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Re: Debut MOC: "Voodoo Child"
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Sat, 1 Feb 2003 18:39:55 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> Thangs dat I like:
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> the engines look great... they're big without out-doing the ship, they have
> greebs in all the right places. I'd have no problem believing this tech works.
Thanks. I should have shown them swivelling.
> the color scheme. white and grey with smatterings of color, always works IMHO.
Well, it WAS designed as a VES-X escort fighter.
> The construction. Using the panels as outer body with techy things filling
> the holes... another can't miss technique. The overall shape seems
> referential to me of the main craft of Outlaw Star: long rocket-like body
> with 4 large parallel engines aft, and cockpit location.
Hmm. Not what I was trying for but you're right, it does. Although it actually
has five engines.
> The cockpit area has been done before and its all good, but I like some of
> the details you cooked up. The crack on either side of the windshield is
> cool. If I were you I'd even play it up a little more by adding more greebs
> in there.
It's on my revision list.
> The priate lookout bucket. Didn't know that part came in grey, don't
> remember seeing it used on a space MOC before. Kudos for incorporating
> something like that into a ship.
It's not too hard. I got it in the ISD.
> Thangs dat I don't:
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> a couple of the greebs are a bit too tacked-on for me. Most of it looks
> perfectly fine, but the binoculars on the aft end of the rear side greebly
> (behind the light grey bar square) for example. They just look like
> binoculars attached to the ship. Not sure if that's what you're intending
> it to look like?
Yeah, I'll propbably fix that in the final model.
> The rear angles on all those cylinders look great. The engines look
> awesome. The greebs are packed in there just right... and the rest of the
> ship is left looking a little drab.
> I'd love to see you balance that aft area with a bit or two projecting from
> the fore area, or somewhere along the body near the front. I know this is a
> personal esthetic with me, so people may gonna disagree on this one, but I
> think the flat space right behind the cockpit (above and below) is prime
> estate for a manouvering thruster or something.
Thanks. I was trying for a hot-rod sort of design, heavily customized and well
tuned. I agree that it looks unbalanced, but I like it that way.
> Do you have the curved clear panel that the cockpit uses? Its a small
> critisizm, but it looks unfinished without that part... prolly because its
> such an important peice to have missing!
It's coming. I just ordered the wee thing.
> I agree wif Jon, this is a strong debut. and there have been some amazing
> builders creeping out of the woodwork.
Thanks again!
Take care,
Soren
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| (...) they swivel too? That sounds awesome... now I can't wait to see more pics! (...) wow thanks... its really an awesome honor to inspire others to build their own ships. When I saw the color scheme, it reminded me of the VES look, but I thought (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Item 1 on today's vote, the Voodoo Child: I second the MOC. Any nays? No? good... The MOC passes unanimously. Congratulations! next item? (...) Your photography if fine, there just isn't a lot of it. For a model like this, I would definately (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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