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Re: New MOC Star Frontiers Assault Scout
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Mon, 30 Sep 2002 00:35:46 GMT
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Great job David! The crew quarters are great and the outside looks awesome.
Are those white bricks or mint green?
Hasta La Vista, Sean
In lugnet.space, David Bibighaus writes:
> Some of you might remember an old role-playing game called Star Frontiers.
> I have always wanted to build my own model of an Assault Scout from the
> game. Pictures can be found here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25901
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> The model featured a working elevator and air locks, six decks, retractable
> landing gear, four crew quarters and two small pod bays. One important
> design note: in the Star Frontiers universe, there is no such thing as
> artificial gravity, so decks are positioned perpendicular to the main engines.
> This is actually my second revision. I took some liberties with the design
> and am currently working on a third, more prototypical version. But I wanted to
> save some pictures before I reuse the parts.
>
> A description from the rulebook is:
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> “Assault Scout. HULL SIZE =3. Assault; scouts can be used to attack larger
> ships much as fighters can, but their larger size and crew of 4 to 6 give
> them much more versatility. They are as fast as fighters, and are big enough
> to operate without a base station or carrier. They are lightly armed and
> easily damaged, however. They can make interstellar trips, although they
> require an overhaul after each jump. They serve as scouts and rescue ships
> as well as combat vessels.
> Weapons: 4 assault rockets, laser battery
> Defenses: reflective hull”
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