Hey gang, I have know Idea where to post this, so, feel free to move it. (Maybe one of the Modeling sections?)
Ok, so I love props, but I love "toys" too, and I have been catching up, on some Star Trek items I have been wanting for years, and have just put off buying for far to long.
I love the old 12" (1:6 scale) Star Trek figures (Dolls) from the late 99's, early 2000's. I know things have come a long way over the last decade, and they may not hold up to some folks standards these days, but I still love them.
So why this thread about "Toys" on a prop forum? As great as I think these 12" figures are, the accessories SUCK! In a very big way. They put the wrong props with each figure, and the items the did put in, were sculpted looked awful. I mean, from the Insurrection 12" figures, to 12" Janeway, to 12" Sisko, they all came with the same awful Type II Phaser, that looked like a really bad blend of the "Dustbuster phaser" and the other style of phaser we see through out TNG. They all come with the same Tricorder, that looks kind of like the ones we see in the early seasons of TNG. And they all come with the same voyager style Padd. Beyond that, many of them have other items that just don't fight. Like Insurrection Riker comes with a voyager style phaser rifle.
Ok, Ok, Ok, so my point. It's a nice scale, even if your not into Dollies, so I was wondering if anyone has thought about doing some 1:6 scales of some of the other Props, either as a run, or on Shapeways. Like say a Boomerang (voyager/First contact/DS9 style) Type II Phaser. Maybe a First contact style Phaser rifle. etc. etc. etc.
Full size version of these props are all over the place, and even the Diamond toys versions, of some of them are pretty good for 7" scale figures. If someone had a 3D scanner, it wouldn't be that hard, to make a little something for shapeways.
I have know way of making this happen myself, but I would really to see something like this happen, or to know if it has already happened, and who I need to talk to, to get me some.
Ok, so I love props, but I love "toys" too, and I have been catching up, on some Star Trek items I have been wanting for years, and have just put off buying for far to long.
I love the old 12" (1:6 scale) Star Trek figures (Dolls) from the late 99's, early 2000's. I know things have come a long way over the last decade, and they may not hold up to some folks standards these days, but I still love them.
So why this thread about "Toys" on a prop forum? As great as I think these 12" figures are, the accessories SUCK! In a very big way. They put the wrong props with each figure, and the items the did put in, were sculpted looked awful. I mean, from the Insurrection 12" figures, to 12" Janeway, to 12" Sisko, they all came with the same awful Type II Phaser, that looked like a really bad blend of the "Dustbuster phaser" and the other style of phaser we see through out TNG. They all come with the same Tricorder, that looks kind of like the ones we see in the early seasons of TNG. And they all come with the same voyager style Padd. Beyond that, many of them have other items that just don't fight. Like Insurrection Riker comes with a voyager style phaser rifle.
Ok, Ok, Ok, so my point. It's a nice scale, even if your not into Dollies, so I was wondering if anyone has thought about doing some 1:6 scales of some of the other Props, either as a run, or on Shapeways. Like say a Boomerang (voyager/First contact/DS9 style) Type II Phaser. Maybe a First contact style Phaser rifle. etc. etc. etc.
Full size version of these props are all over the place, and even the Diamond toys versions, of some of them are pretty good for 7" scale figures. If someone had a 3D scanner, it wouldn't be that hard, to make a little something for shapeways.
I have know way of making this happen myself, but I would really to see something like this happen, or to know if it has already happened, and who I need to talk to, to get me some.
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