Saturday, June 23, 2007

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:20:30 GMT

Here is an update. Below are photos of the Daedalus kit. These are the Box Art builds.
This kit allows you to build the ship in two different scales. 1/650 or 1/1000.

The 1/650 scale is shown as the UESPA Daedalus CLV-165.

You can achieve the 1/650 scale by using the window decals that are supplied with the kit.

To produce the 1/1000 scale version of this kit, you need only use the kit engraved windows and paint them in. Or use the window decals supplied in the Polar Lights 1/1000 scale Enterprise kit.

Also, something one should remember after placing the nacelle pylons onto the model. Always add a little heat (like from your desktop lamp) to the pylons to straighten them before you paint the model. Or else the droop or "back angle" (as seen on the USS Enterprise) will continue to occur.

The UES Daedalus pylons were heated before painting, and they have stayed the way you see in the pictures.

This kit will be available soon. Just finishing up the decals after reworking some of them.

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Sun, 13 May 2007 05:07:44 GMT

An update about the Phasers.
They are Sold Out.
They sold very quickly. More quickly than I expected. A new batch is going to be produced. However, it probably won't be available until sometime in June.

Thanks for the interest.

Cheers.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Thu, 10 May 2007 03:58:07 GMT

Just to let you know, we have a small number of 1/1400 scale phaser strips for sale. You get a bag of 24. 12 curved ones and 12 short, straight ones.

The price for them is $7 including shipping and handling.
If interested please contact us.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:29:03 GMT

Sorry for a large gap in any news.
I have been waiting to get the decal designs from the artist. Unfortunately, for him, he is going through some incredibly hard times at the moment.
He has told me that he will try and get the designs to me very soon so that I can finalize them and send them to the printer.
Then I will be able to get the Box Art finished and pics of that printed. With that I should be able to sell them.

Thank you for your patience.

Cheers.

Welcome to Cheetah Productions.

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:58:02 GMT

Greetings and salutations.

This is a site that is devoted to new sci-fi resin kits mastered by me. As well as resin replacement parts. For the moment there is only one kit available. But I believe it to be a fun and unique offering.

This first kit is of the Daedalus-class starship. A accepted precursor to the USS Enterprise of Star Trek fame.

Many people may observe that this model does not have any of the "Strengthening Bands" wrapped around the nacelles and Engineering section. There are a few reasons for that. One being that I don't believe that it would have those on it. It's like a submarine having its' skeletal frame outside holding the pressure hull underneath. Just not right.

The second reason is that I feel that this design looks "primitive" enough (compared to the TOS Enterprise) and does not need any 'banding'.

Third, and most important, the original design that Matt Jeffries made was of a "smoothie".

I have decided that it would be nicer, and in honor of his great design, that I keep much of his original influence in the model. Though, I admit to adding a little 'artistic license' to it as well.

It is obvious, also, that I have made a few small changes to the design. Mostly to the look of the engines.

I have chosen to add the inboard warp grills and additional machinery.

I have also made the nacelle ends similar to those of Captain Pike's Enterprise to show a ship design lineage.

This kit is in 1/650 scale. In scale with the AMT 18" Enterprise kit. Her length is stated as being 105m. However, with placing the pylons on the Engineering section, that increases the length to 110m. She is really an amazingly small vessel.

This Daedalus kit is between 6.5" and 6.75" long (depending upon where you choose to place the pylons). I have made indentation guides for the pylons on the Secondary Hull. However, you may place them where it is familiar, on the Dorsal connector.

The parts layout. There are 7 main parts to the kit.

She has indented windows so you may paint them. Or you may fill them in and use the supplied lit and unlit window decals.

I have also included Botanical Garden windows. There will be decals for them. Or, if you choose, you may fill them in and not use them. The choice is yours.

I have included weapon emplacements. What I call Phlaser banks (thank you Justin). You needn't add them if you wish. But I have included 8. 4 for standard locations, or all 8 for a real monster ship. Or just in case you lose one (or a few) of them as you place them. They are small. lol.

The decals are not completed yet. But they are in the works. They will be ALPS-printed, and will offer both designs below on the same sheet. That way you may choose after you have the model. (*note: The window locations on the drawings are not the same as on the kit. The ship's shape was just used for reference).

This set is if you choose to make the vessel from the UESPA (United Earth Space Probe Agency).

This is if you choose to make it from the newly introduced UFP Starfleet.

I am, also, offering a choice of 8 names and hull numbers:

UES/USS Daedalus, NX/CLV/NC-165
UES/USS Icarus, CLV/NC-166
UES/USS Enterprise, CLV/NC-171
UES/USS Essex, CLV/NC-173
UES/USS Horizon, CLV/NC-176
UES/USS Independence, CLV/NC-180
UES/USS Eagle, CLV/NC-184
UES/USS Archon, CLV/NC-189

I believe that with this amount of names (a few speculative, but a few canon), and the amount of numbers, one may make personalized names and hull numbers for up to 24 other ships. I have also included an NX for the class vessel, if you so choose.

The price for this kit is $60 + $5 for shipping.

I will be accepting, and prefer, PayPal.

Here are a few updated photos of the ship painted to give you some ideas of the completed model.

I hope that you like the first kit I am offering. It has been a labor of love.

Many thanks go out to Masterpiece Models for casting this kit. And to Justin "Bluesman" Miller for helping me with the decals and box art (amongst other things). Also to Richard "REL" and Erin "Das Phule" Lantz, for answering my questions (even though some of those may have been silly) when I needed advice on how to design this as a kit and how to do things like windows. I would also like to thank Eddie "ChairBro" Baxter for helping me to get the scale correct with his model contribution.

Thank you, too, to Max and my other friends who kept encouraging me. I know there are a lot of people I am missing. Sorry. Just know that your input was very much appreciated.

Also, please click on this link to see what someone else has thought of the work I have done before: http://profile.xanga.com/memories.aspx?user=Cheetah_Productions&Page=1&jump=203391#203391

Thank you Charles, that is very kind of you.

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