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| (...) I gotta agree, I like that armored plate look too. Looks like she can stand to take a few hits. (...) Darn Lego brick shortage. Too many times I have had to sacrifice elegant color design for lack of resources. But, I don't thing that a (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Goo Gone works pretty well. You can also reduce the amount of goo that you need to clean off by chucking it in the freezer for a few hours before you peel the label free. (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Tanks or Power Armor
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| (...) Okay, now you're just fantasizing. A human-sized PA would probably weigh at least half a ton, so it'd need a huge boost to get off the ground. To get enough boost for airlift that doesn't look sluggish, you're probably looking at having to (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Well, the driver ought to be fine...assuming the turret crew doesn't collectively puke all over him, that is... (hmm, imagine them spinning around like that at full speed with the governor removed) But yeah, if a mecha/PA tries advancing on an (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) As odd as this might sound, it's really not as play-friendly as you might think. I live in a tiny little upstairs apartment (it feels a bit cramped at times, but I don't have to split the rent, so I don't have any roommates complaining about (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) None of these statements about Power Armor can be considered factual as none are in existance, nor are they being used by ANY military for tests or used in actual combat. You'd be amazed at how powerful REAL LIFE weapons can be. Ever thought (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| That was too funny! I have to admit while sitting here going through the first pages, I was stumped as to where you were taking this funny round brown hubcap attached to the back end of your ship. In fact I didn't even recognize what the hubcap was (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.space)
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| That rawks. You should have kept it from us to win a lame parts contest :P So, how did you go about getting rid of the label adhesive that they so generously slathered all over the container? Kevin (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| I believe that tanks will stay in service, but will eventually face competition from PA. Many people have justified that the size of MECHA will keep tanks in service, bypassing the issue that even the modern PA is still roughly human sized. While a (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Rick, What a cool ship! I like the hint of familiar, but clearly your own design. The overall form and function seem to fit flawlessly. And I'd disagree with the first two posters about gaps and tiling the sides. I like the armored look that (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) A mecha would have a very hard time getting close enough to make hand-to-hand relevant. A M1A1's turret can do a 360 and stop on a dime from a dead start in 1 second. It's not the most comfortable thing to do for the crew inside but it does (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) They do. It's called AAAV-7. Done with a AFV already. Not Hover, but SES on the water, tracks on land. (...) I'd suggest reading "Hammers Slammers" by David Drake. He's ex armor, has lots of neat ideas and cool fighting scenes. Imagine hover (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Cool, I'm glad you like the cargo sloop! It really just started out as simple grey platform with a railing to test the dimensions of the inside of the can, but after a while it became a MOC of it's own. And, I just had to sneak some Bionicle (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) That settles it: I'm coming over your house to play! ;-) That's how I get all my Bionicle, too -- on clearance. I usually only pick up a bunch here and there as I need the particular colors for something I want to build, like if I'm running (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) If military history has shown us anything, it's that nothing is immune to landmines if it moves. It's just a matter of developing a landmine that's capable of being triggered by a hover tank (and trust me, if hover tanks happen, someone will (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Pfft. Amateur... I probably only have 40-50 Nuva cans, but I'm well over 100 for the originals. Of course, they pale in comparison to my Bohrok Va purchases. I think I had about 50 of them already when KB dropped the price to $1 each, so I (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Humans will always have a place on the battlefield, if for only two reasons. Aircraft have proven capable of instigating conflict and presenting a solid first wave of defense, but the only way to hold territory is to maintain pressence there. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) I think this would depend on the efficacy of the hover mechanism. Depending on the technology involved, it could be faster then a tank with treads running on the same sort of power source would be (there's alot of mass in tank treads, and (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) I agree with this part... (...) I am assuming that a tank would not go from its rear area yard/base (on another continent) to the combat zone under its own power, even a hovertank. So I guess I don't see why tanks need to hover. As someone (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (snip of heavily formatted but amusing stuff) I am reminded of Larry Niven's General Products hulls. (21 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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