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Re: Hoverbike: Gladius and pilot; Roman "Warrior" Arcane
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Sat, 11 Jan 2003 18:45:52 GMT
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"Nicole Drumm" <kdrumm1@stny.rr.com> wrote in message
news:H8KA54.A7M@lugnet.com...
> First of all I'm posting for my father-in-law Duane Drumm. His arthritis is so
> bad
> today he can't hold a cup let alone type. He deserves all the credit for this
> MOC.
> Brickshelf folder is here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=31263 .
> Deep links start at:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/drumm-family/duane/hoverbike/gladius01.jpg
> and end with
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/drumm-family/duane/hoverbike/gladius08.jpg
>
> Second a gladius is a short sword a gladiator commonly used. It's also where
> the word gladiator comes from.
>
> Roman Arcane is the oldest rider in the circuit. He built his bike around one
> concept: outlast all opponents. While his bike is only slightly slower than
> most his
> bike has nearly 4 times the fuel capacity.
> Roman's body can't always take the extreme velocities the younger crowd can
> so he tends to do only distance races where the extra fuel comes in handy.
> Gladius sports 6 output engines for forward thrust, four small outputs for
> hovering
> and maneuvering, and three around the bikes nose,
Oops. Make that "four around the bikes nose,"
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/drumm-family/duane/hoverbike/gladius09.jpg
Is a bottom view.
> again to assist in
> maneuvering.
> Gladius' nose is heaver than most from being reinforced and the nose point can
> hold the entire weight of the bike and rider. The reinforcements came in handy
> one day as Roman's reflexes weren't up to par and the entire bike slammed into
> a 5 foot thick wall, punched through it and kept on going without stopping.
>
> Again this MOC was created by Duane Drumm as was the story. I just typed as
> he dictated it to me.
>
> --
> Thanx~
> Nicole Drumm MS
> http://www.geocities.com/duelarcane1/
--
Thanx~
Nicole Drumm MS
http://www.geocities.com/duelarcane1/
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