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Re: "Duvernay" Mk2
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Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:33:57 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren writes:
> Hi Leonard,
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> There's a lot to like in this ship. The way you've achieved the angled
> shapes of the bridge and cabins is very good. The dual engine systems are a
> nice touch. I also like how you've made the cabins feel all homey with
> flowers and such.
Hey Allister,
Thanks.. I tried. :o)
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> The overall shape has a very interstellar feel to it ie. it looks like it's
> built for extended journeys. The red stripe breaks up the side view nicely,
> and I congratulate you on the brave choice of the old style 1x2x2 windows.
> They worked out pretty well.
I'm not sure why it's brave (someone mentioned this before on the Mk1 design).
personally I think those windows work great as portholes, like you'd find on a
cruise ship or airplane.. seems to me natural to include them in this. also,
they're the only windows I've got that aren't too castle-y or town-y.
> I do have a couple of suggestions. The central corridor doesn't really need
> to be 6 studs wide. 4 is plenty, and it'd make a bit more room in the
> cabins. One of the fist things I learned in designing houses (which applies
> to any internal space used by humans) is to minimise the floor area taken up
> by passageways - they are essentially wasted space. I expect changing this
> would be difficult at this stage, but it may be something to bear in mind
> for future mocs.
I did one with 4 wide corridor, and it seemed too cramped to me. plus, with my
thick fingers, it was difficult to adjust things within them. But I'll keep
that in mind. Actually, I wanted to try to do away with a corridor altogether
- it seems such a design crutch. I think maybe I should have all the cabins
open onto a common room.. or a wide corridor that is also a common room. hmm.
BTW, are you an architect?
> Second, and it's a really minor thing, if you swapped the black cones on the
> red engines for white or yellow ones I think it'd convey the impression of
> heat from a firing thruster better - it's kind of like a candle flame: red
> on the edges, white hot in the centre.
Thanks, but unfortunately I only have black, grey, and lime green cones. Also,
the engine thrusters don't exactly fire like you might think thrusters would.
I read about a guy who has this theory of propellent-less thrust.. that is,
moving your spaceship without burning anything (like hydrogen or whatever)..
only electricity. Although I don't understand any of his theories, that's what
I thought when doing up the engines (also why I included a solar panel). I
imagine they'd glow with a purply-blue while moving the ship.
Anyways, thanks for the advice and criticism. I'll keep it in mind when I'm
designing Mk3!
_lenny
> In lugnet.space, Leonard Hoffman writes:
> > can't wait:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/glencaer/Duvernay/DuvernayMk2/d00.jpg
> > patient:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=35642
> >
> > "Duvernay" a Anthropological Research Starship, studying feral humans. It
> > is the Karalehn Industries Akins Class, Proxia.
> >
> >
> > note: this is the 2nd version of this ship. It has gone from three decks to
> > one. I realized I was trying to do too much all at once. I think this is
> > the first thing i've made with some serious greebling. I think it turned out
> > well.
> >
> > * the 8x8 radar dishs on the sides are planetary sensors that hold up during
> > hyperspace traveling. They feature one of the seed parts for this month.
> > * there are two engine systems: a hyperspace one (the two nacelles off the
> > back) and the thrusters (for sub-light speeds, maneuvering in a starsystem-
> > the three red ones)
> > * the black thing on the back is the retractable solar panel than generates
> > power for the engines.
> > * eight crew members of six anthropologists and two to run the ship.
> >
> > criticism, ideas, questions, thoughts, off topic ramblings.. all welcome
> > _lenoro
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