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Re: Update on Virtual Plans
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lugnet.cad
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Fri, 15 Jan 1999 07:21:55 GMT
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On Thu, 14 Jan 1999 15:35:35 GMT, blisses@worldnet.att.net (Steve Bliss) wrote:
> > > > On your FTL ducts, are the red things the much-awaited canoe? If not,
> > > > what the heck is it?
> > >
> > > Bingo! I figured you'd get that one (and no one else would).
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> > Ah. This wasn't just because I once said I don't care if the canoe
> > ever gets done in LDraw, is it? Just sticking it in my face and
> > saying "See! Canoes -can- be used in space" :-)
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> Once? I thought we had a running gag on that one.
Must be a running gag. It sure as hell isn't floating.
> > I think the trunks would look better. They have that nice flared end
> > on 'em. The barrels always seem to look too much like, well, barrels.
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> Maybe I could just stuff the canoes full of trans-orange flames, ala
> Time Cruisers.
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> Wow, that would be hideous.
Hideous? I thought it was hilarious. But please don't do it.
> Interesting, I just pushed some numbers through Excel, and it looks like
> 12L beams are the only beams suited for diagonal bracing. They can be
> placed at two different pitches (advancing 6 or 8 stud-widths). No
> other long-beam can do diagonals (using the full length of the beam).
> No wonder TLG doesn't make as many 10L beams.
That is interesting. I will have to try to remember that factoid.
> > Oh yeah, wimp out. Take the techno-babble route. :-)
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> Well, I've already been accused of looking like Star Trek (which I had
> kinda realized, already). Why not go all the way?
You look like Star Trek? What an enigmatic statement :-)
-- Terry K --
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| (...) Ouch. (...) Hideous, hilarious. Is there a difference? Oh, yeah. Hilarious: "I was sitting around last night, playing with some different ideas, and I threw this thing together. It's a fast little space ship. I especially like the racing (...) (28 years ago, 15-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) Once? I thought we had a running gag on that one. (...) Maybe I could just stuff the canoes full of trans-orange flames, ala Time Cruisers. Wow, that would be hideous. (...) That was my general hope. (...) I don't want to push too hard against (...) (28 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad)
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