{"id":6224,"date":"2017-03-06T01:28:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T01:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=6224"},"modified":"2017-03-06T01:28:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T01:28:51","slug":"beginnings-of-a-space-ship-for-combat-patroltm-science-fiction-skirmish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=6224","title":{"rendered":"Beginnings of a Space Ship for Combat Patrol(TM): Science Fiction Skirmish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3418.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6225\" title=\"IMG_3418\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3418.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3418.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3418-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I have been collecting Apple TV and iPod boxes for a year or so. \u00a0Borrowing an idea from Eric and Andrew Goolander, I wanted to make a space ship interior that is made from separate rooms that are placed in different configurations for different games. \u00a0These boxes are all about 3.6 inches tall. \u00a0I then covered them with &#8220;textures&#8221; I downloaded from different sites on the Internet to decorate the walls and give them a good appearance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3419.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6227\" title=\"IMG_3419\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3419.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3419.jpg 360w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3419-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I put textures on the inside and outside of the boxes. \u00a0I mostly completed several today, but I need to scrounge more boxes of the appropriate height. \u00a0I have a limited amount of space ship interior furnishings, but over the next few months I&#8217;ll be looking for more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6228\" title=\"IMG_3422\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3422.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3422.jpg 637w, http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3422-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are the ones I &#8220;mostly&#8221; finished this weekend. \u00a0I figure this is about a third of what I need. \u00a0I will also be building some bigger rooms for a cargo bay, engine room, etc. \u00a0These will be placed on a based made of &#8220;granny grating&#8221; over MDF boards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Share this post : Beginnings of a Space Ship for Combat Patrol(TM): Science Fiction Skirmish on Linkedin'  href='http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fbucksurdu.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D6224&amp;title=Beginnings+of+a+Space+Ship+for+Combat+Patrol%28TM%29%3A+Science+Fiction+Skirmish&amp;summary=%0D%0AI+have+been+collecting+Apple+TV+and+iPod+boxes+for+a+year+or+so.+%C2%A0Borrowing+an+idea+from+Eric+and+Andrew+Goolander%2C+I+wanted+to+make+a+space+ship+interior+that+is+made+from+separate+rooms+that+are+placed+in+different+configurations+for+different+games.+%C2%A0These+boxes+are+all+about+3.6+inches+tall.+%C2%A0I+then+covered+th'  ><img  src='http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='32' width='32'  class='image-32' alt='linkedin'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-1122px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Share on Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a rel=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=6224&feed=rss2\" title=\"Follow this post : Beginnings of a Space Ship for Combat Patrol(TM): Science Fiction Skirmish comments\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif\" height=\"32\"  width=\"32\" style=\"background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-1782px 0px\" class=\"image-32\"  alt=\"rss\" \/> <span class=\"head\">Subscribe to the comments on this post<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_self'  title='Print this post : Beginnings of a Space Ship for Combat Patrol(TM): Science Fiction Skirmish for reading later'  href='javascript:window.print();'  ><img  src='http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='32' width='32'  class='image-32' alt='print'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-1716px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Print for later<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_self'  title='Bookmark this post : Beginnings of a Space Ship for Combat Patrol(TM): Science Fiction Skirmish'  href='javascript:window.bookMark(\"http%3A%2F%2Fbucksurdu.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D6224\", \"Beginnings+of+a+Space+Ship+for+Combat+Patrol%28TM%29%3A+Science+Fiction+Skirmish\", BrowserDetect.browser);'  ><img  src='http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='32' width='32'  class='image-32' alt='bookmark'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-132px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Bookmark in Browser<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a rel=\"_self\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Buck&#039;s%20Blog%20:%20Beginnings%20of%20a%20Space%20Ship%20for%20Combat%20Patrol(TM):%20Science%20Fiction%20Skirmish&amp;body=This%20is%20the%20coolest%20blob%20every.%20%20Buck%20Surdu%20is%20extra%20spiffy%20swell.%20%20http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=6224\" title=\"Tell a friend about this post : Beginnings of a Space Ship for Combat Patrol(TM): Science Fiction Skirmish \"><img src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif\" height=\"32\"  width=\"32\" style=\"background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-363px 0px\" class=\"image-32\"  alt=\"email\" \/> <span class=\"head\">Tell a friend<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"clean\"><\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been collecting Apple TV and iPod boxes for a year or so. \u00a0Borrowing an idea from Eric and Andrew Goolander, I wanted to make a space ship interior that is made from separate rooms that are placed in different configurations for different games. \u00a0These boxes are all about 3.6 inches tall. \u00a0I then &hellip; 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