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Re: Greetings!
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Fri, 29 Mar 2002 19:01:31 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Gil Shaw writes:
> By all means, whatever I have is open to you and anybody else to use....it's
> the greatest compliment!!
Then expect more compliments. :)
> Trans black wedge screen?! Good news for 2002 indeed!
Yep. I saw two in the $50 skateboarding eXtreme set, due out
in September (IIRC).
> The storyline is still in it's formulative stages. My thought is that I
> would like to track the development of a group of minifigs that are
> developing the first means of exo-solar travel. The intial goal is to
> create a drive that can achieve FTL (faster than light) travel. The second
> is to develop a ship for test flights to the outer reaches of their system.
> The third is to incorporate it into an exploration ship for an extended
> voyage. The ETV is the first design for a rover that will be able to
> explore these new worlds.
This is part of the reason I asked; I work on NEF (Near Earth Future)
items as well (look back a ways for my TAU page). I'm currently in
the process of building a page for a new ship (HMS Experiment) and
the first extrasolar survey mission, which does *not* include a planet-
fall component.
> Once out there, I love the idea of finding archeological relics on other
> worlds. As a kid, I had a large picture book called 'Spacewrecks'.
Ha! I spent eight years searching for a copy of that book. Since 1997,
at long last, I have owned a copy; while it lacks in some respects, the
idea is incredibly tantalizing. It was a critical formative influence
in my own .space thinking.
For NEF building, though, you might want to get your hands on a copy of
Matloff and Mallove, _The Starflight Handbook_. They're very realistic;
perhaps too much so, because they throw cold water on FTL dreams (though
they do discuss possibilities).
> Beautiful colour plates of derilict ships and failed colonizations with
> elaborate histories. I always wanted to create a theme around this. The
> Caribou was conceived as a model for a derilect found in the lower
> atmosphere of a Jovian-class planet...a left over from an ancient war with
> no winners. Grand plans, but we'll see what happens!
Someone saw the Enterprise episode with the Klingon scout ship. ;)
Excellent. Well, as if you needed it, you have 100% approval from
me on your fundamental influences--so I'm really looking forward to
seeing what you come up with. Excellent!
best
LFB
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| (...) This sounds like a true adventure. There is something about flying to the stars on a tin can and a hope that spurs the imagination. I also think that themes such as this demand a lot of the builder, trying to incorporate the machinery or (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thanks for welcome Lindsay...happy to add my noise to the chorus! Thanks for the kudos on the ETV. I feel it's my best effort of post 'dim ages' (as Lego has always been in use, if only on paper at times, I can't bring myself to acknowlege a (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-02, to lugnet.space)
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