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Re: MOC: The ClaimJumper - Pirate Surveyor
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Date: 
Wed, 22 May 2002 15:53:30 GMT
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Cool man, I love the 'sandwich' cockpit. It looks and sounds like you spent
some time on this one. The little prooscis that sucks out the minerals is a
nice addition.
out
tk




In lugnet.space, Gil Shaw writes:

The ClaimJumper 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.

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:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=17470

PLMKWYT

Cheers,
-G



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  Re: MOC: The ClaimJumper - Pirate Surveyor
 
Many thanks Tony! Should the truth be known, the geo-probe is a bit of 'design after the fact'....needed somthing to hold the #$%@ thing up that didn't look completely out of place! Cheers, -G (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.space)

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  MOC: The ClaimJumper - Pirate Surveyor
 
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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