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Re: MOC: The ClaimJumper - Pirate Surveyor
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Mon, 20 May 2002 20:43:38 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Gil Shaw writes:
> Greetings,
>
> I would like to present The ClaimJumper....a pirate suveyor vessel from The
> Frontier.
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> Just what is a pirate surveyor you ask? The story goes that on planets in
> the outer rim (known collectively as The Frontier), larger corporate
> interests own the mineral rights to nearly every square inch of these
> worlds, leaving a few to be owned by some independent camps that hope to
> strike it rich.
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> However, characters like our friend here belong to neither group. They are
> a fringe element, using highly tuned geological surveying packages and often
> illegal radiant detection emitters to sniff out the richest deposits,
> usually of highly prized deposits of various elements used for fuel or
> weapons production. This information is either sold to pirate miners, or is
> used by the individual to extract their own rewards.
>
> The ClaimJumper represents the most effective and notorious pirate surveyor
> on The Frontier. Commanded by an offworlder known only as Manko, the
> massive sensor booms collect geological data in 1000km swaths, storing the
> locations and analysis in a nearly exhaustable servercore.
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> The CliffJumper is completely autonomous, using it's geo-probe proboscis to
> extract fuel rich minerals and process them into a usable energy source.
> While the sensor booms sweep the ground, the omni-directional dish on it's
> 'hump' and atmospheric sensor package scour the skies for signs of the
> claim's righful owner. The 2 vectoring partical turbines provide lift and
> thrust, allowing the ClaimJumper to hover above potential finds.
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> For closer inspections, the articulated landing struts allow for a perching
> on the most uneven surface. Once down, Manko can retrieve the small jetpack
> from it's storage bay, load it with the nessary equipment and take the
> search on the 'road'.
>
> Anyway, enough chatter:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=17470
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> PLMKWYT
>
> Cheers,
> -G
Hey Gil, that ship is mighty cool. I think you really captured that surveyor
ship type of feel! Great cockpit design and an overall good blend of
colours. Keep up the good work!
Zac
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| (...) Many thanks Zac! It took a few rebuilds and sat half finished on my desk for a couple months, but a bonaza discovery of about 20 1986-ish Town sets gave my working collection an infusion of a ton of red elements and the inspiration to finish (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.space)
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| Greetings, I would like to present The ClaimJumper....a pirate suveyor vessel from The Frontier. Just what is a pirate surveyor you ask? The story goes that on planets in the outer rim (known collectively as The Frontier), larger corporate interests (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.space)
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