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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 (...) (24 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 (...) (24 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.space)

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