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Re: Short Haul Space Freighter
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lugnet.space
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Thu, 1 Apr 2004 06:33:02 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:
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Hi all,
Well, as promised I’ve finally got around to finishing and photographing my
latest moc.
It’s a small freighter used primarily on the Earth/Moon run.
I deliberately built this incorporating several .space no-no’s:
- It’s boxy. I tried to make it a reasonably cool box though.
- It’s black, although I hope you find the photographs clear enough
- No cool new parts in clever usage. It’s all pretty basic stuff.
At least it’s got retractable landing gear, and the boy loves playing with
the ramps.
For the eagle-eyed, yes Jon’s
Bison was certainly
an influence.
Comments and criticism are welcome. Smack, non-sequitors and tangential
ramblings are purely optional.
Cheers,
Allister
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Well, it is somewhat Bisonesque as you indicate, but it does stand on its
own...its own spindly legs. It has a pleasant collision of Mack truck,
earthmover, architect’s-house-on-stilts, Hercules (the plane) and sheer
playability. The contrast of the panel colour with the rest of the ship
articulates the design very well. It’s well greebled with a clear sense of
greebles where they should be and not where they shouldn’t. There is the sense
that the black panels could slide together (I know they couldn’t as built) or
there used to be more, which echos Bram’s
F-38 Impulse in a way.
It’s great to see a cockpit crammed full of computers and an engine room crammed
with black hoses and such. All in all, a very well thought out and well executed
MOC. I do wonder if it is compatible with the container standard currently under
discussion...but that’s just an idle thought.
Those black walls are of course crying out for some ‘paint’ ;-) I don’t really
see how it fits the P-38 theme though... ;-P
Peace and ramblin’ on,
Professor Whateverly
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