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Re: Debut MOC: "Voodoo Child"
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Date: 
Sat, 1 Feb 2003 18:39:55 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:

Thangs dat I like:

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:

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 (...) (22 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 (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)

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