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(...) I showed this to a friend of mine that's an old Space:1999 fanatic, don't believe he missed an episode. He used to draw Eagles and build tiny ones with his old (i.e. Basic) collection of bricks. His only complaint about the model was the balls (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Hypothetical design question
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(...) Nope. You're misapplying inertia. The whole ship, including contents, has inertia. If it is moving, say, 1.25 Km/s (pretty darn quick) in arbitrary direction A, it (and all it's contents will continue to move in direction A, and which (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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In lugnet.space, Leonard Hoffman wrote: -snip- (...) -snip- (...) Now I'm going to start this off with the fact I'm no physicist. I'm not an expert. And everything I'm about to say is relayed from endless conversations I've had with my father about (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) You're forgetting four things. First, there's no atmosphere, and the main reason for making long banking curves like that is because you can't make abrupt vector changes in an atmosphere. That's not a concern in a near vacuum. Second, no, you (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I have a way you could avoid the whole problem all together using real physics. I think I read this somewhere before in doing my own research on space travel. It involved firing an ionizing beam like microwaves or something in front of the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Another one rides the BUS...PCSBUS that is.
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(...) Ah, yes. Although I think I'd like to try the visor the other way around... I'm not sure about that gap. Does it work the other way? Yeah, he's got great stuff alright. His retro future ship is just so beautiful... I just keep coming back to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: One improved Lionfish, two new MOCs...
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(...) This is looking very cool now. (...) The vehicle looks good in both modes! Well done. I was going to say nice authentic PCS look too, but I'm not sure what qualifications are required to say that... (...) Ahh... nice helmet-and-binoculars (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I really like the pod craft. While generally regard the Duplo egg as a limited application part, you did a great job using it! The octopus craft is neat too, and I see it as a mobile crane to transport items. Pretty cool design approach. Good (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone, FTX)
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| | Re: One improved Lionfish, two new MOCs...
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(...) SNIP yup, more 'flowing' (...) SNIP woohoooo! PCS Mecha! PCS Mecha! (...) SNIP Very nice use of pieces for the head-very detailed. i like that you put the droid in a small diorama too; it nicely sets up 'why' the arms ar extended, besides just (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Hi all, After some comments on my Lionfish, I revised it to be more organic: (URL) and here's the (URL) Folder> MOC 2: PCS Walker: (2 URLs) Folder> This is a multiterrain scout vehicle capable of flying to a destination, then deploying its legs to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.disney, FTX)
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