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Re: Marsupial Carriers (Was: Re: *BIG* Update!)
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lugnet.build, lugnet.space
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Fri, 17 Aug 2001 16:26:59 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.ray, Paul Baulch writes:
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> "Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
> news:GHw30M.ML6@lugnet.com...
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> > Anyways, I'd love to see the concept carried further. All 25
> > gallons of my grey are in use at the moment (ack), but with
> > enough time I'll put together a marsupial for Suffren's snub
> > fighters.
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> Well, I realise that my track record for posting MOCs is pretty abysmal, but
> for what it's worth, here's a pic of a marsupial-style "light multi-role
> carrier" that I took to a recent 'fest:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=63898
That rocks! That's the kind of thing I'm talking about. Can the
pilots leave the fighters and enter the ship without a spacewalk?
> I'm not completely happy with the nose, it's hard to tell from the photo but
> from other angles it's really really jagged.
Really? It looks pretty good there.
> I actually have twice as many fighters as will fit on it, but it's just
> toooo heavy already. Not surprisingly I lack sufficient grey bricks for a
> sister craft... :-(
> Currently it's loosely termed MSV or "medium space vehicle", suggestions for
> a _decent_ name would be greatly appreciated!
I don't know, how about a marsupial acronym, like WOMBAT...?
I really like that ship. That's the kind of concept I was talking
about, to a tee.
best
LFB
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