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Re: Big Red Rocket
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Fri, 13 Dec 2002 20:46:29 GMT
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Something just appealing about a tonne of basic bricks amassed in such
numbers that they stop looking brickish.
Very nice job Ted - the colour scheme is excellent and really helps round
out the form. The domes are an excellent fit as well.
Cheers,
-G
In lugnet.space, Ted Welsh writes:
> No backstory this time--just bricks!
> I have posted pics of my Galaxy Cruiser at:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=29502 (when moderated)
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> She's very old-school, launching vertically,
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=284234
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> and landing horizontally.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=284240
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> Personal Transport Shuttles (PTSs) launch out of the nose.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=284241
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> The topmost deck houses three PTSs, hangar control, and storage.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=284243
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> The middle deck houses the galley/observation lounge, captain's quarters and
> conference room, crew quarters, and a bit more storage.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=284246
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> The lowest deck houses the bridge, main control, and engineering.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=284251
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> The tail houses the power core.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=284257
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> Larger, more detailed versions of the pics (for you bandwidth freaks) are in
> the subfolder:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=29503 (when moderated)
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> A few construction notes:
> Six (?) years ago, I was trying to build a big space thing using only bricks.
> (Tubs were the latest rage.) I wanted to make a de-luxe apartment in the sky.
> The Galaxy Cruiser was born out of a first draft of Spacely Towers (turned on
> its side, natch), and was completed before I did the Spacely interior. One
> version featured a 17-wide interior that rolled out of a rigid hull. Thanks to
> about a dozen black brick hinges (and a complete rebuild), the hull now splits
> open and the (larger, redesigned) decks can be removed one at a time.
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> I had no idea how to cap the thing. That the 10x10x12 quarter-domes fit so
> neatly is pure coincidence. Fitting the bridge into them was probably the most
> fun part of the whole project. Almost running out of red 1x3s was the scariest.
>
> Overall, I get a vaguely Flash Gordon impression, but I don't think we'll be
> attacking bad old Ming anytime soon.
>
> The structure is remarkably strong--the hull is little more than a big stack of
> bricks. The only major reinforcement is needed at a tight corner where the
> tail connects to the main structure: here I pegged on some long technic beams
> to hold the tail on (otherwise the bricks separate and the tail plops off).
>
> The Galaxy Cruiser arrived in its form as photographed four years ago (give or
> take). This past spring, I reversed some compartments and optimized the second
> deck to make the conference room considerably larger, all so I could install a
> cooler table. The officers and crew were delighted; unfortunately, they
> promptly got blotto and absconded with my photos.
>
> Enjoy!
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