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Re: Yet more piratical space paraphenalia...
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Date: 
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:54:55 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richard Parsons writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, John Robert-Blaze Kanehl writes:
> > How many troops can you cram in each APC?
> Six fully armed troopers, plus three Black Guards, plus some equipment.  I
> could probably sling in a bit more, but fully trained troopers are a bit
> hard to come by (as are matching minifigs :-).

What are you after figwise? If you've got x-team perhaps we can arrainge
cross-institutional studies...


> > Your APCs remind a little of the ones in Starship Troopers...
> Cool.  I remember seeing the ones in ST and thinking, hey, they'd be a
> doddle to do, and I guess they were the inspiration.  But I couldn't bring
> myself to watch the movie again to check it out.

Ahhh. Starship Troopers, B-grade sci-fi on an A-grade budget. As always,
never as good as the book (and the book wasn't a prize winner either).


> > > and some of the new heavier attack craft at
> > >  http://www.ozbricks.com/portblock/esp/esp-5.htm
> > I like the detail on these models...black w/ intimidating lines, angles, and
> > accessories.  I have always been a fan of 2+ man vehicles for my forces...I
> > like your side by side design.
> Must nod head to James Howse (Oztralian afol and gamemaster extraordinaire)
> who put me onto the design, having built some attack craft based on
> Warhammer designs (I think - not my field really).  You can just make them
> out in this poor photograph of mine from one of our recent fests:

It'd Warhammer 40,000 the sci-fi strand of the game,
A better picture (oh hang on, checking it out it's merely another picture)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=34690
Presumably taken at the same point in the action, different angle.

I'll make sure there are some better pictures after the next get-together.

James (who is enjoying a bit of starship design himself)

P.S. Capt. Quirk wanted me to tell you how annoyed he was to find that the
Fleet requisition officer sent to fetch a <set:7106> for an engine cowling
(mounted horizontally thanks DaveL) came back instead with a small villa
<set:3052>. The Recq officer complains that there are no more 7106s in the
sector and $20 for a 3052 was just too good (where do these sets come from???)

P.P.S. Work on the 01-Sword of Alexander progresses well dispite not being
at a registered shipyard and several design changes, look out for it on the 25th



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  Re: Yet more piratical space paraphenalia...
 
(...) Well...if there's another 3052 around for $20 I'd be interested :) [perhaps arriving by pirate-post with the welshishish contingent in June.] Also, I'd be interested in the odd Johny thunder [or however many seem to be around] along with baron (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.space)
  Re: Yet more piratical space paraphenalia...
 
(...) What have I done now?!? If you're just after the printed halves I'd be quite (read "very") happy to split a set. (...) Was the 3052 identified in sector MQ-bigW? (Somebody stop me...) Truly a brilliant set. See you on the battlefield. --DaveL (25 years ago, 19-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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(...) Six fully armed troopers, plus three Black Guards, plus some equipment. I could probably sling in a bit more, but fully trained troopers are a bit hard to come by (as are matching minifigs :-). (...) Yup, seen it. Didn't mind it actually - had (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.space)

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