ohh, pretty, shiny....

[gol...@visi.com]

<brag>
My wooden model of a Firefly class ship arrived in the post
today. Picture to follow once I get home.
</brag>

Matt

--
My day today? Nothing major, just Xenon base gone, Scorpio gone,
Tarrant dead, Tarrant alive and then I found out Blake sold us out.

[Beth]

gol...@visi.com wrote:
> <brag>
> My wooden model of a Firefly class ship arrived in the post
> today. Picture to follow once I get home.
> </brag>
>
> Matt
>
>

Shiny! <bouncing with anticipation> When do we get to see it?

--
Beth

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog it is too
dark to read.
Groucho Marx

[gol...@visi.com]

Beth <beth....@verizon.net> gasped the following in horror:

>
> gol...@visi.com wrote:
>> <brag>
>> My wooden model of a Firefly class ship arrived in the post
>> today. Picture to follow once I get home.
>> </brag>
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>
> Shiny! <bouncing with anticipation> When do we get to see it?
>

Here are 3 views of the model. I sent the some folks I've
done business with the 4 high rez picutres of the firefly
class, and they quoted a very reasonable price.

http://www.visi.com/~goldman/firefly_a.jpg
http://www.visi.com/~goldman/firefly_b.jpg
http://www.visi.com/~goldman/firefly_c.jpg

It took about 7 months from start to end, but that's because
they'd never made a Firefly before. I guess they had a few
miss adventures along the way.

I may have to grunge it up a bit, it looks like it just
rolled off the assembly line.

Oh, and it is heavy, solid wood you know. Looks really
cool next to my PBY-5a Catalina!

[Beth]

gol...@visi.com wrote:
> Beth <beth....@verizon.net> gasped the following in horror:
>
>>gol...@visi.com wrote:
>>
>>><brag>
>>>My wooden model of a Firefly class ship arrived in the post
>>>today. Picture to follow once I get home.
>>></brag>
>>>
>>>Matt
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Shiny! <bouncing with anticipation> When do we get to see it?
>>
>
>
> Here are 3 views of the model. I sent the some folks I've
> done business with the 4 high rez picutres of the firefly
> class, and they quoted a very reasonable price.
>
> http://www.visi.com/~goldman/firefly_a.jpg
> http://www.visi.com/~goldman/firefly_b.jpg
> http://www.visi.com/~goldman/firefly_c.jpg
>
> It took about 7 months from start to end, but that's because
> they'd never made a Firefly before. I guess they had a few
> miss adventures along the way.
>
> I may have to grunge it up a bit, it looks like it just
> rolled off the assembly line.
>
> Oh, and it is heavy, solid wood you know. Looks really
> cool next to my PBY-5a Catalina!
>
> Matt
>

Ooo, it is purty - probably the way it looks to Mal <g>

Thanks for sharing :)

[CeltiKaos]

On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 04:07:59 +0000, goldman wrote:

> http://www.visi.com/~goldman/firefly_a.jpg
> http://www.visi.com/~goldman/firefly_b.jpg
> http://www.visi.com/~goldman/firefly_c.jpg

Awesome job! Looks like the guys who made that could give Martin Bower
(Space 1999, Gerry Anderson models etc) a run for his money!
--
Kind regards,

Julian Hall
"I'm only on the planet because I missed the bus home"

[Jacke Brown]

Yup-the squeeky new aught-three model,alright... ; )

Just for the FAQ file :)

1) Did You commission this Model,or do the makers have it in
production?
2) Where's it from,and how much?!

[gol...@visi.com]

Jacke Brown <gpgal...@hotmail.com> gasped the following in horror:

> Yup-the squeeky new aught-three model,alright... ; )
>
> Just for the FAQ file :)
>
> 1) Did You commission this Model,or do the makers have it in
> production?
> 2) Where's it from,and how much?!

I commissioned it. Send the model maker the high rez renders
from the net. It took about 7 months to make, but that's because
there were some design problems. They normally make aircraft
and boats. I just inquired with pictures. I have a number of
wooden airplane models from them and other dealers. (all seaplanes)

I ordered it from builder...@yahoo.com it was less than $200.
Much closer to $100, but I don't remember the exact amount. They
offered to make it in one of two sizes. I picked the smaller one,
as that would be best for flying around my apartment making
'zooming' noises. I called it 'Serenity / Firefly', so they're
likely to be able to make more.

And if enought folks order it, they're likely to make it a
standard production item. Many of the wooden airplane modelers
now offer all sorts of Star Trek models due to the demand!

Since it is a custom model, you should be able to request a
different paint job, or what ever labeling you want. Mine
is unmarked.

It is nice and solid. A good desk display, or a wonderful toy.