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Re: The sportster, my entry in the Civilian MOC contest
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 28 May 2004 18:31:06 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Brent Skadan wrote:
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Hello,
Well, after a long evening of building I have completed my entry into the
civilian MOC contest. I would like to present the Sportster -- for the
person who likes thrills, speed, and hot looks. The Sportster has a top speed
of 1200kph with a max altitude that is near space. It comes standard with
retractable landing gear, air breathing engines, ion thrust turbo jets -- for
that extra kick, and a fighter craft like cockpit that makes anyone feel like
an elite pilot.
The Sportster: for the discerning driver who appreciates performance over
comfort -- or simply for those that are compensating for ... well, something.
Brickshelf link (once it passes moderation):
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=84280
This model presented several issues - first was the size, I wanted it to be
small like an MG roadster (which was the inspiration for the sportster) with
a touch of both retro and future styling, and enough greebling to look
stripped down. I was surprised that I was able to design and built this thing
in only 20 hours, yes 20 hours of straight building/prototyping. I have never
completed a model in such a short amount of time -- I gues was realy inspired
by many of the cool craft I saw being entered into the contest. Obviously the
competition is going to be tough.
I will be posting better photos tomorrow when the light is better and I have
had full night of sleep.
Thanks for looking,
Brently
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Well, now that this is moderated, I can comment. Very sleek, I like it. Some
skillful greebling to boot. Nicely done
-Dan Rubin
Chair of the Cyber-braintrust
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