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Re: Modular Pod Technology
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:22:54 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Andrew Martin writes:
> Once I saw Chris Maddison's Osprey Podfighter and Joe Meno's comment about
> mission-specific add-ons, I started thinking of various things that could be
> attached to a pod. So here's a new pod and three modules for it. They're
> all at:
> http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~martinam/MartianDesign/ModPod.htm
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> The first mod is for spying and collecting data. It's pretty small and simple.
I like it- it fits its job nicely. All those things sticking out are great.
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> The second is a personnel carrier. I used rounded corners to try to make it
> look appropriate for attaching to a pod. It has the same kind of sockets in
> the back as the pod does, so it can be part of a chain of modules.
That is really a cool idea. A pod- the semi truck of the future! :)
Though you know what would be really cool? If you had two pods back-to-back
with a module in between them.
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> The third is a bomber that two pods attach to. I guess we just saw one of
> those, but oh well. They were fun to make. I've got plans for at least a
> few more, too.
Hey, that's neat, too! I like the idea. If I had some more of those 8X8
dishes, and a little more money, I would make one.
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> -Andrew
> http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~martinam/MartianDesign/
Great designs! They really show off the possibilities of the pod.
-JHK
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| (...) Yeah, that would be cool. I was trying to think of an idea for a module that could really use a pod in the front and another in the back, but I guess I could just make a small module with sockets on both sides that didn't do anything else. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.space)
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| Once I saw Chris Maddison's Osprey Podfighter and Joe Meno's comment about mission-specific add-ons, I started thinking of various things that could be attached to a pod. So here's a new pod and three modules for it. They're all at: (URL) first mod (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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