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| | | Hi guys & gals! I want to say first, "long time reader, first time poster." In brief, the Star Wars line reawkened my Lego craze from its dormant stage, although I haven't been active in building (I did build an E-Wing and an 8-middle-section Pirate (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Joe Meno
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| | | | | (...) Hi! (snip) (...) what, no bathrooms?:) (...) (snip) (...) not unlike Enterprise-A's bridge. Is the bridge going to be a full size bridge like E's or smaller, like Reliant's? (...) (snip) (...) I'm very curious to see what you have come up (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | (...) Many bathrooms, or, in Navy terminology "heads." Each pair of quarters will share one (sixteen enlisted to a head, four officers to a head). This with the exception of senior officers, each of whom have private facilities. (...) Smaller than (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Joe Meno
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| | | | | | In lugnet.space, Jeffrey Benson writes: (snip) (...) I assume that you are going to make the bridge circular...that was one of the many things that kept me from building the Star Trek sets. The 'wishbone' weapons console on Enterprise-D is bad (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | (...) Yes, indeed! I've never seen a decent representation of the TNG bridge, although I saw a FANTASTIC rendition of the TOS bridge! Phew, that thing was BOOTIFUL! (Pardon my slang, I'm from Ba'wmor). However, the only things I have to deal with is (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Joe Meno
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| | | | | | (...) BaronSat's version of the TOS bridge? Yep, that's a beaut. (...) I saw a gorgeous train round house done using hinged 1x2 bricks, so you might be able to use those. (...) lol! Can't look worse than Reliant did! (...) If you want, I think I (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | (...) I think I saw the same one. That's a good idea! (...) Oh, yes please! I was going to base the movie designs off "Spike's Uniform Page" (I can't find the address right now, but I have it on my home PC). (...) I hadn't been ... until now. But, (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Joe Meno
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| | | | | | (...) hm, I seem to have misplaced the file...I need to find it. It's been over a year since I last saw it. I'll send it over when I find it, tho. What's the format you prefer? I've got the old "Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise" as a reference. A (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | (...) Um. Format? LOL. I'm sort of a computer luddite here, please bear with me :) (...) I've got that somewhere too. The only problem I had in laying out the ship was with the engine room ... I was reminded that a ship of the TOS movie era would (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Joe Meno
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| | | | | | (...) No prob. There are a couple of formats that I can send to you for use as a graphic. EPS-usualy sharper, tho at the size of minifig torsos, that may not really matter. JPG-it's basically a photo. This one is good if you want a small file. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | Right now, my biggest problem is finding a folding table ... so far I can't find anything wider than 30", but I really WANT (ideally) 36" by 72". Jeff Benson jbenso1@towson.edu (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Alexander Johnston
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| | | | | | (...) I hear ya. Decent tables are impossible to obtain. I ended up resorting to getting two cheap steal sables and putting them together side by side. They were supposed to be the same kind of table but one ended up being a half-inch taller than (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | (...) Dude! That sucks. I was planning on buying two tables: a round one, and then a regular rectangular one, and using the round for the saucer, and the rectangular for the warp nacelles and secondary hull. But I feared that they wouldn't be the (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Alexander Johnston
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| | | | | | (...) mmmmm. Papa Johns......*drools* Say. Whatever happened to your Hogwarts project? (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | (...) It's not THAT good (of course, I've been with those nerfherders for almost three years now ... six months to graduation!) LOL. This is the second time you asked about Hogwarts - I replied to your first post about it. Essentially, I'm putting (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Alexander Johnston
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| | | | | | (...) Oops. Didn't see that response. My apologies. ;-) As you are working on massive projects, I'm still working on smaller fighter-sized models by the fricken gross. lol I think you in paticular, being a fan of Starcraft, will like the A-17 Wriath (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | (...) No worries, I e-mailed you a copy of the more detailed response (hope I got your e-mail right). I'm also working on small projects to go with Okazaki: shuttles, workbees, runabout ... the "essentialls" :) (...) I really enjoyed that little (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Alexander Johnston
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| | | | | | (...) Wipeout was originally a playstation game. There was Wipeout, Wipeout 2097, Wipeout 3, and the most recent game, Wipeout Fusion which was released in 2001. Wipeout 2097 was eventually released for the Nintendo 64 under the title of Wipeout 64. (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Stephen Pakbaz
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| | | | | Wow, A huge Star Trek Lego ship that big in minifig scale would be really cool (and really challenging!). I look forward to following your progress and let us know as soon as you get some sketches up! Since we're on the subjects of Star Trek ships, (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | (...) I'm very much looking forward to those challenges -- I enjoy large scale projects which take time to develop. I'm enlisting help from some friends in California, and in addition to making decals and the such, I'm going to try to get someone to (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | I'm kicking this thread back up in case those who might be interested missed it the first time. All comments on the possibilities, hardships, etcetra, are welcome. (21 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Steven D. Weiser
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| | | | | | | (...) Welcome to the insane world of large scale starships. I am also in the early stages of my project. The ship I am building is going to be roughly 7 feet long by 2 1/2 feet wide. I have not decided on how high it will be. I have spent the past (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | | | (...) I'm 24 ... I came "out" about four years ago, but due to my complete lack of space (I live in a studio), my Lego collection has been stored in the closet. I move this summer to a two-bedroom apartment, and the larger bedroom is getting turned (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Steven D. Weiser
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| | | | | | | | (...) I live in a 2 room townhouse and my spare bedroom is my Lego Storage Facility (LSF) and building room. The table I am building on is 30" x 90". So I have plenty of room. (...) I am not an expert at modularizing myself. This project is going be (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | | | (...) As I mentioned, the problem with the table is width, as I wanted a larger saucer than a 30" wide table could provide :) (...) When you're mentioned lighting ... do you mean a little translucent greeblie, or do you mean lighting lighting? I'd (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —John Henry Kruer
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| | | | | | There might be something intersting for you here: (URL) have never undertook a Really Large Ship, but I can give basic design principles: 1. Don't get boxy. Boxiness can really kill a huge ship. 2. Make an internal support structure. Use technic (...) (21 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Paul Baulch
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| | | | | | | (...) As an addendum to these points - I have found from experience that slopes are the ideal way to get a graceful shape with a strong underlying structure, but will be heavy and use lots of bricks. On the other hand, sloped panels (SNOT) are a (...) (21 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Building Bible (was USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP) —Travis Matheson
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| | | | | | | (...) I would add Character/Function (or making a ship look like it does what you say it does) Trav (-|-) (21 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | (...) lacking, and that's something I'd like to remedy on my own ship. (...) I'm trying not to be boxy! My biggest problem is going to be with the saucer -- it has two decks stacked atop each other, with the "Bridge Dome" on top, and I'm afraid that (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Alexander Johnston
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| | | | (...) Well well. It is the glorious Malnurtured Snay. You do seem to pop up in all of my hang out spots, don't you Jeff? hehehe. This new project sounds pretty cool, but I have to see the end result of your last one. The hogwarts school, if I (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: USS Okazaki NCC-1960 WIP —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | (...) Alex, I'm dissapointed that it took you this long to see this thread, fool! :D I decided to delay Hogwarts when I learned Book Five was coming out. I'd hate to build a huge construction, only to destroy half the thing to incorporate details of (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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