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Re: My Starcruiser
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lugnet.build
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Thu, 22 Jul 1999 03:46:43 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Alex wrote:
> > Hey Jeremy,
> > how about rating my ship?
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> Well, I don't generally rate other peoples' models; I'm typically more of a
> selfish and anti-social type. But you asked. :-, I'm not going to be
> gentle, but please bear with me...
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> A starship that size would need really big engines. Take a look at Star
> Wars and Star Trek, the majority of their ships have large and cool-looking
> engine parts. A comparably-sized real-world vehicle -- say, an AH-64 Apache
> Longbow -- has a very large and noticable drive section (the main rotor).
> Plus, what I take it you indicate is the bridge (the globe on top) looks
> more like a mission module, easily detached and so on. Also, a mid-size
> combat ship such as this needs at least one YBBG (Your Basic Big Gun, the
> bigger the better), otherwise it would be little more than a glorified
> transport.
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> For reaslism (accounting for sci-fi), I'd give it a 5.
Realism, hmm, the engine? well, there's a cocpit in the back...
no room.
Believe me, my newer version of this ship HAS a ybbg.(but no bridge.)
I'll admit that the bridge is lame.
> Looks -- this is the second hardest part of modelling. It has the general
> shape of a brick, with some flimsy attachments. (1) Good base, okay
> peripherals. However! The cockpit section is way cool. I am seriously
> coveting the double Explorien wing design, and I will steal the idea at some
> point. Plus, I see a couple of largish cannons on the forward set of wings
> that also look veeery cool. (I wish I could see the hinge better; I may
> borrow that design also.)
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> For looks, I'd give it a 7.
What hinge?
HAH. Everyone falls for this...see the top plates? Those go over the edge
of the inner tunnel. in the pic, it lookes bigger than it really is!
I know. I looooooved the cockpit design.
Fine. copy my design. if u can, though, give me credit?
> Presentation -- this is the killer and is difficult to master, impossible
> for some (2). There's just the one semi-blurry photo; it doesn't show many
> details. I suspect some (or many) close-ups will greatly improve anyone's
> rating of this ship.
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> For presentation, I'd give it a 3.
presintation... sorry, but i only take 1 pic of most of my ships...
> If these categories were weighted with looks being most important and
> presentation being the least important (3), I'd give your model an overall
> rating of about 6. Meaning: there is definitely room for improvement, but
> it has a lot of inherent coolness. I'm really excited to see more Lego
> models from you. :-,
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> Cheers,
> - jsproat
thanx
> 1. I know how this is; I've done it hundreds of times: you've put a lot of
> work into putting together the bulk of the body, and you're tired, and so
> you snap some wing pieces on. However, the day after I am generally
> disappointed, so I re-build the external bits and really beef them up. It's
> always been worth the time.
>
> 2. For an example of bad presentation of models, take a look at my Web
> site!
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> 3. Looks = 50%, Realism = 40%, Presentation = 10%; which I suspect is close
> to how we all rate our own models...
>
> --
> Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com>
> http://www.io.com/~jsproat
> Darth Maul Lives
alex
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| (...) Cool! WHen can we see it? (...) Sure; I try to give everyone whom I've ripped off due credit. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) Well, I don't generally rate other peoples' models; I'm typically more of a selfish and anti-social type. But you asked. :-, I'm not going to be gentle, but please bear with me... A starship that size would need really big engines. Take a look (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)
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