One of my favorite collectibles is the 1701 refit that Art Asylum/Diamond Select put out a few years back. Unfortunately, my stand broke a while back, a not uncommon occurrence with this product, but I came up with a solution.
I headed down to Michael's (a craft supply store) and spent about 4-5 dollars on the makings of a stand.
I bought this bag of beads that were the same size (3/8") as the stand tip that plugs into the ship.
(http://i45.tinypic.com/1pflsg.jpg)
I bought two pieces of dowel. One was the same size (roughly) as the hole in the bead. One was larger. I eyeballed all of this. I had to sand down the skinnier dowel a little bit to fit in the bead.
Then I drilled a similarly sized hole in the larger dowel. I plugged the skinner dowel in there and let a half-inch hang out to go in the bead.
(http://i45.tinypic.com/287pyli.jpg)
For $2 or $3, I picked up this base which is about 6" across. I drilled a hole in the center (not all the way through) with the same width as the larger dowel.
(http://i46.tinypic.com/2gtzrx4.jpg)
The final product (without painting):
(http://i48.tinypic.com/l8w03.jpg)
It's very stable, way more than the original stand.
I hope this might be useful to someone else out there in the same situation I was in.
Nice Dan, but you need to get the second generation refit of TMP Ncc-1701. The detail and paint job is way better!
Yeah, I know, but shelf space is limited. As it is, I need to decide between the Ent-B and the Excelsior from the upcoming releases.
I placed my order today for the Ent-D which looks like it may be the best ship released by AA/DST.
http://newforcecomics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=NFCC&Product_Code=dstentD&Category_Code=tngship (http://newforcecomics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=NFCC&Product_Code=dstentD&Category_Code=tngship)
I also have the D on order. I hadn't heard about an Excelsior or Ent-B, that would be great!
Yep, they're next, followed by "a Klingon ship".
(http://www.fhc-webdesigns.com/enterprise_d/4.JPG)
(http://www.fhc-webdesigns.com/enterprise_d/11.JPG)
(http://www.fhc-webdesigns.com/enterprise_d/14.JPG)
Thanks for posting the Picks Dan, I am going to give it a try, since the Stands for my NX-01's are not that great, and I can never get it postioned the way I like. Your stand looks great.
This confirms it. I like the D better without the third nacelle.
Dan, where did you find these pics? Are they shipping yet?
The ENT-D is supposedly "on the water" to retailers, so they should be shipping soon.
Those are pics of a production sample that was auctioned off recently as part of a fund-raiser.
My only problem is that I would love to see just one series of ships made to scale. How can I ... I mean how can my daughter have realistic space battles with a bird of prey and the Defiant the size of the D?
The pics of the display stand you built are not showing up.
Quote from: erwtng on July 13, 2012, 06:36:24 AM
The pics of the display stand you built are not showing up.
That's becuase this thread is over 3 years old. :)
Quote from: Bryancd on July 13, 2012, 07:45:48 AM
Quote from: erwtng on July 13, 2012, 06:36:24 AM
The pics of the display stand you built are not showing up.
That's becuase this thread is over 3 years old. :)
back in the day.... ^_^
The pictures have been restored.
3 years later, the stand is still working great. Eventually, I painted it a dark grey.
3 years later, and the Excelsior (Ent-B) and the Klingon BOP are still just promises from Diamond.
Hopefully we will see some Ships at some point, They Said the BOP in the Fall and Ent B in January, but guess will see if that happens or not.