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Re: Underwater Exploration vessel: Gourami
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Fri, 14 Jun 2002 13:23:10 GMT
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This is a super-clean little vessel Chris...the colours and streamlined
shape really work with it's purpose.  Also, I love when unconventional bits
of other themes show up, in this case the Bionicle doodad on the dorsal
hump.  Just adds to that organic feel.  All this and a 'bot to boot!

Great stuff!

Cheers,
-G

PS.  Where does the name come from?


In lugnet.space, Chris Maddison writes:
Hi all,

Hot on the heels of my Jericho, I've got a new twist to the traditional
spacecraft.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=19128

Many planets in the universe have oceans on them; some are totally covered
with water.  The Gourami is a next-generation ship built for the Space
Marines Research and Exploration Division.  This underwater craft sports
twin-turbine engines to control it's vertical position, and a rear engine to
allow forward movement.  Sensors all over the craft moniter flow,
temperature, chemical makeup, and other various water-y things.

The cockpit (yes, I know it's not airtight.  Use your imagination. :-) seats
two, and has lots of little gizmos and buttons to play with.  The
triple-windscreen design came to me while messing with them the other day; I
think it's the first time this has ever been done, at least that I've seen.

Also included is the small remote controlled bot, affectionatly named Earl.
Earl is deployed from the underside of the Gourami, and has his own engines,
sensors, cameras, and grabbing hands.

LMKWYT!

-Chris



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(...) Thanks Gil. The Vakama mask is what got me started on using orange...and the venty shapes on the nose/mouth area of the mask make for realistic looking vents on the vessel. Earl was just a toss-in that I felt completed the design. (...) The (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.space)

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Hi all, Hot on the heels of my Jericho, I've got a new twist to the traditional spacecraft. (URL) planets in the universe have oceans on them; some are totally covered with water. The Gourami is a next-generation ship built for the Space Marines (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.space)  

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