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Re: Dragonstar!
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 14 Feb 2003 23:15:01 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Daniel Jassim writes:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=33013
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> Note: Close-up detail pics coming soon. Interior construction will begin
> after Brickswest. Please stay tuned...
First off, let me say that your Dragonstar is a great ship. I love the color
scheme. The detailing is expertly done. The bridge looks great, especially
with the big round window. I can see that there are quite a few differences
from and improvements over your previous capital ships.
However, regardless of how impressive your capital ship fleet is, I enjoy your
smaller ships, like the Nasal Avenger and Stingray, much more because they are
more unique. While you are undoubtedly a master of your current style of
capital ship building, I, like others, think you can "do better". I know it
sounds harsh, but every one of your capital ships is essentially a long
rectangular box with an open landing bay in front, a bridge near the back, and
some stubby wings and other decorations on the sides.
For your next ship, maybe you could depart from that style. Perhaps a
catamaran-style layout with multiple hulls. Try moving the bridge around...it
could stick out the side Millenium Falcon-style, or hang from the bottom, or be
incorporated in the hull somewhere. Build giant outboard engines. Avoid a
flat bottom. Build a ship that's taller and narrower than it's long. I'm just
brainstorming...don't take these ideas as commands.
I know building a large ship can be difficult. I had a hell of a time building
portions of the Q-35 Space Plane, and there were aspects of it that I was never
really happy with, but didn't have the effort to change. But I can tell that
you enjoy building big, so maybe you can try to incorporate some of the
imagination that goes into your smaller ships into the enormous ones.
Whatever you do, keep building. I'm sure we'll see more great MOCs from you.
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
www.bldesign.org
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| "And he told me no more big ships. Dan Jassim you are a big dirty liar..." - Jon Palmer Yes, I am! :) (URL) moderation... (URL) Close-up detail pics coming soon. Interior construction will begin after Brickswest. Please stay tuned... - Dan Jassim (22 years ago, 10-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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