| |
> > Here is my Moonbase version of my Observatory!
> > Photo's: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=38980
> > LDraw: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=38983
> > Render:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/sjaacko/Rendering/mb-observatory.jpg
>
> Wow, two hours have passed and no one else commented on this yet? Well I
I think that is because I post from the Netherlands and due to the time
difference around the world it can take some time for people to read it...
> think it is a great model. Actually when I read the subject of the post I
> immediately began running through ideas of how I might build a deep space
> telescope into a Moonbase. Then I opened the pics, and I said to myself,
> "Self," (That's what I call myself sometimes.) "Self, this person just
> totally out-built anything you just thought of."
THANKS!
> So my point is, Jaco, that your model rocks! Speaking of rocks, I like • the
> use of BURPs on the back side of the module. It adds terrain, which is
nice
There are two main reasons for that:
1. I used them in the original design
2. I did not have enough pieces to build walls
> since the majority of modules are on flat gray desert. I like the dark
> strip running around the outside of the structure, although beyond that it
> is very gray (not necessarily a bad thing, if that is what you wanted).
Again: lack of pieces.
> One thing I just thought of: Aren't most real telescopes of this nature
> positioned on the outskirts of society, away from city lights? If this is
> true, it would be interesting to see some Moonbase Mods that were little
> more than low-long corridors or perhaps indoor rail-car tracks that link • the
> Observatory to a larger Moonbase/City but at some distance compared to the
> cramped setup typically envisioned. An idea anyway.
I suppose you are right. The ideas of "Xanthra47" with the large corridors
and train/monorail running through the moonbase could be used here.
> Oh, and by the way, your first model (below) looks equally cool. I like • how
> you adapted elements of one into the other.
>
> > Original Observatory
> > Photo's: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=36047
> > LDraw: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=38982
>
> Build On!
Will do!
Jaco
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: Moonbase Observatory
|
| (...) Wow, two hours have passed and no one else commented on this yet? Well I think it is a great model. Actually when I read the subject of the post I immediately began running through ideas of how I might build a deep space telescope into a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.space)
|
11 Messages in This Thread:
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
