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Re: Dan the Man is at it again
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Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:57:08 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Kyle D. Jackson writes:
> In lugnet.space, Joel Jacobsen writes:
> > I can't help but think back to the days I used to play Wing Commander, WC2 • and
> > WC3. It looks kind of like the TCS Tiger's Claw from that Origin space combat
> > series.. other than not having any real blue highlights as I recall from the
> > game, the silhouette of the carrier seems kinda similar.
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> G'day Joel,
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> I'm thinking the same thing. First time I saw it I figured it
> had to be the TC, may she R.I.P. (bloody stealth fighters!) :]
> The TC definitely had that amount of green on it, but you're right,
> it seems to be missing a little blue, and I think an orange/red
> splash or two. I think it's also missing the deck number, and the
> TC had a longer deck before you went under the cover (remember those
> roll in landings?). Whether it is or it isn't, it's still the
> best-looking Tiger's Claw LEGO model I've ever seen! :]
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> Another ship it reminded me of was the carrier from the "near
> universe" version of Voltron. I can't remember her name. It
> had a longer deck as well, and I think it supported 3-wide
> takeoffs. It also had a large superstructure hanging from the
> bottom, "vertically opposite" the command tower. I think
> there was a smaller structure underneath towards the bow as well.
> But I think it was predominantly grey/blue.
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> Man, that's a massive model. Evil too..., all I want to do
> now is build WC ships..., Mmmmmm, Saaa-b'rrrr ;]
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> KDJ
> ________________________________________________________
> Kyle D. Jackson, LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Kyle -
No doubt! It's certainly bigger than anything I think I could make. I've got
to get my tail in gear and put the final touches on the star fighter I've been
working on and get pictures. Nothing nearly so big but since I've lurked
around here so long, I figure I better post SOMETHING more than chatter. ;)
Joel
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| [Trimmed to lugnet.space] (...) G'day Joel, Yeah ditto for me. I made the mistake of hunting down the Voltron ship I mentioned..., it was called the "Explorer". Here's the only image I could find of it: (URL) I'm torn between wanting to build that (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| (...) G'day Joel, I'm thinking the same thing. First time I saw it I figured it had to be the TC, may she R.I.P. (bloody stealth fighters!) :] The TC definitely had that amount of green on it, but you're right, it seems to be missing a little blue, (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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