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Re: New MOC: Gyroscopic Fighter
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Date: 
Mon, 27 May 2002 19:48:45 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Gil Shaw writes:
> It took me ages to work out the small and simple ring in my Sol
> clipper....if the time from concept to completion was only 7 hours, I salute
> you....incredible stuff.

Well, I guess I build faster than some people, but it doesn't feel that fast to
me :)

> It took me a minute to realize that the centre unit travelled the inner
> circumference of the ring.  Wild design concept.

Thanks!  I'm glad I got that feature to work...makes the ship much more
interesting.  I usually try to add some kind of moving feature to my designs.

> My only suggestion is the centre cockpit.  I know that a thin profile fits
> the 'thread the needle' look of the overall design, but it forces the pilot
> to lie down in the seat.  Perhaps if the canopy was made an opaque peice and
> the pilot is intended to lie flat on his back and have all surface controls
> on the 'roof'?  Just an idea...

Perhaps...I'm not a fan of opaque canopies for some reason though.

> Amazing job.

Thanks,
--Bram


Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
www.bldesign.org



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Bram, It took me ages to work out the small and simple ring in my Sol clipper....if the time from concept to completion was only 7 hours, I salute you....incredible stuff. It took me a minute to realize that the centre unit travelled the inner (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.space)

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