Wing Commander Micro Machines

mustanger · 04-11-2007, 19:45

Okay, not really

But, these are maybe kinda close

More pics to come!

mustanger · 04-11-2007, 20:25

Here's a few more...

My fav is the Victory... best quality and such

QuailPilot · 04-11-2007, 20:26

Looks cool. What are they made out of?

mustanger · 04-11-2007, 20:32

Ok, a little history here

I made these things about 9-10 years ago. The construction method is actually hand molding each model out of clay, baking it in the oven to harden it, then painting them. I was about 14-15 at the time I made these.

Anyway, I've wanted to share these things for a long time, but they were stored in a box at my parents house, and I never got out there and took pictures of them. I finally decided recently to have my Dad take the pictures, which he graciously did for me

He actually took quite a few pics, but many are blurry, or the ships are upside down

(he's not a wingnut, so we'll cut him some slack). Sooo, the long and short of it is that these were the best shots that I have to work with at the moment, but I'll try and get more when I can.

Just to give a scale here, the largest ship is the Concordia, which is about 5" to 6" long. The smallest are probably and inch in lenght. I'll try and get a scale shot when I can.

Hope you guys enjoy, feel free to comment!

Mjr. Whoopass · 04-11-2007, 21:49

Awesome! And to think I just made a boring ceramic box shaped like a gift in my art class

.. I agree that your Victory seems like the top quality. Those types of figurines might make excellent pieces for some of the Wing Commander Hex board games that are floating around.

Dundradal · 04-12-2007, 06:32

Those are pretty nice looking for being a decade old and living in a box!

I'd like to see some more picts, that's a damn good paint job.

Houkiboshi · 04-12-2007, 16:35

WOW, they look really nice!... How many did you make?

mustanger · 04-12-2007, 17:15

To tell you the truth, I don't quite remember how many I made to be exact, but here's a quick rundown (many hopefully to be pictured later)

Confed
2 Tallahassee cruisers
3 Sheffield Destroyers
Victory
Concordia
Tigers Claw (which isn't very good because my reference pics were...um...crap!

)
1 Gilgamesh
1 waterloo
1 Caernaven (Which I probably won't show cuz I'm not happy with it)
1 Murphy Destroyer (Which I probably won't show cuz I'm not happy with it)
1 Plunkett Cruiser (Which I may not show, haven't decided)

Border Worlds
1 Intrepid

Kilrathi
? Light Destroyers - quite a few if I recall correctly
1 Heavy Destroyer
2 Bhanktura (sp?) carriers
3 Fralthi 2 cruisers
4 or 5 corvettes... (I don't know if anybody ever read the farside comics, but there is a strip where god is creating life, and while making snakes he says "boy, these are easy!"... same thing goes with making corvettes

)
1 SWC Fralthi

Funny thing is, I probably made the victory about 5 times before I perfected that one! This is pretty much what has survived, because quite a few of the originals were inaccurate, or very poor, so I scrapped 'em.

I'm in my last semester (hopefully

) of night school, so after I have a little more free time (work kinda kicks my butt, too) I might try to make some more of these bad boys. The best case scenario would be if I could make molds of the ships, then kinda mass produce them, so people could have them if they wanted. That's just an idea in my crazy head though

Like I said, once I get some more decent pics, I'll try and post some more up.

Bandit LOAF · 04-12-2007, 17:53

These are great! Nice work, I can't wait to see more. I'm always amazed by how skilled people are with this kind of thing...

Quote:

1 Murphy Destroyer (Which I probably won't show cuz I'm not happy with it)

Aww, you gotta -- Murphy himself will probably see it.

Quote:

2 Bhanktura (sp?) carriers

Bhantkara.

Capn Johnny · 04-12-2007, 22:50

Neeto!

Ironduke · 04-14-2007, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mjr. Whoopass

Those types of figurines might make excellent pieces for some of the Wing Commander Hex board games that are floating around.

You bet... I was just about to ask when they'll be officially released and where I could buy some. Big disappointment there!

Nice job on those models, mustanger!

Mjr. Whoopass · 04-14-2007, 15:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironduke

You bet... I was just about to ask when they'll be officially released and where I could buy some. Big disappointment there!

Nice job on those models, mustanger!

Perhaps Mustanger could have a nice part time business making them to order and selling them to Wing Commander fans

mustanger · 04-14-2007, 15:46

You know, I've actually been considering how I could make some so that people could have them. The thing is, in order to mass produce them, I would have to be able to make molds of them, and ideally would have to have a perfect example to start with. Making a plaster mold, then using the clay might work...

However, that is in the future for now, because time just won't allow for it right away

I think my next project is going to be carving the Victory out of a wooden block. Should be able to make it a bit more accurate than with the clay I think.

Anyway, hope to have a few more pics up tomorrow!

Ptarmigan · 04-14-2007, 15:47

Cool. Nice to see clay models.

Did you make them in high school art class?

mustanger · 04-17-2007, 15:51

Well, I didn't get a chance to snap any more pics this week, but I promise they will be coming.

I did, however, give my first shot at making the Victory out of wood. I'm pretty happy with the results so far, I'll try and put a pic up in a bit if I can. If this works out, I just might be able to make a mold of this thing!

mustanger · 04-17-2007, 17:05

Ok, here she is!

PS: There is a rather major innacuracy on the conning tower side

However, I believe I can fix it with some wood putty, and once the paint goes on you won't even know the difference!

eddieb · 04-18-2007, 07:59

Nice work, I enjoyed the Hanukkah pun as well.

Bandit LOAF · 04-18-2007, 08:01

Horrible puns are what earns LOAF's bread!

Capn Johnny · 04-18-2007, 09:41

would that bread be punpernickel by any chance?

mustanger · 04-18-2007, 09:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capn Johnny

would that bread be punpernickel by any chance?

That's just painful

ChrisReid · 04-24-2007, 23:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by mustanger

PS: There is a rather major innacuracy on the conning tower side

What's the inaccuracy? The conning tower is on the correct side. If you're not already doing so, you should use the macro function on your camera when you're taking close-up pictures. It might be enabled by a button with a flower on it or a flower setting in your focus options.

mustanger · 04-25-2007, 13:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisReid

What's the inaccuracy? The conning tower is on the correct side. If you're not already doing so, you should use the macro function on your camera when you're taking close-up pictures. It might be enabled by a button with a flower on it or a flower setting in your focus options.

Yeah, the camera isn't mine, so I didn't really get to play around with it too much... the next shots will be better, for sure

As far as the conning tower, it's a little hard to explain with words, and I purposely took the pictures so that it wouldn't be too obvious. At any rate, the conning tower is attached to a part of the hull that sticks out a little bit further, and when I was making the model I forgot about it. I've been really busy lately, but I'm planning on fixing and painting the model, then posting more pics up.

04-11-2007, 19:45	#1
mustanger 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116	Wing Commander Micro Machines Okay, not really But, these are maybe kinda close More pics to come! Attached Thumbnails

04-11-2007, 20:25	#2
mustanger 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116	Here's a few more... My fav is the Victory... best quality and such Attached Thumbnails

04-11-2007, 20:26	#3
QuailPilot Major Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TSGS Wolfenstien Posts: 586	Looks cool. What are they made out of? __________________ Here comes a Quail YEEEHAAW! "What dirty, filthy mind you got." Humphrey Bogart Owner of www.freewebs.com/quailpilot/

04-11-2007, 21:49	#5
Mjr. Whoopass I was going to say something funny about what you did, but looking at this silly robot made me too happy to remember what to write. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bloomington/Normal Illinois Posts: 820	Awesome! And to think I just made a boring ceramic box shaped like a gift in my art class .. I agree that your Victory seems like the top quality. Those types of figurines might make excellent pieces for some of the Wing Commander Hex board games that are floating around. __________________ "Being a Christian isn't always a cruise ship to heaven. It's often like boarding the TCS Midway surrounded by Nephilim, stationed at the gates of Hell, and getting a refit in Heaven."

04-12-2007, 06:32	#6
Dundradal TCS Tarawa (CVE-8) "Plank Owner" Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Confederate Archives, Confed HQ, Sol System Posts: 3,747	Those are pretty nice looking for being a decade old and living in a box! I'd like to see some more picts, that's a damn good paint job. __________________ "To you, we are deeply grateful, and release what little hold we might, as Durandal, have had on your soul. Go." - Final Terminal Message Marathon Infinity

04-11-2007, 20:32	#4
mustanger 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116	Ok, a little history here I made these things about 9-10 years ago. The construction method is actually hand molding each model out of clay, baking it in the oven to harden it, then painting them. I was about 14-15 at the time I made these. Anyway, I've wanted to share these things for a long time, but they were stored in a box at my parents house, and I never got out there and took pictures of them. I finally decided recently to have my Dad take the pictures, which he graciously did for me He actually took quite a few pics, but many are blurry, or the ships are upside down (he's not a wingnut, so we'll cut him some slack). Sooo, the long and short of it is that these were the best shots that I have to work with at the moment, but I'll try and get more when I can. Just to give a scale here, the largest ship is the Concordia, which is about 5" to 6" long. The smallest are probably and inch in lenght. I'll try and get a scale shot when I can. Hope you guys enjoy, feel free to comment!

04-12-2007, 16:35	#7
Houkiboshi Captain Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Posts: 326	WOW, they look really nice!... How many did you make? __________________ "Humans say Hell is paved with good intentions. Why? Do they think there's a shortage of bad ones?" Karm'Luk P'an Ku

04-12-2007, 17:15	#8
mustanger 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116	To tell you the truth, I don't quite remember how many I made to be exact, but here's a quick rundown (many hopefully to be pictured later) Confed 2 Tallahassee cruisers 3 Sheffield Destroyers Victory Concordia Tigers Claw (which isn't very good because my reference pics were...um...crap! ) 1 Gilgamesh 1 waterloo 1 Caernaven (Which I probably won't show cuz I'm not happy with it) 1 Murphy Destroyer (Which I probably won't show cuz I'm not happy with it) 1 Plunkett Cruiser (Which I may not show, haven't decided) Border Worlds 1 Intrepid Kilrathi ? Light Destroyers - quite a few if I recall correctly 1 Heavy Destroyer 2 Bhanktura (sp?) carriers 3 Fralthi 2 cruisers 4 or 5 corvettes... (I don't know if anybody ever read the farside comics, but there is a strip where god is creating life, and while making snakes he says "boy, these are easy!"... same thing goes with making corvettes ) 1 SWC Fralthi Funny thing is, I probably made the victory about 5 times before I perfected that one! This is pretty much what has survived, because quite a few of the originals were inaccurate, or very poor, so I scrapped 'em. I'm in my last semester (hopefully ) of night school, so after I have a little more free time (work kinda kicks my butt, too) I might try to make some more of these bad boys. The best case scenario would be if I could make molds of the ships, then kinda mass produce them, so people could have them if they wanted. That's just an idea in my crazy head though Like I said, once I get some more decent pics, I'll try and post some more up.

04-12-2007, 22:50	#10
Capn Johnny Cap'n Johnny Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 298	Neeto!

04-14-2007, 15:46	#13
mustanger 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116	You know, I've actually been considering how I could make some so that people could have them. The thing is, in order to mass produce them, I would have to be able to make molds of them, and ideally would have to have a perfect example to start with. Making a plaster mold, then using the clay might work... However, that is in the future for now, because time just won't allow for it right away I think my next project is going to be carving the Victory out of a wooden block. Should be able to make it a bit more accurate than with the clay I think. Anyway, hope to have a few more pics up tomorrow!

04-14-2007, 15:47	#14
Ptarmigan Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Arctic Posts: 405	Cool. Nice to see clay models. Did you make them in high school art class? __________________ I Like Ptarmigans.

04-17-2007, 15:51	#15
mustanger 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116	Well, I didn't get a chance to snap any more pics this week, but I promise they will be coming. I did, however, give my first shot at making the Victory out of wood. I'm pretty happy with the results so far, I'll try and put a pic up in a bit if I can. If this works out, I just might be able to make a mold of this thing!

04-17-2007, 17:05	#16
mustanger 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 116	Ok, here she is! PS: There is a rather major innacuracy on the conning tower side However, I believe I can fix it with some wood putty, and once the paint goes on you won't even know the difference! Attached Thumbnails

04-18-2007, 07:59	#17
eddieb Flight Commander Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 854	Nice work, I enjoyed the Hanukkah pun as well. __________________ Flight Commander : A space combat simulator programmed by Ed Benowitz.

04-18-2007, 08:01	#18
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 23,932	Horrible puns are what earns LOAF's bread! __________________ Long live the Confederation, Ben "Bandit" Lesnick, LMG. "You go, Loaf! Get some!" -JPG

04-18-2007, 09:41	#19
Capn Johnny Cap'n Johnny Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 298	would that bread be punpernickel by any chance?

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