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| (...) Prior to the release of Animatrix, I would have said it was just the EMP generator, since Trinity (I think) clearly stated that it was their only defense against the Sentinels. Even with the release of Animatrix showing the Osiris using (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks. (...) On the next one, I promise. I really didn't have the parts to make a smooth, aerodynamic vessel, and as soon as I can score a couple hundred plates, I'll give you curves to be envious of. Take care, Soren (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
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| Well, they are mostly female space pirates :) Seriously though, I can see people born in space being incredibly tidy, because loose objects would be a survival hazard of the first order; your ventilation could get plugged up, and stray objects (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Well that's the thing. It's a last resort sort of weapon in the movies. I'm sure every ship has it but it's a bad idea to use it too soon (as referenced in Reloaded) (URL) j o n (URL) zemi.net> (URL) the-shipyard> (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Look at this a Super Star Destroyer !!!
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| (...) I never claimed to be a Clarke "fan." I just remember movie dialog. :P James (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) I actually totally forgot about seeing this. After seeing Dreamcatcher I've been trying to forget about it ever since. Maybe my brain accidentally lumped "Osiris" in with it. This is perfect. Thank you! (...) And I've seen this one as well. (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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| "Jon Palmer" <jon@zemi.net> wrote in message news:HIu8Jv.1zts@lugnet.com... (...) was (...) sort of (...) would put (...) hovership. >:D (...) You're not going to put the EMP on it, are you? How would you use it without kocking out your own (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | | | Re: Minifig Scales
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| "Purple Dave" <purpledave@maskofdestiny.com> wrote in message news:HIu7zD.1wy9@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) Hm, yeah, you're right. It's a little over half the length. A minifig scale Star Destroyer would be about 121 feet long and 60.5 feet wide (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) My favorite question to ask my kids (ages 12 and 7) with regard to animated movies is, "So, what was Uncle Scar's name before he got the scar on his face?" (Disney's "Lion King") Usually the older one just rolls her eyes, and the younger one (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) I find that children respond very well to the particulars of abstract literary theory. Then you can move them onto questions about how the voiceover actor in one film can be a different character in another film. Oh, the fun to be had! Dave! (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) I'll try that one next time my kids ask "why" a talking animal in an animated does something that makes no sense (for us humans, at least). Like, "How come Dory can't remember stuff?" (from our trip to "Finding Nemo") :-) James (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Nuts to that! How the heck did they breathe? Presumably the out-of-phase air would go right through them. I don't really like the "it's only a movie" excuse because it lets the writers off the hook too easily. A better phrasing might be (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| In lugnet.space, James Wilson wrote: -snip- (...) LOL, I thought the same thing when I saw that episode. There they are walking through walls but yet they are standing perfectly fine on the floors. It amuses me. -Dan (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) The (URL) Animatrix> is a good resource. The first Animatrix film, "Flight of the Osiris," has the hovership Osiris combatting Sentinels. They used machine gun turrets, similar to the laser turrets that Han & Luke use to shoot down TIE (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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| (...) I've always wondered about this (okay, not "always," only since Lucas established the timeline). How in the heck was the Empire able to ramp up production facilities to build such huge vessels, in the span of less than 50 years or so? In AotC (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| To my knowledge all we've seen is the EMP used in the first movie. There was also the laser thing that Tank used on Cypher, but I don't know if that sort of thing could be mounted on the exterior of the ship. I don't own the first movie, so I might (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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| (...) I don't have any hard numbers, but the beam of an ISD isn't quite 2/3 the length. It is a lot wider than I'd originally thought, but it's closer to a 28:45 ratio, as can be seen (URL) here>. (...) The 5 mile long SSD is a mistake. In TESB, (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| I did some calculating ((URL) of large space ships to see how big they'd be at minifig scale. I got some interesting results: A minifig scale Star Destroyer would be about 121 feet long and 97 feet wide (guessing that its width is 2/3 of it's (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | | | BioniWars: 4-LOB
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| I'll let those of you who are real Star Wars fans figure out what the name stands for. You can even pretend the "B" stands for "Bricks", if you absolutely need to. (URL) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Light attack carrier
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| (...) Well, I think it's a far cry from the Dragonstar's interior, so that's a mighty compliment :-) I was definitely going for the submarine ethos, that overall impression. (...) They most certainly do. (...) Nope, the craft's physical design (and (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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