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| | | After a 15-year hiatus on space-themed MOCs, I've created a moonbase module: (URL) course I had to use a lot of Technic pieces and add motorization ;-) It has two lifts and a big door that are remotely controlled (using 4-channel R/C unit from (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space) !!
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Andrew Verner
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| | | | | (...) this is a great comeback. The detail makes me cry. ;_; I love the cube door, though... not sure why... (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) The "cube" door was the result of a "DOH!". I built the platform and its legs first, and when I started building the lower facility next, I realized I didn't have a lot of room. I had decided on 3 corridor connections, with the main elevator (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Bruce Hietbrink
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| | | | | | (...) That was an awfully fortuitous "DOH!", as your solution is really cool. For some reason my favorite little build detail is the little stairwell running from the flight control room (?) up to the flight deck itself. It just looks perfect. The (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks! (...) Thanks! The stairwell is awfully fragile, but should hold up to a few minifigs stomping on it :-) (...) Hmmm.... I wonder where I got the inspiration? :-) (I work in the offshore construction industry- serving the oil and gas (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | (...) I had thought about putting a landing pad on a tower. I like how you accomplished it in the Classic Space style. Well done. ~Grand Admiral (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) Yes, I caught myself "whooshing" them around the room. I stopped, felt foolish, then realized only my cats were watching. I continued whooshing... :-) I love the blue/gray/trans-yellow color style of Classic Space. The best part is the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | (...) A MOC isn't finished until it has been whooshed properly. ~Grand Admiral (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | (...) Darn straight! (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Adrian Drake
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| | | | | | | (...) Just be careful how you woosh. Bad things can happen: (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Andrew Verner
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| | | | | | (...) Indeed, whooshing is mandatory. Heck, even actual sets have to be whooshed sometimes. -Andrusi && Sanity not included. (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Tobbe Arnesson
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| | | | | | (...) Like the "Sculpture" planes, Sopwith Camel and Red Baron... (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | | (...) And like my 6973 :) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Adrian Drake
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| | | | | (...) Nifty! The support columns are really a marvel of engineering. I'd love to see more mechanized moonbase modules. Welcome back to space. Once the claws are in you, you won't be able to escape. Adrian -- (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) build for a moonbase, the blue-gray truss pattern kept popping into my mind. I thought of it as a futuristic/industrial style, perhaps reminiscent of old sci-fi movies. Then I envisaged a 4-column arrangement with a landing pad on top. That (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Soren Roberts
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| | | | | Beautiful! I really dig your trusses, very industrial. And of course the cube door is utterly brilliant, as are the lifts. I agree the internal detail i a bit sparse, but the amazing exterior more than makes up for it. Take care, Soren (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks! I like the industrial-space look. Blue Technic beams are perfect for this :-) -TJ (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | New Fad? —Paul Hartzog
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| | | | | well i agree with what the others have said very nicely done, cube door, struts and all but i'd like to say that i think the little ships are the best part those things are darn cool i'd love to see that become a fad and see some LUGfest MBases w/ (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: New Fad? —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | | (...) Thanks! (...) Thanks again! I was quite inspired by the long, sloped pieces. They're cool. (...) Every moonbase needs a few small, personal craft! :-) TJ (22 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: New Fad? —Paul Baulch
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| | | | | | (...) Actually, I'd like it to be taken further into a Moonbase-related standard, where the ships can't exceed a certain compact size, say 16 studs by 10 studs by 8 bricks high (for example). Then people can give their moonbase modules parking lots (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? —Anthony Babington
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| | | | | | | "Paul Baulch" <paul@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:HCyJrD.1971@lugnet.com... (...) standard, (...) opening (...) actually, I was pondering something very much like this just today (I'm working on a supermodule landing platform. it'll be part (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | | | What would really be fun about the standard ... someone could build a Moonbase "SUV" dealership, with these huge over-sized craft. There could be a bunch of folks standing around outside protesting the craft "WHERE WILL YOU PARK?" or "MARTIAN* (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? Multi-Level Moonbase —Fred Trayers
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| | | | | | | | | Hi Folks- Let me begin by saying that I'm a moonbase novice. I've yet to create a module, so feel free to disregard the following comments until you feel that I've been around the block enough... However, one of the limitations of the Moonbase (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? Multi-Level Moonbase —John P. Henderson
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I agree with Fred's sentiments on this. I have thought about building more modules myself, but time is not likely to allow more than one more out of me before BrickFest. My concept for my next one will allow for at least three levels, maybe (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? Multi-Level Moonbase —Markham Carroll
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| | | | | | | | | | | "Stickboy" <f_trayers@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HCzMIx.Dxs@lugnet.com... (...) that (...) designers (...) There is also the possibilities of using multiple large, gray baseplates, like 1 x 2 and 2 x 2. I had plans of doing a 1 x 2 monorail (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? Multi-Level Moonbase —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) HA! Saw these in a MichLUG meeting gallery: (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? Multi-Level Moonbase —Mike Case
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Even though I'm even more of a moonbase novice than you are (especially since I don't have an active project right now), but I figured I'd toss in my two-credits-worth anyway. I think you've got a great idea. I've got an even crazier (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? —Scott Lyttle
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| | | | | | | | Did you see the "Life on Mars" Truck Tour? That was quite cool..as I recall, there was the following: monkeys around a tall black object (think the dimensions were 1:4:9) martians spray painting graffiti on the side of the disco wall a martian (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | | | (...) Hah! I wish I had seen that ... do you know where there are pictures? Dead fleebnorks, now why did I think of that. Ooooh! Inspiration: a bunch of "space hippies" with placards that read: "No Blood for Fleebnorks!" :) Maaaaan. Now I really (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) Ok. I have to strongly disagree here. In my legoverse landing gear is an easily exploitable weakness on military ships. Landing gear on my military ships (any size that can land) is always built directly into the hull of the ship to eliminate (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? —Jeffrey Benson
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| | | | | | | (...) Perhaps the requirement be that the ship is "functional" so to speak: i.e., there is crew access, and it won't tip to one side or the other when landed. Jeff Benson jbenso1@towson.edu (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? —Paul Baulch
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| | | | | | (...) Whoa! My bad. I didn't mean to imply that fixed landing gear was unacceptable, it's totally fine by me. What I meant was that I viewed the presence of landing gear of some kind as mandatory. I've made fighters without landing gear at all, it's (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New Fad? —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) easily (...) (any (...) Um... Perhaps my reply came across a little more argumentative than I intended. (...) I see, that makes much more sense than my original assumption. (...) -Mike Petrucelli (21 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Jeff Szklennik
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| | | | | (...) WOW!...wow! I like the use of the ball joint at the bearing point on the foot of the struts. The trusses are very industrial-strength looking. the cube door is very unique. I like the wedge ships the best, tho' Jeff (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks for all your comments! Those ball joints are surprizingly strong and they make a great connection joint. TJ (22 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Tony Alexander
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| | | | | Thomas, You wrote: "You'll notice that my moonbase is rough and unfinished looking. I feel that a lot more detail, particularly on the inside, could have been added." While more details could have been added, the ones that you have are pretty cool. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks! Well, just a few more computer panels and stuff inside the base, I guess. I also wanted to make a few small vehicles to roam about the place. (...) Yep, that would make it stronger. Thanks! It does work fine as it is, just as long as I (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | That has got to be one of the coolest uses of technic parts in a mini-fig scale MOC I have seen. As others have said it gives the landing pad a very utilitarian design. Very cool. -Mike Petrucelli (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks! I just couldn't do it without Technic parts :-) I had to throw in some beams and motors! TJ (22 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Andrew Saada
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| | | | | (...) TJ- This is a beautiful creation. I like how you captured the Classic Space schema. As Adrian stated, "The support columns are really a marvel of engineering." Like Jeff, I too really like the use of the ball joint as the bearing point, and as (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks! Actually, I used almost every blue Technic beam I own! But having a ton of 1x5 and 1x6 gray liftarms made it possible. (...) The motorization was quite easy, and is a neat feature if your moonbase is in the middle of a big layout. You (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Nathan Wells
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| | | | | (...) Wow, that is amazing. As everyone else has said, that is an awesome construction. The cube door is very cool and the speeders are too cute! (instructions, perhaps?). The Classic space color works well, though I'm not an expert in CS because I (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks! Just remember: Blue, Gray, & Trans-yellow ;-) The perfect pattern! Although, I do like the Gray, Black & Trans-green pattern too. Hey, what's your favorite Classic Space color pattern? (I'm sure this has been discussed before :-) The (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Allister McLaren
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| | | | | | | (...) Ice Planet. Allister (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Markham Carroll
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| | | | | | "TJ Avery" <tjavery@texbrick.com> wrote in message news:HC7K64.1ww6@lugnet.com... (...) discussed (...) interest. (...) I've got a 6930 Supply Center, and that's in blue, white, and trans-blue, with a bit of gray here and there, but I'd have to say (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | Hey wow, that is very neat looking! I really like the Leg/rig structure! The details abound. I like the steps on the upper deck, wow there is a lot to look at. Great job. Excellent photos too. I really like your web-site. When I rebuild my links (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks! (...) Sure thing! (...) I've enjoyed discussing it as much as building it! Thanks! -TJ (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Tobbe Arnesson
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| | | | | (...) the small construction derrick crane on top of the landing platform? :) I'm glad you did this and show those .space ppl. what Technic can do for them :) Perhaps we Technic-buff's should make this into a crusade and build in other themes with (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | | | (...) Hey, I can't do *everything* ;-) But I suppose it needs some sort of crane! (...) Thanks! (...) Ah yes, that. It was fun :-) -TJ (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Markham Carroll
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| | | | "TJ Avery" <tjavery@texbrick.com> wrote in message news:HC3xz8.154G@lugnet.com... (...) module: (...) but (...) The ideas you used on it are amazing! I also liked the cube door, but I thought the design for the supports were very creative. I tried (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Moonbase Module: The Landing Pad —Thomas Avery
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| | | | (...) Thanks! Yes, it does take a considerable amount of Technic parts. It's amazing how fast my little bins of part emptied as I built it! The truss legs are stabilized by the flex cable system. The X pattern attached on each side holds the (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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