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Re: Ships have hulls, right?
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Mon, 10 Jun 2002 02:09:31 GMT
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Yes! Please do! An amazing contraption that must be explained so the idea
can be shamelessly 'borrowed' by myself and others!
Great job on the them both...incredibly innovative features.
Cheers,
-G
In lugnet.space, Jonathan Mizner writes:
> One question, that I bet everyone is dying to ask: how do the hulls of the
> Armadillo split apart? Awesome MOCs....the SNOT technique on both ships is
> incredible, just incredible. Can you give us some more interior shots of
> the Armadon? And what exactly is that tiny window/cockpit screen on the
> back of the main hull of the Armadon? Awesome MOCs!
> In lugnet.space, Kenn Oldham writes:
> > The Armadillo http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=18832
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> > The pictures are somewhat larger than I expected, so I hope they aren't too
> > slow. Mediocre blurb follows.
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> > - Kenn
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> > From the Solar Union starship library:
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> > Ovoiti “Armadillo”
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> > Design Code: FG0328A
> > Type: Ground assault fighter
> > Maker: Ovoiti Defense Industries
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> > Crew: 2 (Pilot, Gunner)
> > Powerplant and Drive System: Unknown spectral motivator, denoted Ovoiti B2
> > Weaponry: 1 Heavy pulse cannon, 2 medium charge lasers
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> > Evaluation: The Ovoiti heavy fighter known in Union ranks as the
> > “Armadillo” takes the stubborn Ovoiti aversion to casualties to an extreme
> > level, with mixed results. For its size and purpose, the Armadillo’s
> > weaponry is extremely underpowered, but the craft itself is nearly
> > impossible to knock down and fires with excellent accuracy. On the rare
> > occasions the Ovoiti feel the need to send a message by force, their raids
> > become a battle against the clock: can the infrastructure that swarms of
> > Armadillo’s gradually disect outlast the Ovoiti’s willingness to risk losses?
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| (...) It's actually simpler than I intended originally. There are two racks about a central pinion, with their motion guided by the new sliding pieces (like in the Star Wars droid carrier). A couple extra gears make it possible to open and close the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.space)
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