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Re: Throwing Down the Gauntlet (was Re: 2nd Annual Space Building Contest?)
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lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space
Date: 
Mon, 3 Dec 2001 22:22:10 GMT
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In lugnet.build.contests, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.build.contests, Tony Hafner writes:
> > Aw, come on... fantasy pieces!  I spotted at least 2 parts that clearly
> > never came in those colors.
> 
> Not true -- just one element is in dispute, the front cab windshield.  What
> other element did you have in mind though?

The large trans-smoke corner panels in the "Artist's Rendition" shot.  Those
were clearly there just for decoration, but it gave me something else to
whine about.

> BTW, did you get that the whole thing comes apart and is VERY modular? The
> main components are: the front cab, storage container, back section
> container/engine with hind flipper, 2 wings/flippers which can be placed on
> either container, and the back fin which can also be placed on either
> container.  I wondered if I should have included another image of the
> components unassembled...

I saw that it was modular, but I didn't study the images closely enough to
see that the wing/flippers could also be moved.  I figured they were
attached to one of the extension modules.

> BTW Tony, I had a frightful experience a few weeks back that might interest
> you.  What had happened, you see, is that I clicked on your hafheaddotcom
> header...::shudder::...at which point I ran from the room shouting, "MY
> EYES! MY EYES!..."

Heh- did you click it again?  I assault your ears as well on the second
easter egg.  Admittedly, the image isn't quite as disturbing.

--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com



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  Re: Throwing Down the Gauntlet (was Re: 2nd Annual Space Building Contest?)
 
(...) Uum...so what's with the #%@!* monkey? -- Hop-Frog (25 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)

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  Re: Throwing Down the Gauntlet (was Re: 2nd Annual Space Building Contest?)
 
(...) Not true -- just one element is in dispute, the front cab windshield. What other element did you have in mind though? The proof is that I have the thing built and sitting on the living room television. The CAD work was after the fact and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)

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