all good - learning experience, and all that. The Dollar Store has plenty more of them, I'm sure. I just need to make a re-supply run.

A-a-a-and just like that, Build A is on hiatus.

I have somehow managed to break both plates, so I'm out of both building material and glue.

I am often my own worst enemy.

Ok - I've been feeling like a slug for not getting busy on my "own" challenge. Since I have this week off from work - plant shut-down - I really have no more excuses. :) Besides, despite all the evidence to the contrary, I really do want to do this. Also, this is my first try at using Imgu...

Any word on the Baqcatcha?

Looks good! So far you've made more progress - at least, shown progress - than anyone else.

As I see it, Raser, your problem will be having to choose which bits to put where. Nice collection of bits, and I like the directions you seem to be choosing for their assembly.

raser13 wrote:It tells me your alblum is private.

Sorry about that - it should be "Public" now.

I found this design on the inter-webs, on a Traveler-ship design site. I won't use this exact design, but I do want to use facets of it as departure points.

These are some of my raw materials. More will be obtained, in the fullness of time and as required.

I simply went out - dollar stores, I-Party, Michael's - and bought whatever looked likely. I have plates of differing sizes and composition; two football-shaped finger bowls; 4 scoops; two oval platters;plastic champagne 'glasses'; party favours; one package of small plates;and, my piece-de-resistan...

Yay! I'm in my new house!!!!! :beer: :beer: :beer: Now I just need to unpack. So this weekend will be shopping for parts for this challenge. I've already got a pretty good idea what I'm doing for this build. Especially with a year to do it in I'm going to go all little big. And I even have a plan f...

(Updated) List of Entrants 0. John Lester 1. Blappy 2. John O 3. Robiwon 4. Joseph C. Brown 5. Kylwell 6. Dr. Yo 7. Thom 8. Raser13 9. Lonewolf 10. Andy_USA 11. Stargazer 12. Johnnycrash 13. Prince of Styrene 14. MillenniumFalsehood 15. Scotaidh There - now 1/0 is in the traditional numerical first...

(Updated) List of Entrants
1. Blappy
2. John O
3. Robiwon
4. Joseph C. Brown
5. Kylwell
6. Dr. Yo
7. Thom
8. Raser13
9. Lonewolf
10. Andy_USA
11. Stargazer
12. Johnnycrash
13. Prince of Styrene
14. MillenniumFalsehood
15. Scotaidh
16. One-Zero

Moderators, please move this thread to the Special Purpose area.

Thanks!

Andy_USA wrote:End date for this is 1 year, Sept 1st, 2017 correct? I'm going looking for my plates Friday at my local dollar store

Correct

Everybody ready? Got their plates and Judges all bought and ready? 4 more days to Challenge kick-off! I am expecting a bumper crop of flying saucers - please don't disappoint! BTW, and this is important - the Entry Date is fluid, but the End Date is solid This is because on previous challenges I hav...

Johnnycrash wrote:

Scotaidh wrote:9) For the purposes of this Challenge, “plate” means something on which one might serve food.

Ummm...

I know - it's a very broad definition.

I fully expect the members here to take full advantage of it.

In the often quoted words of President Abraham Lincoln, "Bring it!"

Challenge Rules (amended) ''Plates-In-Space'' Challenge 1) Use at least one plate (size, shape, quantity, etc., are builder's choice) as the basis for a “Sci-Fi thing” build. It would be nice if the plate was evident in the build. 2) Entrants will have one calendar year from 1 September, 2016 to com...

Good Lord, man - what can you not make with a collection of circles? A Borg Cube, for starters. I don't think I saw it in the rules (though I'll admit I only read once through), so clarification - a plate on which someone would put food, not a photographic plate, or a hull plate, or .... You're rig...

Paul Muad Dib wrote:This one okay? https://s20.postimg.org/ufail8459/Paper ... Holder.jpg

Sure! That's cool!

I've looked around, even online, and I can't find a plate that inspires me. I found a paper-plate holder that might be usable. Can that be considered a plate? Now if you had said a bottle , I could crank out scratchbuilds all day. :8) The "Drink container" has been done, which is why I we...

whatever you wish is OK, with the exception of animal products. That is because this is to be a construct, not a natural thing – no creatures-as-ships – ie, Moya & Talon from Farscape. I want to question this. Why can't my Slartharian Star Empire intergalactic Wave Rider NOT be a living ship? W...

Well, the BLoSSM idea seems to have tanked, and badly. Phooey. With that in mind, I have revised the rules. Please read and comment ' 'Plates-In-Space'' Challenge – Amended Rules 1) Use at least one plate/platter/serving tray/charger (plate holder) (size, shape, quantity, etc., are builder's choice)...

Arronax wrote:Can I enter a model I already built that uses a plate?

Well - the challenge is to build something. Why not build an improved version of what you already built? You know, the Mk II version.

Ooooooo, I like it! That's good dificult piece to add. Challenge excepted. You might see if one zero could give you a list opp f female members. Then you could pm the directly and ask for volunteers. My wife said she would if you need judges. She not a member yet as she doesn't model. And, well, sh...

I think I'm going to add an extra challenge to myself. I'm going to try to see how many plastic wares I can utilize. Knifes, spoons, forks, glasses, ect. I can fit into this thing. Hopefully I can sneak a lot in. Might hit up the wedding cake section, see how many parts I can use there too. We augh...

Great game on. Jen would not do a model.. She just enjoys seeing finished ones. Is there a ladies section in starship eg ... "but I still have not heard from BLoSSM," and " Rule 9) Members of BLoSSM" that Jen should join ? The whole ''BLoSSM'' thing is my little joke, Ian. We ha...

...standard ceramic dinner plate... Or plastic picnic one :D Yes. As long as it's a plate, you can play. ... – whatever you wish is OK, with the exception of animal products [/color] So, no leather, feathers, natural glues... Stargazer, welcome! :) I am planning to use plastic plates from a thrift ...

Once we hear from BLoSSM, I'll ask a moderator to move this thread to the Contests bloc - but really, until they issue a decision, we don't quite have a contest yet.