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(...) Hi Nathan. I think this ship is a good start, but it sort of looks to me like it's not finished. The interior is nicely detailed, which is good, but the exterior needs work. I don't understand the hatch in the front with the bridge. It doesn't (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I tend to agree...I've really grown to like larger engine areas...and after seeing Dan Jassim's Dragonstar I am pretty much convinced that it can be done properly. For smaller ships, I think Dan's star shuttle is another good example of cases (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) (buzzcut) (...) One could keep the wimpy-looking landing gear and instead devise a Higgs Boson Field Negator, which would cut the percieved mass of the ship tremendously. As a bonus, it could also allow you to travel at or near c with (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Hey GA, thanks for the honest and very helpful reply! These tips will really help my ship building from now on! (...) Believe it or not, I actually got bored with this project when I was done with the inside. I had drawn out the interior with (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I think you're missing my point. I think it's a bit odd to have the entry hatch in the middle of your cockpit/piloting area/whatever. I would think you'd want it to be located further aft, to allow for messy research stuff to be brought on (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Aahhh! I see now. Locating the hatch further back on the ship makes much more sense. When I build the Roderik's sister ship I also want to include an airlock as well. (URL) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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