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Pallas Spaceworks is proud to announce the launch of a new line of Interstellar Craft, the 9000 Series. The 9000 Series Craft are mid-size fleet service models targeted at interstellar patrol and trade, designed and built with a eye to reliability, (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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Very Cool! If I ever had enough time to draw the cad images of my craft we could really get a good rivalry going. Cheers Karim! Pat J (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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Great site. Fine drawings and a lot of imagination at work. Congradulations Karim. Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) <knassar@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:F99HJ7.sC@lugnet.com... (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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Karim wrote in message ... (...) and (...) Your a master of your craft. I like the use of wedge configurations. Where do get your inspiration? Oh, and I like the Orion's internals. Most models I've seen in the Sci-Fi genre lack that point. Sort of (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Interstellar (...) <snip> (...) Simply inspiring. I enjoyed all of it, especially the runabout cabin which is very cool while not destroying the ship's nice lines. Very Star Wars appropriate, if I may say so. Have you been glued to the trailer (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks :) Actually, I've wanted to do that 4-wing-wedge for a long time. I finally figured out the geometry and suddenly I had half a dozen different ideas of what to do with it. Prepare to see many more incarnations of this particular (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hehehe, Actually, I haven't seen the second trailer yet. I had a e-conversation with someone a while back about what makes a SW ship a SW ship... And two ideas that came from that are 1: scale... spaceships would be BIG... even small ships. (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Beautiful, simply beautiful. Those are both such exquisite models. Better stop now before I start gushing.... -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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Karim wrote in message <36FDA299.FA018AF2@m...ng.com>... (...) I (...) ideas (...) particular (...) I've tried to come up with a construction that would fit a wedge configuration, but with little success. My base idea is to model the "scout" from (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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Karim wrote in message <36FDA546.CC0DA744@m...ng.com>... (...) When I saw these models I thought "Trek". Something like the small combat vessels from "DS9" or "Voyager". (...) time. (...) You know, I've found that less TV does somehow equal more (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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Just adding to the general level of gushing, but I must say that a design like the Orion that actually has an interior modeled, but still is structurally sound, is about the cats pajamas in my book. When is the Pallas Spaceworks IPO, I want to buy (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks :) It's not immediately obvious from the renderings on the page, but both models also have a transaxle that joins the wings, so that when you tip one wing up, both move in sync and both landing struts pivot into place. It is much (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) A good song on that subject is Frank Zappa's "I'm The Slime" from the album "Overnight Sensation". I would say go check the lyrics on the International Lyrics Server, but I can't, as the site is under legal attack, and all lyrics have been (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Ummm, WOW. I'm not really into space models, but all of the raving from guys like Todd made me look again. I'm glad I did. I loved the microscale stuff Karim does too. This really is a must see site as well for the organization. Very few of (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Man. Zow! Dunno what to say -- gonna hafta visit these pages a few more times on separate days to fully digest all the eye candy there. I am *totally* bowled over by your orion.html page (the Series 9000 Runabout). Not only does the orion1.jpg (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I simply *must* find something to sacrifice in your honor. --Todd (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) That's incredible. I'd love to see an animation to help me visualize the movement. (wink, wink, nudge, nudge :) BTW, I'm wondering how you (and others) feel about your Pallas Spaceworks pages being featured as a new CLSotW pick... It's too (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I'm for a past-pick on Pallas Spaceworks, and a new feature on the Star Wars stuff. You could probably roll them into one, focusing on the Star Wars models but mentioning the newer virtues of Pallas SW. Karim, do you have any plans of "beefing (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks! I was wondering if the presentation was effective, as I rarely get any feedback on that. (...) Well, its a mix... In the case of the 9000 series, I built a series of mockups and proof-of-concept models before LCADing them, but the (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hmmm, Animations I'll have to leave to somebody else (wink, wink, nudge, nudge :) I have too much to do as it is :) (...) Wow! I didn't even know I had been picked the first time! :) Thanks! (...) Well, However you want to do it, I'll be (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Well, not really... do you think it needs it? I've got limited time to spend on my Lego stuff for now. I'd much rather spend it building new stuff, but if people think the page needs an "update" I'll work on it. --Karim (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Well, actually, yeah... At least, some different views, perhaps some multi-model views like the snowspeeders harassing some AT-ATs. A couple of X-Wings about to encounter a fleet of TIEs. Stuff like that. It could make the difference between (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hmmm, If I ever get L3PAO to work, I'll try to set some of this up. --Karim (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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What kinds of problems you having with L3PAO? One hint I might have for you, make sure your pov-ray dir doesn't have the - and doesn't have any spaces in it either. I did Pov's typical install and let it put the stuff where it wanted it the first (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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Karim heeft geschreven in bericht ... (...) Interstellar (...) Cool new ships, and I concur with all the other praises already here. But when does the M-404 Gargoyle come out? I like your landmates and your field unit (and, for the matter, all of (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Gosh! I hate that I never got that model LDrawed.... It is still intact.. sort of. It's in about 5 pieces, but I think I can reconstruct it. I've just not had the time to go back to this model and put together a page for it. I do have some (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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