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Re: Alien Fighter+a variation on a theme by Jon Palmer
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Sun, 29 Dec 2002 17:35:47 GMT
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In lugnet.space, John P. Henderson writes:
> In lugnet.space, John Henry Kruer writes:
> > And Dave's Freighter, a model that is inspired by Jon Palmer's Bison MOC
> > (that is truley one the best MOCs ever, IMO)
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> Sweet! The layout reminds me of those freighters (cannot think of the exact
> name) that are used in the US's Great Lakes (they are narrow to fit through
> the locks and canals between lakes; the the bridge is towards the bow).
Yeah, I think they must of been a sort of unconscious inspiration, after the
Bison. I've always thought of present-day ships and vehicles for
inspiration when I build.
> Your model has so many interesting details to list. One thing I especially
> like is your creative use of tree stumps.
Well, I took a palm tree apart for some thrusters for the engine part... and
I wanted something sticking out of the dish... so I just stuck a technic
half-pin through the dish's hole, and attatched the stump to one side and a
hinge to the other. It seems to work pretty well! :)
> And of course I'd love to hear
> the backstory that explains why the attached lander is your Nightshadow. (I
> imagine the freighter captain is the sort of person who worked his way up as
> a young pilot on tramp steamers, and now that his own ship has a few
> successful contracts he is able to afford a sporty personal vehicle for
> planetleaves.)
Well, actually, I intended it to be the freight. I imagined this to be a
'freestyle' freighter, not using modular cargo pods but instead carrying
spaceships and containers and other stuff in the middle. I suppose another
inspiration was the Skycrane helicopter.
As for the storyline... well, I sort of imagined that Jake built the Junk
Ship, and raised some money with that early ship, then his brother Bob built
the junky Fat Duck, and then Dave built this. The trio sort of starts
'Outer Rim Industries' that way.
I might make a storyline later. I plan to keep the Junk Ship, Fat Duck, and
Freighter all together.
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> Oh, and your photography continues to improve!
Thank Photoshop Elements! ;-)
(Good 'ole Christmas.)
-JHK
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> Cheers,
> -Hendo
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| In lugnet.space, John Henry Kruer writes:> (...) Yes that works too. I can see how the Nightshadow might just be freight, like ships of today carrying autos overseas. :) (...) Hmm. That sounds interesting. I honestly hadn't looked into the details (...) (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) name) that are used in the US's Great Lakes (they are narrow to fit through the locks and canals between lakes; the the bridge is towards the bow). Your model has so many interesting details to list. One thing I especially like is your (...) (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.space)
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