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Re: HoverRod: The Big Gulp
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 12 May 2004 13:17:25 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Matt Bohlmann wrote:
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Full disclosure: Since I put the finishing touches on this ship a couple
weeks before the Civilian MOC Contest was announced, it doesn’t qualify as
an official entry...
The inspiration: I was watching an old favorite movie, Battle Beyond The
Stars, which features some of the most delightfully odd (and anatomically
correct) spaceship designs on record. A couple of ships that caught my eye
this time were Gelt’s (resembling a manta ray) and Cayman’s (resembling a
grouper fish, or a lizard’s head, or a McD’s apple pie carton) -- both with
prominent “open mouths” up front.
So I tinkered around with this “gaping bow” design, and (with a little help
and a lot of parts from a certain J. Fett) came up with something that’s part
hot-rod, part dustbuster, and almost all intake:
Although I originally imagined this as a spacecraft, one look at that intake
and those vented engines, and obviously this has to be an atmospheric vehicle
-- something you’d find zipping around Coruscant in defiance of local speed
restrictions.
Wanna race?
Matt
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Very original! I quite like it...such an odd, but effective mix of simple
greebs and slope placement. The ‘gaping maw’ reminds me of the open grill of
the 70’s Camero’s...just plain mean. The only minor thing that off tweaks it a
bit for me is the colour scheme, but I realize this is a necessary evil due to
part availability....knowing this, I think you made the best of what is
available. Great build!
-Gil
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| Full disclosure: Since I put the finishing touches on this ship a couple weeks before the Civilian MOC Contest was announced, it doesn't qualify as an official entry... The inspiration: I was watching an old favorite movie, Battle Beyond The Stars, (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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