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Re: The U. S. S. Roderik has been launched!
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build
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Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:47:30 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Nathan Wells wrote:
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Greetings, .spacers.
Pictures of the new U.S.S. Roderik are at
MOCpages!
PLMKWYT!
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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!
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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.
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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 detail, but hadn’t given the
outside a thought. Also, when I reached the exterior, I was running low on
pieces I needed.
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I don’t understand the hatch in the front with the bridge. It doesn’t make
sense to me. Why would the main entry for the ship be on the bridge? I would
move it to the section where you have the “tables.” Then you’d have more room
on the bridge, and could even perhaps give the captain a chair in the middle,
or have another control station.
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Perhaps I was wrong to label the front of the ship the bridge. A Bridge
indicates it is the head of a ship that is so big it needs a captain. The
Roderik, OTOH, is basically a stretched out Shuttle craft with two pilots of
equal rank making the decisions together, unlike a captain (or admiral, for that
matter) dictating his/her commands to a crew. Therefore, the hatch is in the
front of the ship where the captain’s chair would be on a larger ship because
the ship isn’t big enough to need a captain. Admiral Wells was just visiting
the Roderik as a VIP guest, not as a commanding officer.
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For a scientific vessel, this ship needs a LOT of antennas, sensors, and
stuff on it... at least on the top where you have the dishes and such. Some
elements protruding from the ship will distract from the overall boxy shape.
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As I said before, I was running low on pieces by the time I got to the exterior
detailing. I do agree it needs more sensors and stuff.
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You’ve done some nice SNOT work here, however.
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Thanks! Now I just have to master making landing gear!
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The engines look weak. I suggest recessing that center plate and putting a
couple of wheels or cylindrical elements in there to suggest large engine
openings. The dishes you currently have don’t suggest power or engines at
all, IMO.
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My collection of possible thrusters is embarrassingly low, all my wheel hubs are
either to small or the wrong color (that will all change when I buy some
discount LOM sets).
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The landing legs look really wimpy on a ship of this size. I suggest doubling
them up so they’re at least 2-wide... and put some nice big feet on them.
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I despise that landing gear!!!
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I really do think this is a good start for a ship, but it sort of looks like
you built a good interior but left the exterior lacking. The good news is,
you can easily do some work on the outside and get it looking good without a
lot more work or a ton of re-building.
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Thanks again for the help!
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Message has 1 Reply:
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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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| | Re: The U. S. S. Roderik has been launched!
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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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