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Re: Mirage
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Date: 
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 06:44:42 GMT
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> In lugnet.space, Douglas R. Clark wrote:
> Cool ship.  Looks beefy and rugged; like it was designed to take a beating and
> still come home.  Kinda feels very A-10 warthog-ish if you know what I mean.

Thanks. That "rugged" look was exactly what I was after. Hmmm, maybe I was
subconsciously inspired by the A-10?

> I also really like the way you build the engines on your ships.
> 
> Is this ship supposed to be related in some way to the nasal avenger since the
> two ships are vaugely similar in shape and color?

Yes, I started off making this ship as a sort of offshoot of the Nasal Avenger
and Captain Ahnee stuff. I was going to call it the "Snubnose Special" but I
decided to leave it out of that line. Still, in form it is essentially a blend
of my Piranha Fighter:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DanJassim/Piranha/graypiranha-4.jpg

...and the Nasal Avenger:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DanJassim/NasalAvenger2/na2-a.jpg

--Dan



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  Re: Mirage
 
(...) Cool ship. Looks beefy and rugged; like it was designed to take a beating and still come home. Kinda feels very A-10 warthog-ish if you know what I mean. I also really like the way you build the engines on your ships. Is this ship supposed to (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-04, to lugnet.space)

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