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Hiya! some new pics are posted here: (URL) comes the fun of finishing the interior detail... wheeee! I'm so happy the ship is finally in the home stretch to being finished. cheers! Joel K (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space) !!
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I really enjoy the realistic feel of your spaceship. It's almost as if I can see people there walking around. Well done! ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Joel, This is great, the forelounge and garden really impressed me. It looks like a ship that I wouldn't mind spending a few weeks on, traveling the void. George (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Umm, wow. Extremely impressive. I like the "realistic" feel, and the color combinations... very, very nice! I can't wait to see the finished interiors- the garden is really cool. Please tell me that once you get it finished, and have taken (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Agreed. I looked at it and thought immediately "Cygnus" from that awful movie "The Black Hole." Excellent ship, though. :) I loved the gardens! best LFB (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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WOW! Words can't describe awesome this ship is! You take LEGO spaceship building to new levels! I love all the details inside the ship, and the exterior stuff like the engines is great! Again excellent job, definitely one of the most impressive (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I have a feeling a lot of people are thinking the same thing. My gf said the exact same thing when she saw it... and I didn't realize it until then but you are all right, there is a lot of the Cygnus shape in the BenGrace. Not a planned (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) thank you very much! That's nice of you to say :) cheers! Joel K (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) actually, I am planning on making a webpage for it that would be one the travel agency would use to show off the ship and all the features to convince people to take trips, however.... for some ODD reason, tripod has deleted my whole account (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Excellent! (...) Maybe they had a disk failure? My web hoster (thirteen.net) recently had a major disk failure, and they had to send the drive off to have data recovery performed- so my webpage was gone for a while, but eventually restored. If (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I wish failure were the case, as that's understandable as happenstance, but what happened to me was that I signed-in to tripod to upload some files, and the response I got was something like; "Minispy is no longer a Tripod member, you have (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Whoa! Cool! Really long. Did I mention: Cool! -Mike Petrucelli (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) thanks! I like posting my work here because there are so many people that make great ships that inspired me to build this ship. When I designed how I wanted the BenGrace to look, I just thought back on all the aspects I liked of various ships, (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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Sorry I'm late on responding to this one, Joel! Two words: ...you...rock.. Simply astounding. Very, VERY good. I only have one comment: regarding the four rear engine nacelles, I would have prefered them to be more rigidly attached to the ship like (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) (A la Keanu Reeves): Woah... First you pique our interest in LEGO Transformers (Jetfire), then you show how good a Star Wars MOC can be (Republic Cruiser), then you blow us away with this! Woah... Mark W. (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I appreciate the critisizm... and while I take your point to the stability of the engines (there are a couple points where I'd like them to be "beefier"), there is a structural reason for it. The fore engines are for forward motion only, and (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) hehee, I wish I could say I have something even better planned after the BenGrace, but I think I'm going to go back to building small ships for a while. My last few projects have been fairly big, and I miss being able to have an idea in the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Whoa! Too cool! That thing is huge!! Nice work on the interior, and the front hull, very detailed like everything else. If you wanted to create a new big ship, but you don't want to wreck that thing up, I suggest making it into a sort of space (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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I have to agree with this person. I did the same thing. Downloaded the pictures and am using them as a desktop background especially file "gracenew.jpg". Everyone at work is jealous. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. <snip> (...) my (...) which (...) (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Wow. What can I say that hasn't already been said - that is one cool ship. Darn big, too. I like what you've done with the front of the ship. Those engine nacelles up there really look good. So when do you start taking reservations for trips? (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Aiie... MAN that thing is huge. Outstanding work, Joel! That is just incredible. I can't wait to see the finished interior. So..when are you gonna let us book cruises for our Mini-me's? :) Joel J (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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I would like to request some more information about pricing for the Benevolent Grace. My family would like to take our next vacation on the most amazing ship in the Galaxy. Do you have a cruise leaving in August? (23 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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Hi all! I just finished a couple rooms so I have posted some pics to Brickshelf: (URL) interior shots are mostly of the finished atrium and the 3rd floor of the passenger section, which is designed to be like a nightclub, with a stage for live (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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Your model is absolutely amazing! The interiors are especially impressive, perhaps the best I've seen. There's so much room inside, not little cramped spaces so you really could go for the gusto and show off some beautiful design and decor. Truly (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Whoa.... I'm not sure what to say, Joel. The interior is coming along incredibily.... I can't really pick one shot I like more than the others.. they're all awesome. The pizza ovens in the galley, the chandelier, the arcade (looks like a place (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) thank you! (...) I have to say that my personal favorites of the details are the chandeliers in the main hall. They didn't turn out anything like how I planned, that's probably a good thing. :) (...) Great idea, I didn't think of those... I (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) thanks! I think there is a lot to be said for cramped-space designing too. If done well, efficiency can be just as impressive IMHO. However, ever since I was a wee lad I have wanted to build massive space ships like we have all seen in movies (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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What's next? Starship Titanic? :) Great work, really impre-ss-ive! Erin -- (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) "not even God himself could blow up this ship.." a few weeks later it runs into an asteroid or something. -Tim (in a really dorky mood) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm DEFINITELY going to do that when I get home in May. I decided to come home for the whole summer rather than try to work in NYC or ehh...northern CT (if you get my drift), for multiple reasons. Anyways, for all those interested in a (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.wi)
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www.starshiptitanic.com Erin -- (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Erin Windross" <e-windross@home.com> wrote in message news:GAq6ys.EIF@lugnet.com... (...) Whoa, um, weird. Reminds me, I gotta read HHGTTG sometime...never finished it (!!) -Tim (23 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) True. I found that out trying to build the lavatories on the first carrier (wish I took more pictures). (...) Yep, that's the main variable. (...) I guess you gotta figure the practicality of it. It could still be a military ship (like Star (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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Joel that thing is incredible, the detailing throughout is incredible. I was soo busy trying to finish my latest ship i missed lettin you know. I thought mine was considerably sized, but holy mackrel. The removable sides really help to display the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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