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Re: new moonbase module, the Moonbase Command Center
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Thu, 6 Feb 2003 10:05:25 GMT
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OK, this looks nice. Now to LDraw it Jonathan!
Jaco
"Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> schreef in bericht
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> apollogies for the quality of the shots, my new digicam (xmas present) • cant
> take good close-ups & I didnt want to go through the hassle of using a • film
> camera then getting the flim developed then scanning the photos in. (the
> module was canabalized for parts for the 6973 I was working on)
> The module is basicly the command center for the moonbase, functioning as
> Air Traffic Control, regulating moonbase fuctions like power,
> communications & life-support and generally keeping the moonbase running
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/command/img00001.jpg
> the whole module. The 2 little "base inspection flyers" next to it are • used
> to move around the outside of the moonbase and inspect for damage. The • grey
> things you can see on the back are the part that is like a ring and has 2
> axleholes in it (from the UCS X-Wing). There are Transparent-Fluro-Orange
> propellors in the middle of all 4 rings to provide some of the power to • the
> vechicles. More power is provided by the rockets underneath.
>
> Now on to the module itself. The smaller transparent-dark-blue item on the
> roof is the cooling vents for the IBM Model 5000 Mainframe that runs the
> show. The larger transparent-dark-blue item is a radio device providing
> communications with the entire moonbase. The big dome on the top is the
> primary Air-traffic Controll Tower for the moonbase. As you can see, the
> module rests on the ground with stairs leading up to the connector.
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/command/img00003.jpg
> an out-of-focus view of the pilots of the BIFs. You can see the technic
> beam holding the propellor sections on. The yellow things you can see near
> the windscreens are the controlls for the BIFs. The black things making up
> the body of the BIFs are the sloping cockpit parts seeen in some aquazone • sets.
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/command/img00011.jpg
> the commander of the moonbase arriving for work. He wears a space-suit to
> protect him in the event of a loss of pressure in the moonbase. The only
> access to the controll center is via an air-tight door that is closed and
> locked at all times when people arent going through it and that can seal
> shut in the advent of problems (loss of air, people going crazy or • whatever
> else) elsewhere in the moonbase. The commander has the only key to this
> door (its a light grey Harry Potter key, cant see it in any of the photos • I
> took tho)
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jonwil/command/img00019.jpg
> The interior of the base. Notice the large support columns holding the • roof
> up. Also note the reinforced bullet-proof, metior-proof toughened safety
> glass windows. The large mass of black and yellow parts (covered in silver
> grill tiles) is the IBM Model 5000 Mainframe. The small item near the top
> above the Model 5000 is the backup system incase the Model 5000 fails.
> However, since the Model 5000 has been operating without a single problem
> since the day it was first shipped from the IBM assembly plant via lunar
> shuttle, this backup system has never been used. The 2 small terminals at
> the front of the Model 5000 are the only way to access the internal
> software of the Mainframe (those of you that have seen the Y2K episode of
> the Dilbert cartoon will understand the reference :)
>
> On one wall of the control center, you can see video screens used to
> monitor various things in and around the moonbase. Below those are the
> controls and systems that regulate the operation of the moonbase.
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=316252
> This is the air traffic control tower. Note the ladder used to access the
> tower and all the radar equipment being used to monitor all traffic into,
> out of, through and within the airspace surrounding the moonbase. All
> landings at and departures from the moonbase are controlled from here also
> (thats what the grey, green and yellow control panel in the top is for)
>
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