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Re: Battleship Soon Beginning Construction, Need Ideas and Tips
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build
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Fri, 31 May 2002 18:43:42 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Curt Tigges writes:
> I will soon be drawing plans for a very large ship, bigger than any I have
> attempted before. I have analyzed the structures and building methods of my
> other ships and have concluded that they will be inadequate for this ship I
> am planning. So, I am askin you guys, particularly the Capital Ship
> builders, for suggestions. Here are the things I need the most help on:
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> -Internal Structural Support: So it won't fall apart or bend if I want to
> move it.
Well... If you build decks by; laying down plates, then covering the seems
with 2 wide bricks, then laying down another layer of plates; you can get away
with very minimal supports. (like the walls of your rooms/bays should suffice)
Of course their are 2 drawbacks to this method. The first is that you use a
lot of plates. The second is there are no 6x8 (or similar size) plates
available from bulk packs. <sign> (It has been 2 years since TLC anounced bulk
packs and I am still waiting for some thing useful like that.)
>
> -Ideas for Nacelles: I'd like to know a good way to attach nacelles to the
> main body of the ship so they don't fall off. The nacelles I would like to
> stay seperate from the ship, somewhat like those of the Enterprise in Star
> Trek but not so far away from the main hull.
I can not help here. I try not to build ships with obvious tactical weaknesses
like that. :^)
> -Cheap, small escape pods: With lots of space but not many pieces.
I can not help here either. All my space-figs wear powered armor suits and
have no use for escape pods.
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> -An ecomomic way to build beds for the crew quarters: So they don't use too
> many "useful" pieces.
I have found a very simplistic way to build bunks. Take a 2x8 plate and place 2
stacked 1x2 bricks at each end. Place a 2x2 plate at the feet end and 2x2 tile
at the head end. Viola instant stackable bunk.
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> I plan for my ship to be about 3-4 feet long and about a foot wide (not
> including the nacelles). So if anyone has any suggestions, even about
> something not on my list, please post (or email me at CommanderCurt@msn.com).
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> Thank you,
> Curt Tigges
> -----------------------------------------
> Commander-in-Chief of Starforce
> Subdivisions: Battlefleet, Aerospace Forces, Planetary Forces, Explorer Corps
> http://www.ozbricks.com/ulfstarforce/UnitedLFWEB/ULFHome.htm
-Mike Petrucelli
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