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Designed to move spacecraft as large as the LL 924 from the landing pad to
on-site maintenance facilities, this “big rig” has also proven useful for other
endeavors. During the first human-experienced 24-year megaflood on the planet
Circlet, the gigantic machine proved invaluable in carrying colonists to high
ground after available air and space vehicles had been filled to capacity. Its
sheer size has been known to frighten away some of the more aggressive
xenomorphs, such as the crystalcougar and ironskunk.
Though some Spaceship Surface Transports have been modified to operate in near
vacuum, such as on Luna, the standard design includes an air-breathing big-bore
V-12 fueled by hydrogen that is garnered from solar-power-based electrolysis.
Aided by the latest in autonavigation systems, the vehicle can drive without
human aid, though often a human pilot is employed to ensure smooth operations.
Modularity is a key component to this machine’s versatility. The “AE-35” antenna
has proven quite useful in long-distance and satellite-based communication.
Additional high-powered “sensors” are indispensable for travel on worlds that
have those rare block-headed and vicious xenomorphs that don’t seem to have a
sense of fear, such as freak-woks. These devices can spot exobiological dangers
from kilometers away, quite useful in neutralizing the problem. The modular
hard-points can also accommodate other items, such as seats, storage facilities
and porta-johns.
I expect to display this Classic Space truck at BrickFest 2007, Portland.
-best,
Wolf
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"Wolf Read" <readw.at.oniddotorstdotedu> wrote in message
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> I expect to display this Classic Space truck at BrickFest 2007, Portland.
Nice. The women seem to be without helmets and tanks. Surely they're done
for. :o
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In lugnet.space, Neb Okla wrote:
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> Nice. The women seem to be without helmets and tanks. Surely they're done
> for. :o
They're trained to hold their breath for a looong time. ;o)
Actually, the world they are on is supposed to have an atmosphere, albiet a thin
one. :o)
-best,
Wolf
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"Wolf Read" <readw.at.oniddotorstdotedu> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.space, Neb Okla wrote:
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> > Nice. The women seem to be without helmets and tanks. Surely they're
> > done
> > for. :o
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> They're trained to hold their breath for a looong time. ;o)
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> Actually, the world they are on is supposed to have an atmosphere, albiet
> a thin
> one. :o)
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> -best,
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> Wolf
I thought you were going to say it had an invisible force field so they can
work on the deck without cumbersome gear.
Thanks to idea book 6000, everyone knows that civilian clothes are ok in
space - as long as you have a helmet and air tanks. :D
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I love the classic Space look. I wish I had those yellow windshield pieces.
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In lugnet.space, Jordan Bradford wrote:
> I love the classic Space look. I wish I had those yellow windshield pieces.
Wolf,
Another great Classic Space MOC! Actually this is my favorite (so far) since it
is such a unique concept and very well executed. I like the idea of a
maintenance transporter for larger spacecraft very well. As always, you uphold
the Classic Space look spendidly and have created yet another image that might
as well have come from a 1985 LEGO Space catalog!
-Jordan
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In lugnet.space, Wolf Read wrote:
I like this quite a bit - it would have come in handy tootling around my
Moonbase module (the Alpha-Omega Landing Pad II) for sure!
My two nitpicks are so small I can’t believe I’m bringing them up, but I would
have figured the Classic Space scheme to have used grey wheels instead of blue
(which would go along with the landing gear color on most Classic spaceships).
I also would have moved the rear wheels closer to the front (IOW shorten the
wheelbase) so as to more evenly distribute the load being carried (yeah yeah
lower gravity and all that but it would just look cooler IMHO :-)).
But feel free to ignore my ramblings and enjoy your well done MOC!! We can
never have enough CS styled MOCs around.
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In lugnet.space, Bob Parker wrote:
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I like this quite a bit - it would have come in handy tootling around my
Moonbase module (the Alpha-Omega Landing Pad II) for sure!
My two nitpicks are so small I can’t believe I’m bringing them up, but I
would have figured the Classic Space scheme to have used grey wheels instead
of blue (which would go along with the landing gear color on most Classic
spaceships). I also would have moved the rear wheels closer to the front (IOW
shorten the wheelbase) so as to more evenly distribute the load being carried
(yeah yeah lower gravity and all that but it would just look cooler IMHO
:-)).
But feel free to ignore my ramblings and enjoy your well done MOC!! We can
never have enough CS styled MOCs around.
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Thanks much! I’m always happy to hear other people’s interpretation of what I’ve
created (this goes to everyone who’s commented on my postings--thank you all!).
Your nitpicks touched on one of the biggest struggles I’ve had with this MOC.
I’ve tried different wheel combinations, starting with smaller CS wheels, but
the monster truck rolled so much better with the big hard-plastic jobs, I
decided to keep them. And I have lots of blue wheels, which made them a logical
choice for me. Don’t have any gray. Have some black. But, through some Photoshop
image-butchering, other schemes can be examined without altering the physical
model:
Yeah, I don’t disagree about the wheel locations. I used a Battrax-like
connection system for the front and trailer--though mine is three plates stacked
to a side and interlaced, not just one to a side, due to the weight and stress
on that part of the rig. Spreading the trailer’s wheels would certainly take the
load off of that joint. Also, I have enough blues to fill the trailer
front-to-back at the density seen in the photo, say seven to a side :oD. If I
did this, I might have to rename the vehicle. Something like Centipede Spaceship
Transport or, hey, Lunar Eighteen Wheeler (counting the ones on the front)...
Another thing I thought about is to install a independent-suspension wheel
system similar the Mobile Rocket Transport (6950), and add a crane to the top
deck. The crane could be used to lift spaceships onto the trailer. However, that
would take away a great spot for parking 918s.
-best,
Wolf
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In lugnet.space, Neb Okla wrote:
> "Wolf Read" <readw.at.oniddotorstdotedu> wrote in message
> news:JD0w78.Hvr@lugnet.com...
> I like the gray best.
All right, all right... I just bought some gray wheels via BrickLink...
Definitely interested to see how the real thing looks when they get here.
Guess I'll have to make something else with 18 big blue wheels. ;o)
Thanks all!
-best,
Wolf
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In lugnet.space, Wolf Read wrote:
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Another thing I thought about is to install a independent-suspension wheel
system similar the Mobile Rocket Transport (6950), and add a crane to the top
deck. The crane could be used to lift spaceships onto the trailer. However,
that would take away a great spot for parking 918s.
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Yep - grey wheels definately look Spacier! Looking forward to seeing it once
your BL order arrives.
Another possible place for cranes is at the back. They have those folding ones
that trucks use for loading pallets, etc. on the truck’s own cargo deck
Like this one:
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An independent-suspension unit would increase the playability of your vehicle a
lot by allowing it to crawl over the crater(plates) that seem to pop up on
celestial bodies like the moon.
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