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Re: EBKD Korolev
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lugnet.space
Date: 
Sat, 28 Aug 2004 23:40:54 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Aaron M. Sneary wrote:
   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.

Thanks. :) I do have a style of my own, don’t I. ;-)

   And I’d disagree with the first two posters about gaps and tiling the sides. I like the armored look that the studs give it. Besides, if there are no studs and no gaps, you could just vacu-form it from poly-styrene and save a bunch of money right? We build with LEGO bricks for a reason.

Never thought about it that way, the fact it does look armored because of those facts. Nice thoughts on vacu-forming. :)

   What I DO think you could change if you chose was your number of neutral colors. I really like the overall grey/red color scheme. And a few other neutrals are ok. The white bits REALLY stand out though and seem disconnected from the otherwise military EB look.

I wanted contrast, and black didn’t look right.while others prefer a two-tone approach to ship building I always like 3. a light, a dark, and a medium when possible.

   There are a couple of spots I noticed where a thin line of black changes to dark grey or light grey. Perhaps this is due to limited piece, and that’s a challenge I certainly still struggle with at home. I’ve always found that color schemes work best with one or two ‘colors’, one shade of grey(including white), and black- especially if black is inset or represents exposed functional components. But that’s just me.

Piece limitations. I ran out of black tiles between this and a couple other projects.

   What you have is an excellent ship with a great line, especially the front greebles and the bridge profile. You handle building a large ship well, and are at least one up on me in that regard. Oh, and Classic Firemen torsos will always be welcome in .space.

They look perfect as those soviet military coats. :)Thanks for feedback!






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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 (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)

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