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Re: MOC: Starship "Suffren" Fighter Module; Basic Page Now Up
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build
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Wed, 26 Apr 2000 15:17:22 GMT
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Wow, five, huh?
MMMmmmm reactor core....
I need to invest in more bricks before I can build anything bigger than
about 3 feet long. It's going to exhaust most of my blue, gray, and black
parts to finish this destroyer.
If only TL would release a parts bucket in Star Wars colors (i.e. Gray,
Dark Gray, Black, and bits of orange and red)
I finished the Wave Motion gun last night though!
~Mark
In lugnet.space, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> Mark Sandlin wrote:
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> > I LOVE your new "snub" fighters with their little docking module. That • is a
> > very elegant solution for a destoyer-size capital ship that doesn't have • the
> > luxury of a landing bay.
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> Hey, thanks! I like the fighters too; they came out nicely. Unfortunately • the
> engines don't like to stay on as tightly as they should (grumble). Ah • well,
> they do *look* nice.
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> > One technical concern: It appears that the whole module serves as an
> > airlock. What happens if a single fighter returns and the pilot needs to • get
> > out of his ship? How do medical personnel get to him if the bay is
> > sealed? Does everyone wear a pressure suit in that case? If so, do • you
> > plan to have small airlocks at the entrance to the bay? I don't know • how
> > many of those (whaddaya call 'em?) 4x5 hinge-plates you have, but a
> > single plate mounted on the inside of the bay at each pod entry would
> > solve this little dilemma. This would also allow maintenance crew • and
> > other folk to walk through the docking module while the fighters are • away.
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> Yeah, I've been aware of this since I built it (in fact, the original sketch • had
> two "rising doors" from the landing bay's floor) but once it got underway • it
> became technically impossible to implement without reconstructing the • bay
> walls. I wanted to get it done and get pictures up, but rest assured that • I'll
> probably be installing said doors before I close the module. (In lieu of • that,
> yes, the airlock compartment would in fact be the docking ring between • modules.)
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> > I'll post pics of my own ship when I'm finished... which should be in a
> > couple weeks. I have used the light-cable unit from the 6979 UFO set • in
> > my main reactor room. :^)
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> I've got five of those modules, and have been considering mounting • them around
> the reactor core. It might make the ship's engineering section look like • a
> discotheque, however.
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> best
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> Lindsay
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