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Re: Toradoch Systems Sol - Flare Clipper
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lugnet.space
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Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:38:48 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Gil Shaw writes:
> Tired of plodding around the system in overpowered, clanging ion driven
> ships? Deutronium slush drives not giving you the thrill they used to?
> Screaming at your automaton co-pilot over the din of SRB's?
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> At Toradoch Systems, we have the solution for your space jangled
> nerves.....the Sol flare clipper. Simply glide into the pod of one of our
> newest line in NOF (No On-board Fuel) intersystem ships and relive some of
> the glory days of lighter-than-air travel.
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> Relax in the completely shielded rudderpod as the Sol traverses the gamma
> current from any local star, or radiant gas giant. Manually adjust the
> emitter flow collected in the nose mounted RadScoop, silently creating the
> thrust through any of the four directional vanes for smooth and noiseless
> gliding in the tranquility of interplanetary space.
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> Moored in space at a refueling/docking pod (sold seperately), use the Sol
> for station to station hopping, phenomena gazing or just to experience the
> peace of the void.
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> Contact Toradoch Systems for more information.
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> Toradoch - bringing the stars to you.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=15462
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> PLMKWYT
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> -G
WOW!
I wish I had the talent and the bricks and the camera to make this!
I like the 'ring' alot, as well as the half-cilendar cocpit. Wouldn't the
pilot want to see, though?
In theory, the ship wouldn't go intersteller, though- probablly not past
Jupiter. Amazing distances, you know.
John Kruer
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| Many thanks John! My 'retro-theorizing' on the cockpit is that a holographic display the starfield would be projected up on the interior dome of the rudderpod. As the clipper builds up speed by running courses towards the sun, the solid shielding is (...) (23 years ago, 15-Apr-02, to lugnet.space)
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| | Toradoch Systems Sol - Flare Clipper
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| Tired of plodding around the system in overpowered, clanging ion driven ships? Deutronium slush drives not giving you the thrill they used to? Screaming at your automaton co-pilot over the din of SRB's? At Toradoch Systems, we have the solution for (...) (23 years ago, 14-Apr-02, to lugnet.space)
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