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Re: Rhino Armored Vehicles
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lugnet.build.military
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Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:33:57 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Magnus Lauglo wrote:
> Jim,
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> In lugnet.build.military, Jim DeVona wrote:
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> > I like the workstations inside the Rhino Commander. Each specialist sits at
> > their own terminal but their functions are united by the overhead display that
> > fuses the intelligence they're processing.
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> My bad - those are meant to be maps hanging on the wall, but if they look like
> "digital maps so to speak" that's cool too!
Well, they are clearly map tiles, so that would have been the logical conclusion
for me to make. However, big dynamic displays like that are useful or at least
conceptually popular in that sort of application. The idea is to integrate data
from multiple sources in a format that can be digested at a glance by "decision
makers" such as that officer. (Last year I had the opportunity to visit an Army
lab that prepares computers for deployment - I saw some similar set-ups!)
> > The modular concept is neat. Any pictures of a Rhino "skeleton" - chassis
> > without modules installed?
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> I just took these:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MagnusLauglo/Military/Rhino/m.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MagnusLauglo/Military/Rhino/n.jpg
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> It's a very simple system, think of it as a tracked armored pick-up truck with
> various modules that can be attached to the back.
OK, I wasn't sure if the driver's area was modular too. The pickup truck
configuration makes sense. Pretty cool. Thanks for taking the pictures.
I don't know if I own a single green brick other than a plant or baseplate! Of
course, with the exception of a handful of recent sets, most of my Legos are of
late 80s/early 90s vintage, so maybe they just didn't make many green pieces
back then. Anyway, all the green camo impressed me.
Be well,
Jim
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| (...) The newish Mythical Creatures Creator set has been great for accumulating green and dark green parts. Thanks for your kind words on the camo, I still can't quite decide if I prefer the green/dark green/old dark grey camo or the green/dark (...) (17 years ago, 14-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| Jim, (...) My bad - those are meant to be maps hanging on the wall, but if they look like "digital maps so to speak" that's cool too! (...) Something like that, yes! (...) I just took these: (URL) a very simple system, think of it as a tracked (...) (17 years ago, 14-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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