{"id":7027,"date":"2017-10-29T20:11:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T20:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=7027"},"modified":"2017-10-29T20:12:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T20:12:58","slug":"the-starship-shmootar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=7027","title":{"rendered":"The Starship Shmootar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past several months I have occasionally posted pictures of works in progress for the space ship I am building for Combat Patrol(TM) science fiction skirmish games. \u00a0After finishing up some additional “furniture,” I assembled what I have completed and took a couple of pictures.<\/p>\n

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A view of the bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another view of the bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A final view of the bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have been building rooms from Depron, which is essentially the foam stuff between cardboard in foam core board. \u00a0It cuts easily and glues with Tacky Glue. \u00a0The idea is to build a bunch of these boxes and then be able to assemble them in different configurations from game to game. \u00a0I haven’t determined what the basic deck of the ship will be made of on which these boxes will be arranged. \u00a0Greg has ordered a mat made from mouse pad material that might work.<\/p>\n

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The link above is to the warp core to my space ship.<\/p>\n

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A look down the hallway. The seam is between two sheets of Depron. I'll eventually replace this base with something more interesting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A view of the sick bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A view of two bunk rooms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I printed the doors on card stock. \u00a0I found glue sticks that are the kind of glue on post-it notes, so they can be removed and replaced at will. \u00a0The glue leaves no residue behind. \u00a0In the picture below, you can see what a door looks like when it is opened. \u00a0During a game I’ll be able to pull off the closed doors and replace them with opened doors at will.<\/p>\n

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The day room and a storage room. The day room needs more furniture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A view of the shower \/ locker room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The armory on the left and the transporter room on the right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made the corner light bars and the doors in PowerPoint. \u00a0The corner light bars help hide the seams in the boxes and also provide a sufficiently science fiction look.<\/p>\n

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The storage room on the left and the dayroom on the right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another view of the armory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another view of the corridor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Well, I figure it is about half completed. \u00a0I need to build the engine room, cargo hold, a few more rooms, and some weapon turrets. \u00a0It is starting to shape up, however.<\/p>\n