Ideas or links for BFG/Full Thrust Starship Scratch Builds ?

[AdamSouza]

Anyone have any good ideas, or know a link to a good idea, for scratch building ships for BatteFleet Gothic or Full Thrust ?

I'm toying with the idea for a custom fleet for BFG, but I can't decide on what to use for models.

I've seen some fantastic scratch built spacefleets over the years and I figured it wouldn't hurt to network here and possbily find some more.

[tonyG2]

There are some paper BFG models here

As for Full Thrust I would suggest downloading the pdf files of the Full Thrust rules and GZG catalogue, checking out the photos in the GZG catalogue and then, well, bashing together something similar from sheet styrene, bits of plastruct, parts from the parts box etc.

[mastermodelreview]

Another idea is to use characters manufactured for another game too.

[AdamSouza]

There are some paper BFG models here

Nice site. I could use plasticard over the card models.

As for Full Thrust I would suggest downloading the pdf files of the Full Thrust rules and GZG catalogue, checking out the photos in the GZG catalogue and then, well, bashing together something similar from sheet styrene, bits of plastruct, parts from the parts box etc.

Now that you mention it, the Full Thrust rules have nice illustrations, some of them even top down views. The top down views could be used as templates.

Another idea is to use characters manufactured for another game too.

I already do that, but that's not really scratch building...

I dunno, I guess I was looking if anyone had techniques they use for things like turrets, ordonance, converting sporks to dropships, etc...

[en'til Zog]

The nice thing about a spork (not a Spock) is the nice round beetle shape (carapace) with the small teeth in one end giving you a basic body with 'windows' or 'gun ports' in one end. Use two, for top and bottom, or use one spork and a similar spoon for a different look.

Of course you need to modify the spork handle, which can serve as a mounting point for thrusters either paired top and bottom, or lateral.

Sporks can also be used as turrets by simply gluing an 'axle' on the bottom of one spork bowl, and put 'gun barrels' sticking out the gaps between 'teeth'.

HTH

[AdamSouza]

http://www.btinternet.com/~david.robins ... ofleet.jpg

I found the picture, and article on how to make them here


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[tonyG2]

Thanks for that Full Thrust link. Thought I had all GZGverse resources bookmarked but thats a new one for me.