Mini Stargate

Keenan · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 7:13 pm

Here's a mini Stargate I got off eBay...
WIP

Here's my gate painted . . .

JBYRDD · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 7:17 pm

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L !

Now all you need is the steps/ramp and a DHD.

The Spectre · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 7:56 pm

That's a resin cast of the type I used 2 years ago in the first chapter of my "Star('Gate) Wars" line!

It was originally 2 bases from the Ertl plastic "Stargate" model kits with the discs cut out of the centers.

Very nice paint job on this!

I have since moved up to the "full sized" 'Gates from the Diamond Select Toys line for the 'Gates in Chapters 2 + 3 of my Saga.

Mysterious Stranger · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 10:24 pm

I've heard there were some major quality issues with this kit. Did you notice anything?

AdrienVeidt · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Okay, hang on. You need 7 chevrons to dial to a gate within your own galaxy - 6 to 'box' the target gate + 1 for your point of origin gate/star. An 8th chevron is needed to traverse to another galaxy.

So, does a 9th chevron take you to another universe since there's no organizational level greater than a galaxy?

/Oh yeah; nice paintwork as always but it still seems a tad too smallish.

Mysterious Stranger · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 11:41 pm

AdrienVeidt wrote:

Okay, hang on. You need 7 chevrons to dial to a gate within your own galaxy - 6 to 'box' the target gate + 1 for your point of origin gate/star. An 8th chevron is needed to traverse to another galaxy.

So, does a 9th chevron take you to another universe since there's no organizational level greater than a galaxy?

It hasn't been said what the 9th chevron does yet and its possible that it will be the focus of whatever the next spin-off series is.

Sorry, didn't mean to go OT there but I didn't want AV to fret on this for, like, ever

And yeah, nice paint work John. Did you do a basecoat and then weather it with drybrushing? I'm curious because I plan to cast the Diamond Select gate and some point and the painting it question is one I haven't quite figured out yet.

gijoey · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 1:28 am

That's pretty fricken cool.

Keenan · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 8:29 am

Thanks for the comments.
Chris, no quality control issues. As for the paint, I primed the main sections with black, then panted various shades of gray, brown, silver, copper, and blue.

nova · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 2:54 pm

Very cool...Looks like it was cast in a tansparent Amber Resin? How much work would it have been to add some LEDs in at each Chevron?...is there space inside the disk for them?

I've not looked...but is this kit pretty common on ebay or somthing that'll only pop up every now and again?

crowncoke · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 4:10 pm

John,

That gate looks awsome. You really did a good job on it. I want to get one, but am scared of quality issues. Yours leans me more to getting one. 2 Good ones vs the 1 Bad one.

Mysterious Stranger wrote:

AdrienVeidt wrote:

Okay, hang on. You need 7 chevrons to dial to a gate within your own galaxy - 6 to 'box' the target gate + 1 for your point of origin gate/star. An 8th chevron is needed to traverse to another galaxy.

So, does a 9th chevron take you to another universe since there's no organizational level greater than a galaxy?

It hasn't been said what the 9th chevron does yet and its possible that it will be the focus of whatever the next spin-off series is.

Sorry, didn't mean to go OT there but I didn't want AV to fret on this for, like, ever

And yeah, nice paint work John. Did you do a basecoat and then weather it with drybrushing? I'm curious because I plan to cast the Diamond Select gate and some point and the painting it question is one I haven't quite figured out yet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_Universe

Stargate Universe
Main article: Stargate Universe
Stargate Universe is the working title for a third Stargate series which is currently in development. According to producer Robert C. Cooper, the concept will revolve around the ninth chevron on the Stargate.

Enough here to only make AV twitch and complain about lack of info.

Keenan · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 4:15 pm

Well, anyone wants this one it's $35 shipped (It actually cost me $37). I'd like to put the money towards a larger one.

Viper · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 4:54 pm

JFAK075 wrote:

Well, anyone wants this one it's $35 shipped (It actually cost me $37). I'd like to put the money towards a larger one.

Keenan · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 5:25 pm

JBYRDD · **Posted:** Tue May 20, 2008 5:59 pm

WOW ! That didn't take long, but then again when does customs from Jfak last long, congrats on getting the Gate from a great customizer.

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