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Re: Ice Planet Returns
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lugnet.space
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Sat, 6 Dec 2003 19:24:57 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Steve Hickman wrote:
> First, as a fellow Ice Planet zealot, I must applaud your work in the Ice Planet
> theme. Very cool, no pun intended. . .well maybe a little one.
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> Anyway, on to the critiques
> I dig the mammoth, the wheels are very creative and I love the double quarter
> dome windscreen construction. I've actually used quarter domes in a similar
> manner to get large windows with the wierd angled portions hidden inside of the
> ship. However, I am not a fan of the cannon on top, I've found that turrets
> look better when they have bulk in the back of them: they look more counter
> balanced in this way
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> Your other heavy ground unit, the Ice Sat VV (55, 5+5, 5*5, Veve?) I'm not as
> ecstatic about. The back seems too sparse to match the meatiness of the front.
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> I'm not sure if I like the Satellite Tracker yet. But, I can tell that I like
> the antenna coming out of the satellite dish and the black power cords on the
> support of the dish.
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> I love the new Ice Goblin, but not as much as the Goblin III, that one was
> incredible. I think the big change is that the legs look too scrawny here.
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> IG V, now this thing is awesome. Seriously, I love it. I want it. The meteor
> use is great. The legs, antenna, guns, all top notch. The feet, the feet!
> Dang. . . I have to stop focusing on Cap-Ships, so I can build stuff like this.
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> The side panels at the odd angles are great on the Flare. I think it could use
> a hint more blue, however.
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> The coolest thing about the moonbase are all the other small craft you haven't
> shown individually here. Some of them look awesome. I also dig the two down
> angled corridors. . .nice.
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> I think you've got a great start here. But, I was thinking, wouldn't this look
> sort of odd sitting next to a regular moonbase section. Unless of course, snow
> fell in perfect linear lines that measure to exact squares. . .
> Seriously though, I really like the stuff you've got going here. So I'll go
> ahead and ask for more.
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> Steve
Excellent critcism on all counts. I am still tweeking everything a little bit
at a time and will have more photos soon.
As for the moonbase connection. I figured I would have two more on either side
to make a better transition to blue and grey space. We'll see what happens
there, I haven't worked it out yet.
Thanks
Pat "iceman" Bunn
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