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Designed especially for the special among us ExtraGlobal Express is proud to
introduce our very first Short Hover Bus.
Enjoy, and LMKWYT!
-tk
CEO ExtraGlobal Express
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Travis wrote:
> Designed especially for the special among us ExtraGlobal Express is proud to
> introduce our very first Short Hover Bus.
>
> Enjoy, and LMKWYT!
LOL! I love it. The absurdity of it all makes it priceless.
Please keep building and making us smile.
Scooter
DML6@po.cwru.edu
http://www.insanityunlimited.com
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"David "Scooter" Lukens" <DML6@po.cwru.edu> wrote in message
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> Travis wrote:
> > Designed especially for the special among us ExtraGlobal Express is • proud to
> > introduce our very first Short Hover Bus.
> >
> > Enjoy, and LMKWYT!
>
> LOL! I love it. The absurdity of it all makes it priceless.
>
> Please keep building and making us smile.
absurdity is my main driving force... thanks tons for the praise, its always
welcome.
checkfor the hover medic MOCc. And get ready for the street cruiser version
that is in the works.
-tk
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In lugnet.space, Travis Kunce wrote:
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Designed especially for the special among us ExtraGlobal Express is proud to
introduce our very first Short Hover Bus.
Enjoy, and LMKWYT!
-tk
CEO ExtraGlobal Express
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Just dying laughing here.
Lots to like in this one. The SNOT side windows are always a good touch, and the
tilt out stop sign is also classic.
My only quibble would be with the back end, the use of the rounded slopes on the
very back partly cover over the engine nacelles, and their backsides are visible
from the front. That mars what is otherwise a completely studfree design. Also I
might suggest adding the flashing signal lights in the back and front as well...
Nice model, thanks for sharing!
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> Just dying laughing here.
glad your still reading my posts... and even happier they get to make you
laugh Lar.
>
> Lots to like in this one. The SNOT side windows are always a good touch, • and the
> tilt out stop sign is also classic.
i don't know if train guys use these parts like this, but let me say this is
like one of the most unhearty designs i have ever gotten to stand alone
without falling apart. cheifly becuase of how i used those windows too.
>
> My only quibble would be with the back end, the use of the rounded slopes • on the
> very back partly cover over the engine nacelles, and their backsides are • visible
> from the front. That mars what is otherwise a completely studfree design. • Also I
> might suggest adding the flashing signal lights in the back and front as
well...
I know what you mean about the rear covering the nacels, but i decided that
viusually it just looks better than using the 1x6 rounded slopes, and i
brain stormed that a little overlap would be nothing for future designers to
build around. However the frontal view of the inside still annoys me too.
I was thinking about ways to continue that side wedge upward and integrate
it, but the different levels of snot make it kind of prohibitive... if you
look closely at the ambulance, you will see that there are actually a ton of
bricks and plates involved... still it was very close. about the flashers,
i know just what you mean, but didn't see a way to put them on the rear at
all, however the two sides of the front of the bus use those odd new kind of
slopes and i was hoping that they gave off the essence of the hoods that
usually surround those lights.... not good enough?
>
> Nice model, thanks for sharing!
thanks lar..
-tk
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In lugnet.space, Travis Kunce wrote:
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Designed especially for the special among us ExtraGlobal Express is proud to
introduce our very first Short Hover Bus.
Enjoy, and LMKWYT!
-tk
CEO ExtraGlobal Express
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Absolutely beautiful Trav....truly ingenious.
-G
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> Absolutely beautiful Trav....truly ingenious.
>
> -G
g
i live to impress YOU!
-tk
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In lugnet.space, Travis Kunce wrote:
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Absolutely beautiful Trav....truly ingenious.
-G
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i live to impress YOU!
-tk
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I KNEW IT!
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In lugnet.space, Travis Kunce wrote:
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Designed especially for the special among us ExtraGlobal Express is proud to
introduce our very first Short Hover Bus.
Enjoy, and LMKWYT!
-tk
CEO ExtraGlobal Express
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Travis, great work. All it needs is a minifig licking the window and its all set
to go! Beautiful SNOT work. Captures the essence of the short bus with a
definitive space flair. Lovin’ it man.
Captain Krotzer, The Unknown Division
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> Travis, great work. All it needs is a minifig licking the window and its • all set
> to go! Beautiful SNOT work. Captures the essence of the short bus with a
> definitive space flair. Lovin' it man.
>
> [Captain Krotzer,] {The Unknown Division}
thank futurama's animators for giving me so many good ideas.
-tk
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In lugnet.space, Travis Kunce wrote:
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Designed especially for the special among us ExtraGlobal Express is proud to
introduce our very first Short Hover Bus.
Enjoy, and LMKWYT!
-tk
CEO ExtraGlobal Express
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Travis,
A political grey-area MOC (that’s a compliment from me to you), but an excellent
translation from the modern phenomenon.
Great work on the windows, and capturing the basic ‘bluebird’ shape, but updated
for the 23rd 1/2 century.
Keep it up.
Aaron S
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> A political grey-area MOC (that's a compliment from me to you),
I don't understand... care to elaborate for everyone?
but an excellent
> translation from the modern phenomenon.
>
> Great work on the windows, and capturing the basic 'bluebird' shape, but • updated
> for the 23rd 1/2 century.
Bluebird... I totally forgot that name. I might make a decal of it or
something.
> Keep it up.
>
> Aaron S¬
<<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/asneary/Space/Sigs/sigroverlugnet200.jpg
-thanks Aaron. I hopefully will have vans pouring out, until i run out of
those silly engine parts or wedge slopes.
-tk
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In lugnet.space, Travis Kunce wrote:
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A political grey-area MOC (that’s a compliment from me to you),
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I don’t understand... care to elaborate for everyone?
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Well to be completely PC, we are supposed to ignore that we are all different,
and pretend that we are all the same. Building the short bus reminds us all that
some of us are different.
And I say it’s a compliment because I like
MOCS that make a statement
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but an excellent
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translation from the modern phenomenon.
Great work on the windows, and capturing the basic ‘bluebird’ shape, but
updated for the 23rd 1/2 century.
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Bluebird... I totally forgot that name. I might make a decal of it or
something.
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There aren’t as many Bluebird built buses these days, but they are still the
iconic american school bus.
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-thanks Aaron. I hopefully will have vans pouring out, until i run out of
those silly engine parts or wedge slopes.
-tk
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I don’t think anyone has done a Good Humor van. Or a dog catcher. Or the FedEx
truck. Need to borrow some orange and purple?
Aaron S
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In lugnet.space, Aaron Sneary wrote:
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I like
MOCS that make a statement
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What’s the device that the minifig is holding?
Dave!
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Travis,
Outstanding MOC. I like the design on both this and the ambulence, but somehow
the color scheme, the little stopsign, and the whole concept work out best in
this one. You just need Timmy standing at the bus stop waiting to board to
complete the scene.
Bruce
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"Bruce Hietbrink" <bnh@chem.ucla.edu> wrote in message
news:HnFKz3.vM0@lugnet.com...
> Travis,
>
> Outstanding MOC. I like the design on both this and the ambulence, but • somehow
> the color scheme, the little stopsign, and the whole concept work out best • in
> this one. You just need Timmy standing at the bus stop waiting to board • to
> complete the scene.
>
> Bruce
i can't tell you how many people said that over instant message regarding
timmy. Apparently the world is convinced that timmy is not only silly and
annoying, but special as well.
Oh timmy... eveyone hates you but me.
-tk
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Great looking MOC! There is just no end to the possibilities from those new
slopey, slanty, bricks. You have captured the look and feel of a bus and
speeder really well. What’s great about this is the idea of adding all sorts of
municipal buildings to a moonbase. I know A.Sneary has been mining that vein
for some time now.Now we need to see the Hover Bus taking kids to the zoo, air
and space museum, & aquarium.
my 2 cents
Pat Bunn
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"Patrick Bunn" <patbunn@mris.com> wrote in message
news:HnFMpK.18o0@lugnet.com...
> Great looking MOC! There is just no end to the possibilities from those • new
> slopey, slanty, bricks. You have captured the look and feel of a bus and
> speeder really well. What's great about this is the idea of adding all • sorts of
> municipal buildings to a moonbase. I know A.Sneary has been mining that • vein
> for some time now.Now we need to see the Hover Bus taking kids to the zoo, • air
> and space museum, & aquarium.
>
> my 2 cents
>
> Pat Bunn
must remember this is the short bus... so there would be like 1 of these for
every 20 regular shool buses.
although some kid made a more full sized bus since i put this out, i added
the parts to my bricklink wanted list so I can build a full sized one with
the right color scheme. I cannot wait to make it. any idea what stud
lenght a full size hover bus might be? i'm thinking like 5 or 6 of the
window parts long.
who knows... if it looks good, maybe i'll make a tourbus, or commuter bus to
match it.
-tk
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In lugnet.space, Travis Kunce wrote:
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Designed especially for the special among us ExtraGlobal Express is proud to
introduce our very first Short Hover Bus.
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That’s just terrific, Travis! You’ve really managed to capture the classic
utilitarian bus feel in a classy studless look. Great job, I admire a good
utilitarian MOC and this one rules.
Just wondering, you make great stuff, but I always wonder what would happen if
you took it to the extreme and built a capital/sub-capital ship. :)
-JHK
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> That's just terrific, Travis! You've really managed to capture the • classic
> utilitarian bus feel in a classy studless look. Great job, I admire a • good
> utilitarian MOC and this one rules.
hey thanks, i'm so into this kinda theme. I don't like making fighters and
stuff. You should have seen my face when i realized that there was already
a hover garbage truck this afternoon.
http://lego.kepplah.com/?m=garbagetruck
>
> Just wondering, you make great stuff, but I always wonder what would • happen if
> you took it to the extreme and built a capital/sub-capital ship. :)
>
> -JHK
I simply don't have a good enough supply of blocks yet... hopefully soon
i'll try and make something worthy of some serious ooohs and aaaaahs, and
maybe if i'm lucky, even a gasp.
thanks for the cudos holmes
-tk
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In lugnet.space, Travis Kunce wrote:
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That’s just terrific, Travis! You’ve really managed to capture the classic
utilitarian bus feel in a classy studless look. Great job, I admire a good
utilitarian MOC and this one rules.
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hey thanks, i’m so into this kinda theme. I don’t like making fighters and
stuff. You should have seen my face when i realized that there was already
a hover garbage truck this afternoon.
http://lego.kepplah.com/?m=garbagetruck
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And Travis, there is this hover garbage truck too:
Aaron S
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Great stuff -
I’m particularly fascinated by your inclusion of a sketch along with your MOC -
forgive me for being clueless, but is this common? If yes, can you point me to
some particularly interesting ones? Or are there too many to list?
I often find the “ideation process” (as is said in design-education-ese) to be
almost more interesting than the final product.
Do you do most of your initial design work on paper, in plastic, or digitally?
Thanks
Darrell Urbien
Orange Coast College CAD
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Are there any “special” minifigs to go with it?
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In lugnet.space, Travis Kunce wrote:
> Designed especially for the special among us ExtraGlobal Express is proud to
> introduce our very first Short Hover Bus.
>
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=61076
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/elkane/Misc/thumbs/shortbus.jpg
> Short Hover Bus>>
>
> Enjoy, and LMKWYT!
>
> -tk
> CEO ExtraGlobal Express
Thought everyone might like to see the render i've done of the short hover bus.
Its ok and finished alot faster than I expected,
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/elkane/Renderings/shortbus.jpg
the files i used to make the rendering are locaated at the following URL:
POST MOD
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=63293
hope you all enjoy it...
to you render gurus out there, what do i need to do to make this bus look as
good as this truck does...
http://www.digitalbricks.nl/MOC/JenniferClark/08000600JC_Hooklift.jpg
give me tips... PLEASE.
-tk
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