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How extensively do you plan ships?
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Fri, 5 Sep 2003 07:54:23 GMT
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How extensively do all of you plan your vessels before you commence
with construction? Personally, I usually do a small doodle or just start
building before making a ship of less than 120 studs. When the ships are
larger than that, I generally do a lot of math and drawings to figure
out how many pieces will be needed, general shapes, construction
methods, angles, masses, et cetera. By far, I think the most useful
planning one can do is figure out the minimum amount of pieces of
appropriate types that can be used in a vessel of dimensions (x,y,z).
Just doodling general features is also very useful. I would probably do
a bit more of planning if I had better drawing skills, but alas, I do
not possess such at this moment.
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| (...) I get an idea for a ship, then I think about it for a few days or weeks, before putting any bricks together or putting anything on paper. I found the best time for this "mental review" is on the Metro ride to work and laying in bed before (...) (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) I tend to do a bunch of sketchs, no matter the size. My current bomber, awaiting finishing parts, took three sketchs which i'll upload with the pics, to see the plan and the result. larger ships take full breakdowns. Rick (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
| | | Re: How extensively do you plan ships?
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| (...) Hi there, Jordan, For ships under 50 studs, I generally start with what piece I will be using for the cockpit canopy. I sometimes will base a model on a sketch that I have drawn but other than that I just have a look at what colours I have (...) (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: How extensively do you plan ships?
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| (...) For larger MOCs, I usually think of a small idea, like a cargo bay, or a door, or something like that, and then I mentally build a ship around the idea. Then, I'll draw a floor plan on graph paper, calculating how many pieces I need for the (...) (21 years ago, 6-Sep-03, to lugnet.space)
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