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Re: Hoverbike: Gladius and pilot; Roman "Warrior" Arcane
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Sat, 11 Jan 2003 21:44:15 GMT
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That's very nice, Duane. The overall shape is really cool- it conveys the
sense that this is a no-nonsense, long distance bike. The boosters on the
side are a nice touch, and the fins around the nose convey a great
rocket-like feel, with the tapering nose cones.
The minifig looks pretty cool, as well. The storyline is pretty cool.
-JHK
In lugnet.space, Nicole Drumm writes:
> 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.
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> 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, 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/
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| "John Henry Kruer" <jhkruer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:H8KKDr.Epn@lugnet.com... (...) Duane thanks you. The bike is supposed to reflect the name. A gladius sword was _supposed_ to punch through armor, shields and was heavy enough to cut apart (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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| 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: (URL) . Deep links start at: (URL) end with (URL) a (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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