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Re: Major Debut: Part I
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Tue, 25 Mar 2003 07:49:55 GMT
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i like the way that you've some of the parts, like the engines to make the
wings look they are popeye arms.
why does the rear gunner have a canopy and the others don't ?
-tk
"Nathan Wells" <lordofthelego@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:HCA6qn.nAH@lugnet.com...
> Hey Y'all,
>
> During four months of lurking I read some here, posted some there, but • that
> was about it. Now, after a frenzied two-week long marathon of building,
> brainstorming, building, sorting, building, re-sorting and more building, • I
> have decided to reveal myself.
>
> <AUDIANCE GASPS>
>
>
> My first MOC is the N.R.C.A. Atlantis.
>
> This type of ship was "da-thing" in the Late Gaarluum Wars (2191 CE to • 2219
> CE). The Terrans (Earthling sounds way to wimpy) were just about to be
> squashed completely when the engineer Marcus McLeigh presented the Terran
> Space Exploration Corporation, Terran Homeplanet Defense Committee and the
> Terran Military Assault Craft Committee his plans for the ship that might
> just win the war. The first ship to be built was the N.R.C.A. Atlantis.
> The innovative design had been 'borrowed' from the enemy's own ships; • built
> out of Tryllium steel and powered by a P-14 L'Garber PowFusion Eon Drive,
> the Atlantis is armed with two Dingle & Howell X-12.3 sniper rifles, two
> G-Power ARGER ion particle cannons, and a Grizzly K-22 "Big Momma" quantum
> torpedo cannon.
> The ship was also equipped with a D-JAK 333 Particle Shield and powerful
> sensor array equipment. The Atlantis needed a crew of five: a Pilot, a
> Navigator, a Gunner and two co-Gunners. The Atlantis had three other • sister
> ships: the Richard Daring, Alexandria and Olympia. The Atlantis was
> destroyed by enemy fire during one of its final missions in 2218 CE.
>
> Overall picture.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357214
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> The nose helps balance the rest of the craft. It is also where the shield
> generator is located.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357210
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> Main fuel tank.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357225
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> The gunner is seats in the chair and remotely controls the ion particle
> cannons and the quantum torpedo cannon. The two co-gunners manually • control
> the two sniper rifles.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357218
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> The pilot is located at the very rear of the vehicle, nestled between the • wings.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357219
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> The quantum torpedo cannon. An additional fuel tank on the opposite side
> helps redistribute the weight.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=357216
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> More pictures:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=38119
>
> BUILDING NOTES:
> The Atlantis was based upon a old creation I had made before I had sorted • my
> LEGO. The shape was inspired by those weird fish-ships in the Disney • movie
> "Atlantis: The Lost Empire", hence the name of the ship. Of course the
> Republic Gunship influenced the shape of the wings, and, yes, watching • Star
> Trek episodes as much as I can rubs off on to my models. ;-)
>
> Please LMKWYT and don't be afraid to criticize!
>
> Nathan
>
> Lord of the LEGO
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| (...) Thanks! The Popeye-wing connection was purely by accident! The person in the canopy is the Pilot, the gunner is in the blue helmet sitting between the two co-gunners: (URL) particle shield only fully covers the ship up to the main fuel tank, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| Hey Y'all, During four months of lurking I read some here, posted some there, but that was about it. Now, after a frenzied two-week long marathon of building, brainstorming, building, sorting, building, re-sorting and more building, I have decided (...) (24 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc)
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