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Re: Defining the term "Capital Ship"
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lugnet.space
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Mon, 2 Sep 2002 06:29:19 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Markham Carroll writes:
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> "Wayne R Hussey" <eskimo2@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:H1MyJp.7Iv@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.space, Jude Beaudin writes:
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> > > Give some SF examples of 'capital ships'.
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> > Alien: Nostromo (freighter - multi-million tons, crew seven), Star Wars:
> > Imperial Star Destroyer (destroyer - one mile long, 25,000? crew).
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> I don't care how hard it is do to, I would love to see a minifig-scale star
> destroyer!
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> What would the scalimg be? 1 lug = 1 sq ft? That would require it to be
> about 5000 (it IS about 5000 ft a mile, right?) lugs long! That would be
> cool!
So would I! I've been using one stud = one foot for Minifig scale. A mile
(5280 ft) could be well represented by 5000 studs. My calculations show that
such a construction would be 1562.5 inches or 130.2 feet! At that size, you
could practically build your house inside it!
Got any grey?
Wayne
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> Markham Carroll
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 | | Re: Defining the term "Capital Ship"
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| "Wayne R Hussey" <eskimo2@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:H1ssov.Mwx@lugnet.com... (...) Wars: (...) star (...) that (...) you (...) Uh... anyone work for LEGO who want to try this? I would go to a LEGo park to just see that! : ) I think (...) (24 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Defining the term "Capital Ship"
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| "Wayne R Hussey" <eskimo2@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:H1MyJp.7Iv@lugnet.com... (...) I don't care how hard it is do to, I would love to see a minifig-scale star destroyer! What would the scalimg be? 1 lug = 1 sq ft? That would require (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.space)
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