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 I decided
to add one more Federation Heavy Cruiser to
my tribute Franz Joseph Squadron because you
simply can't have just one of these awesome
starships! I left the original Photon
Torpedo blister detail on this miniature
when I finished it as USS Defiance,
reflecting a different fitting for this
class of starship. The weathering is done
with the same materials, just broader,
reflecting a different service history. I
intend to pose USS Defiance with a 1:3788
scale Space Station I'm currently working on
in the near future. When I was more active
gaming, USS Defiance was my "old war horse"
and I wanted to finish this one accordingly
for sentimental reasons. She's been through
many a battle on the table top universe. One
day, if I am able to hook up with a local
gaming group, I'll be flying USS Defiance
again...
When I
finished the heavy cruiser USS Defiance, I
experimented with rendering the Weapons
Reception Sensors on the leading edge of the
Primary Hull white instead of the suggested
copper color on these ships in the ADB
gaming universe. It really didn't show up
well this go around. No bother, I like USS
Defiance anyway and probably won't go back
and either decal or paint the Sensor in...
 Update: In
December 2011, I decided to upgrade my
gaming miniature USS Defiance with the
addition of Starfighter Decals Sensors on
the leading edge of the Primary Hull, four
Photon Torpedo launcher & Viewport
decals to the B-C Deck Housing, segments
bands & warning boxes on the Warp Engine
Nacelles and two Phaser mounts on the
Secondary Hull above the Hanger Bay Doors to
match the basic details on all the Heavy
Cruisers in my little fleet. I still have
outside hopes of modeling the original
twelve Heavy Cruisers in this class in a
constant gaming miniature scale, and wanted
them to be similar in overall detail(s)
early on.
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