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Re: Idea Crunching
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lugnet.space
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Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:38:34 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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Okay,
Paul Baulch has a well documented distaste of the use of wheels as engines.
And at first I thought he was crazy, but then, the more I hear his words in
my head, the more I think he’s right. They are somewhat un-LEGO-y, not to
mention easy and over-used.
So I was hoping to mine the forum for some ideas on how to achieve cool
engines without resorting to space wheels, specifically in relation to
building large ships and shuttles (not dinky fighters ;) ).
I had one good idea with the
Kushinata, but the
result didn’t look 100% engine to me, so I added the transorange bit and then
it ended up looking more like a giant Bot head.
So, anyone have any cool ideas and/or thoughts on this dilema?
-Lenny
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I had a design with directional flaps once. This meant that theoretically, one
engine could be use for all sorts of directions, or that was the idea.
Unfortunately, I made it shortly after the civilian MOC contest, and I’ve
scrapped it since... It was a bit weak. I feel very awkward making a spaceship
that can’t stop. Like the star destroyers coming out of hyperspace... How did
they slow down so fast? That’s always bugged me. The other thing that makes me
feel awkward is a spaceship that can’t turn, spin etc. How do those Tie
Fighters handle so well with only one engine and no thrusters? Don’t ask me.
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| (...) I always figured it was because they didn't have "real" momentum to begin with. I figured hyperspace was sort of "bending space" similar to "warp drive" in Star Trek. So coming out of hyperspace probably puts you at a dead-stop. Or whatever (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| Okay, Paul Baulch has a well documented distaste of the use of wheels as engines. And at first I thought he was crazy, but then, the more I hear his words in my head, the more I think he's right. They are somewhat un-LEGO-y, not to mention easy and (...) (20 years ago, 6-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX) !
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