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(...) I agree. And I really wonder about the need to even try. Think of the term 'drop ship' referring to the one seen in Aliens. Total complement? I believe it was less than a dozen if you include the Colonial Marines, Ripley and the pilot and (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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This is the 2nd flagship out of 21 for the Universal Star Command. It is a prototype ship based on the Truth and Reconciliation from the Xbox game Halo. Tribute to the creator of LDraw. Original idea by me...design by Jim Mcdonald. Here's the deep (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks. It's meant for space travel only, which is why no wings are needed. (...) I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for responding! Curt Tigges ~~---...---~~ Home: www.commandercurt.net AtlantiSearch: www.commandercurt.net/atlantis LEGO: (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) That's what I was trying for. :) (...) Hehe, thanks! The SRM Launcher (the unfolding part) was the hardest part to build, due to the fact that it had to fit in just right, or it wouldn't come out. (...) Curt Tigges ~~---...---~~ Home: (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Hmmm.... "A Heavy Spacecraft weighs between 15 and 50 tons..."? (and many others) Weighs? In space? Cheers Richie Dulin (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Well, I didn't originally intend for it to look like that, it just... got that way, hehehe. But I guess it's shape doesn't really matter, since its intended only for space. (...) Thank you. The only way I was able to get it that way is because (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Do you think it's better even than my SuperRavager ((URL) consider that to be my best model. (...) Thank you for your comments! (...) Curt Tigges ~~---...---~~ Home: www.commandercurt.net AtlantiSearch: (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Hey, thanks! I can imagine this very well as a corvette, which I believe was a sort of escort. A large fleet of my Tankers sorrounded by the Heavy Fighter... Sounds cool. Partrol boat is also cool. I can imagine fighters taking rounds (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) It's a fleebnork! :) To be more specific, it's a fleebnork power source. The fleeb's energy field is used to power the bike. (...) I'm liking the term corvette, this seems a little small for a destroyer. I would think of a destroyer as around (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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That's very cool. The melding of slopes in this is nice, and you've done a good job on making this believably wingless. The engine structure on the back gives a nice feel to this, and the lifting part out of the compartment is just plain brilliant. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) also pleasing, for a ship without distinct wings. I like your combination of slopes on the top/rear to give it a smoothness and a sense of bulk in a small area. I imagine a squadron of several of these would look nice swooshing down to (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Hey JHK! I don't have a lot of time left online today, so I will have to be brief. Just wanted to say I like your stuff as usual. Not a big fan of the hover-bike thing, but I do like the compartment in the rear and how it hinges open. Is that (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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Tony, Thanks for the link. This is really informative. But my post was meant to refer to specifically LEGO space creations (the way 'SHIP' is a lugnet term, not an actual scifi term) - in other words, developing a vocabulary for subSHIP lego (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) That's pretty neat. The posablility is nice, and those antenna compounds are truly revolutionary. (...) Wow! That is awesome. There is a lot to like on this MOC... particullarly the cockpit and the weapons array on the top. The way the (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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(...) I am not so certain that we ever will, nor whether we need to, come to a consensus on this subject. In the real world, different nations have different definitions of things like "Capitol Ship", "Battleship", etc. I think in our own fictional (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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The guys enjoy playing poker on the flatbed! :^) thanks out (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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Hey Jamie, the arms are actually pretty highly posable. the sholder rotation is the best and it is strong. The elbow needs a little saran wrap on the end of the anntena ball to make it nice and stiff, but now it can hold those huge guns! As for (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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Thank you David! I made the upper arms short and made the forearms elongated as sort of my homage to the Bubblegum Crisis suits. The only thin I wish I could do is make the "hands" more real looking but at such a small scale, well... The enclosed (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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Chris, I am please that you like both of the creations! The antennas were an evolution in mecha suit design and I think I have reached the end of that evolution, I want to build something different. The suit mounting went through oh, about 5 (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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Hey Mark! I think support equipment makes all the mecha that much better! Mecha needs back-up and want to build it! The engine was the actual start of the whole thing, I sorta built around it. Thanks! out (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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