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Re: bridge designs for big space MOCs
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Thu, 10 Feb 2000 07:30:41 GMT
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Very impressive!

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Paul Davidson

Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:2ng3as83teagts8qotcmti6d71larn7d62@4ax.com...
In lugnet.space, Paul Davidson wrote:

I was wondering how some of the minifig spaceship creators here like
designing their ship bridges.  Most Lego ships only have small one-man
cockpits, with a little computer console or some levers.  My own ship • under
construction, the Nautilus (http://theforce.net/tinman/nautilus), has a
large Star Trek-style bridge with a viewscreen, captain's chair in the
middle, and twelve other chairs and computer stations surrounding him.

I was just curious as to what other design philosophies others use in • design
bridges (or maybe you don't even have a bridge!).

I've only done a small amount of bridge work.  One, really.

My perpetually-unfinished large-spaceship project includes a bridge where • the
entire shell is made from the transparent 12high quarter-dome pieces.  The • idea
was to give the crew as much view as possible.  Although I suspect the • panels in
the shell can also display video transmissions - I often catch the late • watch
all glassy-eyed, staring at a single panel.

The main bridge deck simply extends from the front of the ship's body, • ending in
a T at the middle of this 'bubble'.  The arms of the T go to either side • of the
shell.

The two pilots have a station at the front of the shell, set lower than • the main
bridge.  The pilots reach their station via a lower deck.

On either side of the pilot's station, there is a crew station comprised • of a
chair on an arm.  This arm can move through 90-degrees horizontally, and • can
raise and lower as well.  There is a curved console in front of the moving
chair.  One end of the console is anchored at the side of the pilot's • station,
the other end is anchored to the side of the main deck.

There will probably be other crewstations set toward the back of the • shell, but
that hasn't been decided yet.

See the basic concept at • <http://www.geocities.com/partsref/br/br-ss.html>.

Steve



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(...) I've only done a small amount of bridge work. One, really. My perpetually-unfinished large-spaceship project includes a bridge where the entire shell is made from the transparent 12high quarter-dome pieces. The idea was to give the crew as (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.space)

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