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Re: The ClaimJumper - Pirate Surveyor
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Date: 
Sat, 25 May 2002 19:28:45 GMT
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I'm a bit late on this one but still gotta say how much I love the (among
other things) the way the cockpit opens.  Awesome.

-Jon

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"Gil Shaw" <NIXtoradochSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:GwFEM2.JuK@lugnet.com...
> 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 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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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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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