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Re: Giant Cruiser and MOC contest
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Sun, 21 Apr 2002 04:15:24 GMT
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I like what's come of it so far.....the no nonsense design compliments the
NEF timeframe. The globes in the background remind me a little of 'Silent
Running'...a true '70's sci-fi classic.
Any hints as to crew compliment, or will that be held ne verbum until the
unveiling?
Cheers,
-G
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> Well, my NEF ship, HMS Experiment, is still slowly creeping along.
> I have one teaser of the ship's nose and "neck", which are in fact
> three separate pieces that come apart to view the interior and take
> photos (no good lighting right now, alas):
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> http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lfbraun/experiment1.jpg
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> I expect the finished ship will be sprightly--mostly framework,
> and perhaps 110 studs long. I'm waiting on my last ten 7315 solar
> panels to build the large collector arrays that accompany this
> survey ship. If you look closely, you can see a few of the modules
> in the background and maybe one of the eight tan deuterium globes
> already built for the ship...
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> best
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> LFB
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| (...) If memory serves, the biospheres from Silent Running were flatter-- and, of course, bigger. The idea I have is of the eight deuterium globes in two rows of four, and a third row (forming a triangular array) that uses 10x10 trans-green lids and (...) (23 years ago, 21-Apr-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Well, my NEF ship, HMS Experiment, is still slowly creeping along. I have one teaser of the ship's nose and "neck", which are in fact three separate pieces that come apart to view the interior and take photos (no good lighting right now, (...) (23 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.space)
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