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Re: Underwater Exploration vessel: Gourami
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lugnet.space
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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,
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> Hot on the heels of my Jericho, I've got a new twist to the traditional
> spacecraft.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=19128
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> LMKWYT!
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> -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 (...) (24 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 (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.space)
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