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Re: Terraformer Update
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lugnet.space
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Thu, 27 Jun 2002 15:43:27 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jeff Jardine writes:
> In lugnet.space, Duane Hess writes:
> > Hey, all! I've just purchased a digital camcorder and was able to update all
> > of the pictures for my planetary terraformer.
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> That's some extensive greeblification (nurnification?) on top.
> I love the little backhoe, and the suspension looks impressive.
The suspension did take some time to get right. Even so, it tends to blow
apart every once in a while. I saw Terry K.'s ULV a few years ago and have
tried to build a comparable vehicle ever since. His insights helped me find
the weak spots while still in the design phase.
> Were these pictures taken after terraforming had taken place? If so, why would
> they make such a strange checkerboard pattern on the planet's surface?
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> Jeff J
That way they don't have to plant vegetation continuously. They plant it in
patches and let it grow in. :-)
-Duane
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| (...) That's some extensive greeblification (nurnification?) on top. I love the little backhoe, and the suspension looks impressive. Were these pictures taken after terraforming had taken place? If so, why would they make such a strange checkerboard (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.space)
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