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The Bonktrons are a hedonistic cult devoted to nothing but the peasures of the
flesh. They are fairly recent arrivals to our quadrant of the galaxy, having
spent many years in exile. They were originally part of the Classic Space
regime, but found their philosophies too prudish and departed the more populated
regions of space to found their own colony. Now, for reasons known only to
themselves, they are back. Lock up your daughters (1)
The first sighting of their return was this ship: a deep penetration recon ship
apparently dubbed by it’s owner the
‘Throbtastic Jismatron
X3’.
Note the twin Testiculon thrusters, and the short black sensor arrays on the
wings. If there’s naughty fun to be had, this ship can find it.
The pilot’s name is Carlos, and he wants to make love to you.
Cheers,
Allister
A few deep links until moderation.
Pic
Pic
Pic
Pic
Pic
(1)- and your sons, pets, and vegetables
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:
I think this is both brilliant and hilarious. What a great name “Bonktrons” is.
I hope this whisks up a storm of prudish controversy, unfortunately I can’t
start it as I’m too grown up, open-minded and I have a sense of humour. One
question -
Can it dock with a Mothership? :-)
Steve (Looking forward to a whole fleet of Bonktron ships, vehicles and bases).
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In lugnet.space, Steve Lane wrote:
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I hope this whisks up a storm of prudish controversy
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Why?
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In lugnet.space, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Steve Lane wrote:
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I hope this whisks up a storm of prudish controversy
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Why?
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A fair question...
Had the maker created his phallic conveyance for purely
personal..er...gratification then why post it? Presumably to share his
mischievous imagination with like-minded individuals. I for one chuckled
heartily at it and look forward to a long line of similarly smutty shuttlecraft.
As for controversy, as has been pointed out, no-one, least of all children are
going to miss the joke, certainly if my genital-obsessed childhood was anything
to go by, therefore no-one is liable to be offended. If there are prudes among
us who frown upon this creation then they can exercise their right not to view
it.
I was often a mischievous stirrer on other sites but rapidly learned that in
retrospect, what I assumed to be hearty and hilarious instigation to debate came
across more as boorish, belligerent trolling.
So far, this thread has been remarkably easy going and happily concurrent with
the original poster’s intent to amuse and titillate, which is no bad thing!
Let’s keep it that way! ;)
-Alex
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In lugnet.space, Steve Lane wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:
I think this is both brilliant and hilarious. What a great name “Bonktrons”
is.
I hope this whisks up a storm of prudish controversy, unfortunately I can’t
start it as I’m too grown up, open-minded and I have a sense of humour. One
question -
Can it dock with a Mothership? :-)
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Only in the West Virginia system.
Marc Nelson Jr.
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I am loathe to even reply to this post as I am almost sure that Allister is
deliberately trying to stir up controversy. I will be the first to say that it
is in poor taste though. Way to go for exercising your right to free speech.
Nathan
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In lugnet.space, Nathan Proudlove wrote:
> I am loathe to even reply to this post as I am almost sure that Allister is
> deliberately trying to stir up controversy. I will be the first to say that
> it is in poor taste though. Way to go for exercising your right to free
> speech.
>
> Nathan
In what way is this poor taste exactly? Ribald humour is quite an old form of
humour (Chaucer springs to mind) and any child viewing it who did not know what
it referred to wouldn't get it anyway (if you mean we should 'think of the
children'). Perhaps you prefer the sort of free speech that agrees with your
world view.
Tim
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In lugnet.space, Nathan Proudlove wrote:
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I am loathe to even reply to this post as I am almost sure that Allister is
deliberately trying to stir up controversy. I will be the first to say that
it is in poor taste though. Way to go for exercising your right to free
speech.
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Still wondering what contest Rosco was referring to when I called Richie on his
previous trolling, starting to suspect a pattern, and wondering as to why the
frequency of these trolls and mocks seems to be increasing, I decided to go
look around for myself. I held my nose and did a little digging around on JLUG.
(it took about 5 clicks so it wasn’t too bad).
It seems there was a contest after all. It looks like you are saying that
Allister (as the author of this
post ) is trying to deliberately stir up controversy on LUGNET. That is, the
same guy that subsequently authored
this singularly unhelpful
post (mocking the very existence of the contest that he created) is perhaps
actually not acting here on LUGNET with the best of motives?
If that’s what you’re saying I would have to agree that it certainly does have
that appearance, doesn’t it?
One has to wonder if that mysterious contest is still actually (secretly??)
running or not (whether these “entries” are valid under the rules or not seems
irrelevant)... or if not, why there seems to be such an upswing in mocking,
pastiches, controversial posts cloaked in claimed “humor”, and so forth.
Why is this a good thing for the community, or for LUGNET specifically? Perhaps
it isn’t. Perhaps the people engaging in this trolling and mocking don’t
actually have the best interests of LUGNET at heart, although it’s hard to tell
for sure since many of them apparently (based on their statements in things like
their LUGNET member pages) pride themselves on
ambiguity.
I don’t get it... maybe Allister and Richie haven’t been trolling, it’s hard to
say for sure, but in general the best thing to do with trolls, once it’s clear
what is going on, is ignore them.
I expect this post of mine will be mock
fodder too...
Whatever. Mock away.
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In lugnet.space, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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wondering as to why
the frequency of these trolls and mocks seems to be increasing,
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These trolls and mocks? Exactly which trolls and mocks are you referring to
here?
ROSCO
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In lugnet.space, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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Still wondering what contest Rosco was referring to when I called Richie on
his previous trolling, starting to suspect a pattern, and wondering as to why
the frequency of these trolls and mocks seems to be increasing, I decided to
go look around for myself. I held my nose and did a little digging around on
JLUG. (it took about 5 clicks so it wasn’t too bad).
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And to think you were once one of the bastions of JLUG. Come back Larry. We miss
you.
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It seems there was a contest after all.
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Well knock me down with a feather!
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It looks like you are saying that
Allister (as the author of this post ) is trying to deliberately stir up controversy on LUGNET.
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That ‘contest’ never got off the ground. And this certainly isn’t an entry.
Trust me, if I was entering that contest, you’d know.
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That
is, the same guy that subsequently authored
this singularly unhelpful
post (mocking the very existence of the contest that he created) is perhaps
actually not acting here on LUGNET with the best of motives?
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Nothing there but a sense of impish fun, Larry. And if you can’t mock yourself
you might as well end it all now.
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If that’s what you’re saying I would have to agree that it certainly does
have that appearance, doesn’t it?
One has to wonder if that mysterious contest is still actually (secretly??)
running or not (whether these “entries” are valid under the rules or not
seems irrelevant)...
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Secretly? It’s there for anyone with a computer and an internet connection to
see. Don’t be too impressed with your own detective skills there, Dick Tracy.
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or if not, why there seems to be such an upswing in
mocking, pastiches, controversial posts cloaked in claimed “humor”, and so
forth.
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It strangely coincides with an upswing in humourlessness. I for one find people
that take any particular subject too serioulsy to be particularly ripe for
satire. Maybe others do as well.
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Why is this a good thing for the community, or for LUGNET specifically?
Perhaps it isn’t. Perhaps the people engaging in this trolling and mocking
don’t actually have the best interests of LUGNET at heart, although it’s hard
to tell for sure since many of them apparently (based on their statements in
things like their LUGNET member pages) pride themselves on
ambiguity.
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Clearly you think LUGNET is more important than I do. Building Lego models is
just a bit of fun for me, Larry. It’s not like I’m making money off it.
What exactly are LUGNET’s interests anyway? Is it in LUGNET’s interest to post
Lego models that I, as a paid member of LUGNET, think worthy of display?
Alright, it’s a bit of a juvenile joke, but it’s still something I put a
considerable amount of creative capital into. I really don’t appreciate being
cast as a troll because of it. Unless you consider that to be in LUGNET’s
interest, in which case I have no response other than :flabbergasted:
I can’t imagine what possesed you to seek out Richie’s LUGNET profile as a
result of reading this thread, but I fail to see the relevance. If you have
issues with Richie, take it up with him, but leave it out of this thread.
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I don’t get it... maybe Allister and Richie haven’t been trolling, it’s hard
to say for sure, but in general the best thing to do with trolls, once it’s
clear what is going on, is ignore them.
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Yet you responed. Is not following your own advice in LUGNET’s interest too?
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I expect this post of mine will be mock fodder too...
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Probably, but not by me.
That said, what did you think of the model, constructionwise? As someone who
clearly excells at space I
value your opinion.
Cheers,
Allister
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Eeew! And funny, too...
James Wilson
Dallas, TX
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I can’t tell if I should be disgusted or laughing. I’ll go with laughing. The
body is a beautiful thing, so why not use it as a model? Overall, a creative
and original MOC, I applaud you for that. Only criticism: perhaps a brown or
dark tan should have been used for the...uh...nosecone. ;)
Chris McNamee
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LOL
And a very nice ship indeed :-)
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First flying swastikas and now this.
w00t.
LUGNET dies, bringing the once decent theme of space down with it.
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Introducing the long awaited second Bonktron vehicle:
The “Long range Obliteration Vehicle (Experimental)” or L.O.V.E rocket
Despite the prolonged development time the designers have still failed to
eliminate the excessive vibration encountered on take off, Therefore,
unfortunately the Love rocket is unlikely to be mass produced and will instead
be shelved despite it’s surprising popularity with female pilots.
The “Long range Obliteration Vehicle” was designed to protect the Bonktronian
colonies from attack by hostile forces. After detecting unwanted intrusions into
Bonktron space, the Love rocket(s) would blast off and intercept the intruders.
Once within range the primary rocket would scan the enemy fleet, perform a
threat analysis and then hand off any lesser targets to the other love rockets
in the formation, the attack would then climax with the launch of the single
nose mounted nuclear torpedo :-).
Steve
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:
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The first sighting of their return was this ship: a deep penetration recon
ship apparently dubbed by it’s owner the
‘Throbtastic
Jismatron X3’.
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Ha!
After the Viagra Moonbase Module, we all
should have seen this one coming, right? :^p
I know that you have a limited selection of parts because you’re building in tan
-- still, the assembly of slopes and plates on the, uh, neck of the spacecraft
seems too jagged. This model, IMO, does not call for a greebly look.
I seem to recall that you’re Australian, so you probably haven’t seen the
American comedy program called “Saturday Night Live.” They did a sketch back in
the late 1970’s (I’m dating myself) called “Planet of the Men vs. Planet of the
Women.”
You might find further building inspiration if you see that sketch... then
again, maybe that’s an impulse you should ignore.
Ladasky Home Solar, Inc.: blowing sunshine up your power grid since March 24,
2005. Fiat lux!
Uptime: 164 days
| | Downtime: none
| | kWh generated: 3920
| | kWh consumed: 2909
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:
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The Bonktrons are a hedonistic cult devoted to nothing but the peasures of
the flesh.
The first sighting of their return was this ship: a deep penetration recon
ship apparently dubbed by it’s owner the
‘Throbtastic
Jismatron X3’.
Cheers,
Allister
A few deep links until moderation.
Pic
Pic
Pic
Pic
Pic
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Sigh. I suppose I should drastically restock the pharmacy shelves of
The Viagra® Moonbase
Module. I have a feeling these guys are going to be regulars. Unless, of
course, they’ve genetically engineered themselves to naturally produce
sildenafil citrate (Viagra). That could be bad for business.
David Gregory
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:
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The Bonktrons are a hedonistic cult devoted to nothing but the peasures of
the flesh. They are fairly recent arrivals to our quadrant of the galaxy,
having spent many years in exile. They were originally part of the Classic
Space regime, but found their philosophies too prudish and departed the more
populated regions of space to found their own colony. Now, for reasons known
only to themselves, they are back. Lock up your daughters (1)
The first sighting of their return was this ship: a deep penetration recon
ship apparently dubbed by it’s owner the
‘Throbtastic
Jismatron X3’.
Note the twin Testiculon thrusters, and the short black sensor arrays on the
wings. If there’s naughty fun to be had, this ship can find it.
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Actually, what I noted was the excellent sculpting of the coronal ridge.
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The pilot’s name is Carlos, and he wants to make love to you.
Cheers,
Allister
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I appreciate the value-added telescoping action that greatly enhances
playability. The only thing I take you to task on is the rather base and
uncreative name...surely inappropriate to such a subtle yet complex moc.
Considering the ethnic origin of the pilot, might I suggest El Gallo del Fuego?
Oh, and concerning Carlos...finally, a hero we can all get excited about.
-Keith
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In lugnet.space, Keith Goldman wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:
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Note the twin Testiculon thrusters, and the short black sensor arrays on the
wings. If there’s naughty fun to be had, this ship can find it.
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Actually, what I noted was the excellent sculpting of the coronal ridge.
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Why thankyou. It’s the small details, I find, that really makes a model.
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The pilot’s name is Carlos, and he wants to make love to you.
Cheers,
Allister
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I appreciate the value-added telescoping action that greatly enhances
playability. The only thing I take you to task on is the rather base and
uncreative name...surely inappropriate to such a subtle yet complex moc.
Considering the ethnic origin of the pilot, might I suggest El Gallo del
Fuego?
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Noted. I bow to your experience in such matters.
However, my Spanish being not quite up to scratch (ie. non-existent) I had to
resort to Babelfish for a translation. “The Rooster of the Fire”? Not quite sure
where you’re headed there dude.
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Oh, and concerning Carlos...finally, a hero we can all get excited about.
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Carlos bumped into that pretty-boy Vance Quantum on his travels. Poor Vance is
still in counselling.
Cheers,
Allister
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Out of curiosity I decided to check out the stats on Dirty Jane’s fighting
ships. Looks like the main gun is a Mk4 FAP cannon that can switch from pulse to
steady beam. It can fire a devastating massed charge but with a 15 minute cycle
rate between discharges. It also has a secondary cannon which can fire a 5,6,or
7 inch armor piercing round, 6 inch being the most common.
The only drawback I see to this fighter is atmospheric re-entry, where the pilot
can get pretty banged up unless he uses a specially designed helmet. In that
case, he won’t feel a thing.
A side entry mentions the first sight at the Battle of Delos 9. Surviving
ground pounders recalled the menacing screams of FAP-FAP-FAP overhead, causing
them to go limp with fear.
For Great Justice!
F
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In lugnet.space, Fradel D. Gonzales wrote:
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Out of curiosity I decided to check out the stats on Dirty Jane’s fighting
ships. Looks like the main gun is a Mk4 FAP cannon that can switch from pulse
to steady beam. It can fire a devastating massed charge but with a 15 minute
cycle rate between discharges. It also has a secondary cannon which can fire
a 5,6,or 7 inch armor piercing round, 6 inch being the most common.
The only drawback I see to this fighter is atmospheric re-entry, where the
pilot can get pretty banged up unless he uses a specially designed helmet.
In that case, he won’t feel a thing.
A side entry mentions the first sight at the Battle of Delos 9. Surviving
ground pounders recalled the menacing screams of FAP-FAP-FAP overhead,
causing them to go limp with fear.
For Great Justice!
F
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You, sir...are a baudy poet and master of innuendo. Bravo!
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In lugnet.space, Fradel D. Gonzales wrote:
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Out of curiosity I decided to check out the stats on Dirty Jane’s fighting
ships. Looks like the main gun is a Mk4 FAP cannon that can switch from pulse
to steady beam. It can fire a devastating massed charge but with a 15 minute
cycle rate between discharges. It also has a secondary cannon which can fire
a 5,6,or 7 inch armor piercing round, 6 inch being the most common.
The only drawback I see to this fighter is atmospheric re-entry, where the
pilot can get pretty banged up unless he uses a specially designed helmet.
In that case, he won’t feel a thing.
A side entry mentions the first sight at the Battle of Delos 9. Surviving
ground pounders recalled the menacing screams of FAP-FAP-FAP overhead,
causing them to go limp with fear.
For Great Justice!
F
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Who are you, and what have you done with Fradel? Did your momma write this for
you? Did mine?
Outstanding composition...in the word’s of Sean Connery (Finding Forrester):
“You’re the man now, dog.”
-Keith
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:
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The Bonktrons are a hedonistic cult devoted to nothing but the peasures of
the flesh. They are fairly recent arrivals to our quadrant of the galaxy,
having spent many years in exile. They were originally part of the Classic
Space regime, but found their philosophies too prudish and departed the more
populated regions of space to found their own colony. Now, for reasons known
only to themselves, they are back. Lock up your daughters (1)
The first sighting of their return was this ship: a deep penetration recon
ship apparently dubbed by it’s owner the
‘Throbtastic
Jismatron X3’.
Note the twin Testiculon thrusters, and the short black sensor arrays on the
wings. If there’s naughty fun to be had, this ship can find it.
The pilot’s name is Carlos, and he wants to make love to you.
Cheers,
Allister
A few deep links until moderation.
Pic
Pic
Pic
Pic
Pic
(1)- and your sons, pets, and vegetables
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Absolutely Brilliant Work Al! I found it hilarious. Your whole new theme has
captivated the hearts and minds of the space (SPACE!) community! To subtantiate
this claim, I decided to build a Bonktron© ship of my own. Bare in mind that my
skills in the space (SPACE!) genre are limited to my building a Galaxy Explorer
when they were initially released, and thats about it.
So with that, I give you:
The Millenium Phallus
The Millenium Phallus, with its advanced patented Jismatron©AM Deep Space Probe,
is able to scan complete galaxies for enemies, and it’s main source of power -
Sugar-walled Assteroids. The deep space probe is raised and lowered into
offensive position via two pneumatic cylinders, and includes use of the fiber
optics elements and a motor to simulate the probe scanning the lining of
sugar-walled assteroids for valuable regenerative energies.
Here we see the Millenium Phallus in full offensive mode:
Here’s the folder once(if?) moderated:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=144699
It was good to let off a little juvinile steam, and I hope that my own
contribution to the Bonktron© Theme will be up to par with other models in this
genre.
:o)
Derek
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--SNIP--
Wonderful landing gear. Looks like ducks feet. Groovilacious.
Tim
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In lugnet.space, Derek Curtis wrote:
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Here we see the Millenium Phallus in full offensive mode:
Here’s the folder once(if?) moderated:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=144699
It was good to let off a little juvinile steam, and I hope that my own
contribution to the Bonktron© Theme will be up to par with other models in
this genre.
:o)
Derek
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Somebody needs to beat you senseless with your own MOC.
-Keith
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In lugnet.space, Derek Curtis wrote:
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Absolutely Brilliant Work Al! I found it hilarious. Your whole new theme has
captivated the hearts and minds of the space (SPACE!) community! To
subtantiate this claim, I decided to build a Bonktron© ship of my own. Bare
in mind that my skills in the space (SPACE!) genre are limited to my building
a Galaxy Explorer when they were initially released, and thats about it.
So with that, I give you:
The Millenium Phallus
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Well, Derek, I’m certainly flattered that you’ve chosen to burst onto the .space
scene with a model inspired by my silly little theme. Might’ve been more
appropriate to start a new thread, but what the hey.
I’m also impressed at the speed with which this was built, photographed and
posted a mere eight hours or so after mine.(1)
As for the ship itself, well it certainly lives up to it’s name :)
I admire your determinedly studs up construction style - a courageous move in
these SNOT dominated times, and the lions heads, presumably signifying virility
or something, are a nice touch.
The technical features such as the fbre optics and pneumatics also make my
little worm gear thing seem flacid and unimpressive in comparison.
However, and I appreciate you’re accustomed to a more sculptural style, I still
think it needs a bit of work. The wings are, I feel, a bit extraneous, or at
least too long. The landing gear, particularly the front one, needs some serious
spacifying, and the cockpits, from what I can see, could use a bit more
detailing, or at least pilots. Cover some studs, an extra detailing colour
wouldn’t go astray (note how i used grey and black on mine for reference), and a
bit of greebling, and you’re away. (btw greebling is still one of the things I
struggle with most - it’s tricky to make it look convincingly technological and
not just a random arrangement of parts. Studying exposed machinery helps get an
eye for it I find)
But, that said, for a .space debut, it’s a promising start. You certainly did a
better job of building a spaceship than I’d ever do building a Tower of Terror
or something.
Welcome to .space, and remember: develope.
Allister
(1) alright, before the conspiracy theorists start getting excited, I’ve had
mine built for a couple of weeks now, and I did show it to a few friends,
including Derek, for feedback before showing it to the community at large. The
idea of the Bonktron(2) theme seemed to strike a cord with them, so don’t be
surprised if we see a few more ship in the theme. I myself have a microscale
capship in progress, so stay tuned.
(2) and, credit where it’s due, it was Janey Red Brick that first coined that
name. I was originally going to create the Sillytrons, which were in turn
inspired by Michael Dallaston’s Nicetrons. I still might. Bonktrons seemed to be
a richer field for humour though, and the rest, as they say, is history.
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Allister McLaren wrote:
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/almac/SPACE/bonktron/thumb/144_4419.jpg_thumb.jpg>>
What a vibrant design!
And that smile under the moustache, incredible!
How many BS censors did you have to neutralize before you found one who
passed this?
Greatly amused, Christian
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