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(...) Freedom FRAH? :D -Grand Admiral and Keeper of Fleebnorks (URL) "Adopt a fleebnork. They're DYING!" -Sally Struthers (22 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) LAMBS FRAH? (22 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I tend to agree...I've really grown to like larger engine areas...and after seeing Dan Jassim's Dragonstar I am pretty much convinced that it can be done properly. For smaller ships, I think Dan's star shuttle is another good example of cases (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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"David Simmons" <xenobuzz@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:HID7uE.8M0@lugnet.com... (...) Wow, that's one big crustacean! Now, it it were green, we'd have the MOAF - Mother Of All Fleebs! (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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"David Simmons" <xenobuzz@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:HID7Hq.6su@lugnet.com... (...) from (...) I'd (...) This is a great collection of sets on several levels. I love that you've got a nice mix of small and large, and land and air and (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) snip (...) If you will remember, the standard TIE fighter pilot had to wear and EVA suit during the entire flight. Most SW tech manuals that cover this small fighter point out that to make it cheap and fast, it has NO environmental systems (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Expensive? Bah! I build my ships out of solid gold with platinum wiring and diamond-encrusted control surfaces. Phooey on your bean counting! Dave! (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Beautiful, clean, elegant. Studless is never a bad thing. Well done. -Chris (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Simply amazing. I especially like the antennae and the tail. Almost looks good enough to eat. :-) -Chris (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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(...) Wow, this is really nice. Very well thought out, by the looks of it. I really liked the VTOL ambulance. And that first shot of the entire base is pretty. I'm impressed. In tandem with Gil, I feel sorry for your red and white bins. :-) -Chris (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) That's really cool. Nice interior, and I really really like the exterior. It's a nice change of pace to have something clean and un-greebled, if you will. Very sporty. :-) -Chris (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I love that idea. But Mark was talking about cost-effectiveness, and my belief is that this way would be a tad bit more expensive to build and maintain. --Anthony (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) It'd be a problem if you wanted to land somewhere there wasn't a highly specialized docking system. But I already DID say that. ;) -Grand Admiral and Keeper of Fleebnorks (URL) "Adopt a fleebnork. They're DYING!" -Sally Struthers (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Well, Philip DID say none of his ships would ever be landing on a planet. And one man fighters would probably have a limited fuel supply, so going too far probably wouldn't be an option. And I doubt you'd want to land on an enemy ship. So as (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Crash, of course. Adrian (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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In lugnet.space, Anthony Sava wrote: (snip a whole lot of stuff) So um... what if you want to land the thing somewhere other than the mother ship? :) -Grand Admiral and Keeper of Fleebnorks (URL) "Adopt a fleebnork. They're DYING!" -Sally Struthers (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) If we're talking about small fighters, might it be cheaper to have your pilots wear evac suits in a non-pressurized landing bay? Entry to the bay could be through a single airlock, and the individual ships could be moored or clamped into place (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
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Thanks for the comments, guys. I'm glad you like it. And while it does look a lot like Dan's Comet Fighter, the similarity is honestly coincidence. The ship I had in mind when I was shaping it was Tim's Tadpole. As for the landing gear bit, I (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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Nice job. Actually, I would also post this is .mecha. I really like the way it's more of a mech than anything else :) Really, you captured the biology of the lobster and turned it into a seriously cool mech! :) -Anne (...) -- For SCO to attack IBM (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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(...) Again, I'm going to have to disagree, if we're going to dive into a 'realistic' rationalization here. For you see, from my perspective, normal landing gear in a zero gravity environment are totally useless. After all, landing gear serve only (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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