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Re: The Mutant Calamari
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 11 Dec 2001 04:30:50 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mark Sandlin writes:
> In article <Go5rwC.BAs@lugnet.com>,
> "richard marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote:
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> > I'd be interested in opinions not only on the quality of my design, but in
> > reference to my design over the design recently issued by TLC -- in a head
> > to head comparison (if anyone wants it, I can post the DAT file for closer
> > examination). Which is better, which has elements you would have preferred
> > to buy, etc.
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> I like the bendy-arm solution, but I think the old 4x10 canopy is fairly
> tired. The boxy shape doesn't do much for me either.
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> What if you combined your bendy arms with the new canopies?
I'm in agreement here, really--you can close up the new "clamshell"
pretty easily, with black 1x6 pieces available in the other $10 sub.
I think that the "rounded" nature of the canopy would lend really
well to the redesign of the arm section. No doubt about it, the
4x10 canopy+extension is really boxy. An attractive thing for me about
4796 is that it actually looks "OK" going tentacles-first.
Also: The 3x6 half-octagon trans-red plate fits perfectly between
the canopy halves, and you can add some black wing bits and extend
the hull forward.
Also: Are there 8 arms, or 10 (with two really long ones, tipped
maybe by Dinosaurs flippers)?
LFB
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| (...) It looks good. Although I haven't yet seen the new black sub parts that would close up the sides. I find the new canopies are a little stunted looking, so no matter what I think one needs to extend the middle area. The angles of the new (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I like the bendy-arm solution, but I think the old 4x10 canopy is fairly tired. The boxy shape doesn't do much for me either. What if you combined your bendy arms with the new canopies? ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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