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Re: New Fad?
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Mon, 7 Apr 2003 07:01:03 GMT
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"Paul Baulch" <paul@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.space, Paul Hartzog writes:
> >
> > but i'd like to say
> > that i think the little ships are the best part
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> > those things are darn cool
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> > i'd love to see that become a fad
> > and see some LUGfest MBases w/ lots
> > of those little things scattered about
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> > :-D
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> Actually, I'd like it to be taken further into a Moonbase-related • standard,
> where the ships can't exceed a certain compact size, say 16 studs by 10
> studs by 8 bricks high (for example). Then people can give their moonbase
> modules parking lots (or even just one huge one) with a set bay size and
> everyone can make a bunch of little ships to populate them, and it will
> ensure that all the ships fit into the parking bays, and still allows the
> parking bays to have cool funcions like lift platforms and cages. It also
> lets people with less Lego to contribute creations that they know will fit
> in somehow.
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> I'd also want two other minimum criteria - each ship has to have an • opening
> cockpit and working landing gear. That would make the dioramas look better
> IMO. For example:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=369011
> As you can see, it doesn't have to be big to have these features.
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> Cheers,
> Paul
actually, I was pondering something very much like this just today (I'm
working on a supermodule landing platform. it'll be part of a moonbase, but
it's something to do.), so some kind of standard for small-craft (the sort
of thing one would use to dart about a moonbase) could be neat. just make
sure it's large enough to allow pods... of course, the module is going to
have space on top for larger craft, with an elevator connecting to the main
level... or it will if I have enough parts to complete the frelling thing
*crosses fingers*
that's a neat little ship, too.
-Anthony
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| What would really be fun about the standard ... someone could build a Moonbase "SUV" dealership, with these huge over-sized craft. There could be a bunch of folks standing around outside protesting the craft "WHERE WILL YOU PARK?" or "MARTIAN* (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Actually, I'd like it to be taken further into a Moonbase-related standard, where the ships can't exceed a certain compact size, say 16 studs by 10 studs by 8 bricks high (for example). Then people can give their moonbase modules parking lots (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.space)
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