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| | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Randy Williams
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| | | | | (...) Ibuilt a piece for a modular space station a while ago, in cad.dat.models. maybe we can all use that and attach them? (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | (...) I beleive I downloaded it. It's good enough! :) I'm thinking we should have 5 main parts. The control center in the middle, the medical, the landing bays, the sleeping quarters, and the mess halls. It would look really neat if they came out in (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Kyle Keppler
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| | | | | | (...) But where would the science stations go? In the 5th point, or maybe above the control center. That would be rather cool! I wish I had the resoures for this stuff! But I could build like a part of it! -Kyle (URL) <-Join us in the lego chat (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | (...) Doh! I knew I had left something out. I'm thinking a 5th point, but above the control center would be cool, also. (...) Thats the plan! :) We all build a part of it. We could use Bram's landing bays, and turn them into pocket doors like I did (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Kyle Keppler
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| | | | | | (...) it! (...) Brams landing bays? Fill me in! Or we could just make one giant .mpd file! I'd definatly pitch in! -Kyle (URL)-- (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | (...) (URL)Or we could just make one giant .mpd file! Yes, but that would be extremely slow in loading... After all, I only have a 200 mhz comp. (...) Good! Thats what I need to hear! What part would you like to work on? -- Mark Nelson Speedy's Lego (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Kyle Keppler
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| | | | | | (...) I'd love to do the control room! I have a pretty cool idea for one! It would end up being 8 sided and maybe have a passage way arround it! I'm gonna be gone for the next week (going to disney world) but hope i can help! -Kyle (URL)-- (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | | (...) Awsome. :) Be sure to put a 1x4 with a groove in it for a security cardkey when you make the doors. :) I'm excited, this project is really coming along. -- Mark Nelson Speedy's Lego Page: (URL) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | (...) To make it a six pointed star, I'd love to make the power core, which would be underneath the command center. How about it? -Tom McD. (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | | | (...) Good enough! :) A power core is another thing I forgot! What type of power? Fission Fusion, or Antimatter? (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Greg Majewski
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| | | | | | | | | (...) be (...) Or internal combustion... Greg "The bird that you can't see" Majewski (URL) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Yes, but that doesn't seem high-tech enough to be in a huge spacestation floating around an un-named planet. :) Also, I want to be able to have my ships go nice 'n' fast, thus the need for my favorite all time weapon/drive/sheild, Antimatter. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Randy Williams
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| | | | | | | | (...) hyer-reflux animatter pulse, of course. (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Hyer-reflux Antimatter? Well, I know about antimatter, but not the Hyer-reflux thing. -- Mark Nelson Speedy's Lego Page: (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I think that's s'posed to be Hyper. Not that I know what it means. -Shiri (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Ah, OK. That makes it a bit better. I still don't know what it means, though. Hmm... Wait a minute... Hyper... Hyperactive... Hyperactive Antimatter! Help! -- Mark Nelson Speedy's Lego Page: (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Randy Williams
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| | | | | | | | | typos. it was supposed to read 'Hyper-Antimatter Pulse'. what that means is that a magnetic field shoots antimatter in pulses toward a core of excited (hence the name hyper) atoms to cause the atoms to release thier extra electrons. Then positrons (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Sure do. Thanks, that explanes it. :) Well, on to spacestation construction! -- Mark Nelson Speedy's Lego Page: (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Hehe. Wish it were that simple with our current technology, it sure could help humanity a lot. BUT... that's why you guys are here, and that's why I stay in .castle, and I'll let you have fun with your futuristic Hyper-Antimatter Pulses. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Sure could, but it could also do alot of harm. Just think of armies duking it out with antimatter rifles! (...) Hahahaha! OK. :) Wait a minute, then how come your in .space? :) -- Mark Nelson Speedy's Lego Page: (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Youch! True, hadn't thought of that. There's always a bad side, dang! (...) 'Coz I use the web interface, and when I get bored, I just read everything. :-) But I think I'll retreat now. ;-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) :-) (...) Why? Why not help out with the spacestation? :) -- Mark Nelson Speedy's Lego Page: (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Jeff Elliott
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Can you imagine what would happen if Scar visited the station, and some hopped-up space cowboy took it into his head to call her "little lady"? I think we forgot section 9 - escape pods. :) Jeff Elliott (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Well... I'm pretty much totally absorbed in my castle stuff right now. Ad anyway, I'm no good at LDraw (once the CD comes out, I'll read all the manuals very closely, but right now... nah). (...) ROFL!! The thing is, Scar could actually fit in (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I get the joke, but actualy, you're right! We did forget the escape pods! Doh! Why did I delete those seemingly useless ones I made! :\ -- Mark Nelson Speedy's Lego Page: (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Duane Hess
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| | | | | | | | (...) Isn't there a new pill on the market that's supposed to fix that? :-) -Duane (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | (...) <snip> Cool, have fun! Are you going to the LIC (LEGO Imagination Center)? It's in Downtown Disney, I went there Feb... you should go, it's very nice there, and some discountinued stuff. -Shiri (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... And 2000 model sightings! —Kyle Keppler
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| | | | | | (...) I sure did! That place rocks! I had a great time! When i was they had every new 2000 model i couold think to look for. Exept for the ninja mini fig packs. Ask about a certian model and i'll let you know if they had it! They had the new (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Randy Williams
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| | | | | im trying to build a 'node' with 6 connectors on each end using my design.. ill try to have that and my 'upgraded' module in a while... btw, the module can be a long as you want. you can go ahead and start making stuff cause i wont change the (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | (...) Cool! I'm thinking we should put one of those weird 1x4's with grooves in them for the entrace to the control, so it looks like you need a cardkey to open the door. -- Mark Nelson Speedy's Lego Page: (URL) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Space Stations... (and Space Relations) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | (...) I remember it well. The thing that I remember most about why it died was the fact that we basically couldn't agree on what sort of technology could be used. For example, some folks don't use forcefields or FTL propulsion. I believe even a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Space Stations... (and Space Relations) —Mark Nelson
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| | | | (...) Well, I'm thinking that it is just in orbit around a planet, so it doesn't need propulsion, and that it does have gravity. And how far in the future? Why does it matter? :) As I said, this is Lego, it doesn't have to be realistic! :) Also, why (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Space Stations... (and Space Relations) —George Haberberger
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| | | | | (...) I'm working on several kinds of space craft, and I like having the constraints of technology, it forces me to make me craft more realistic, at least for me. For my near future craft, they use chemical propulsion, so I have to include rocket (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... (and Space Relations) —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | (...) Yes. Actualy, the LegoWars has a strict rule. You may not use technology unless it might be created at this time, so thats what I do. :) In short, I pretty much agree with you. (...) Oh yes, quite nice stuff. My newest ship, the Peryodention, (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Space Stations... (and Space Relations) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | (...) In the smallest of ways the year could matter, but it shouldn't stand in the way of building. Personally I think it's a very small issue and I pretty much don't care. It's something that could be discussed later. And probly the only reason it (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Space Stations... (and Space Relations) —Stephen F. Roberts
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| | | | (...) ...When I write stuff, I try not to even mention Earth, and never mention a date or even locations in earth relative terms (usually something like CY 79 for Colony Year 79). This has a couple handy effects: 1 - I'm never wrong! don't you love (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Space Stations... (and Space Relations) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | (...) date or even (...) Year 79). This (...) Star Trek shows (...) Yeah.. where is Khan anyway? :-) (...) discovered (...) they were (...) the future so (...) I like your idea, so maybe we'll share some mileage. You've expressed yourself quite (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Space Stations... (and Space Relations) —Randy Williams
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| | | | | I vote to make the sleeping quarters/ mess hall! we also need a standard uniform. (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Space Stations... (and Space Relations) —Mark Nelson
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| | | | | | (...) Like turn two things into one? (...) Well, in me own little head, I was thinking guys wearing almost all black in the control center, called the, "Administration Memebers" and everywhere else, green unitron suits. :) -- Mark Nelson Speedy's (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Space Stations... (and Space Relations) —Stephen F. Roberts
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| | | | (...) ...The calendar could also refer to some unnamed 'external source'. 0500CT (calendar time) for example. ...It could be fun if local station time does not always mesh up with 'time' IE. 'midnite' would occasionally fall in the middle of what (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.space)
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