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Re: Improved Space Combat Fighter
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Sat, 8 Oct 2005 22:36:10 GMT
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Geoffrey Hyde <gdothyde@NOSPAMbigponddotnetdotau>
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"Jeff Benson" <Malsnay@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> (I hope I'm doing this Lugnet code properly)
Looks okay so far :)
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Snay/UIW/CombatSpaceFighter/front_angled.jpg>>
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> The ICSF boasts four engines, two of which are dual-capable of limited FTL
> jumps. Featuring improved thruster-control and a powerful radar/sensor
> array in
> the nose, the fighter's armaments include 50mm cannons mounted port and
> starboard, as well as four missile or probe mounting points under the
> fuselage.
> A utility box behind the pilot's chair houses survival gear (including a
> fire
> extinguisher), and a sparse repair kit for minor damage. Learning from
> previous
> designs, designers included a direct access point to the ship's computer
> and
> fuel systems on the nose, as well as cutting space by leaving some engine
> components exposed. In response to a vast number of pilot losses as a
> result of
> landing-gear failure, the undercarriage was reinforced to act as a landing
> skid.
>
> Please, don't pull punches in your critiques. Thank you.
The front of the craft doesn't fit in with the rest of it, it is way too
blocky and needs something extra to put the angles out of the picture.
Other than that this model is almost perfect, except for the fact that the
nose may be a few studs too long.
I would also like a better shot of the undercarriage, perhaps you could show
the landing gear in the extended position as well? It might be hard to do
with the canopy on, but can you get a pilot's eye view of the nose from the
cockpit?
> -Jeff Benson
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> When moderated, the Gallery is here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=148721
It's moderated already! *grins* An excellent model with a surprising lack
of visible studded construction, but with some minor improvements I think
this model could be perfect!
--
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
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| (...) Geoff, Thanks for the comments! I took them to heart. I think this photo illustrates what I did to smooth out the nose. Wanting to keep the vent/access point in the nose, I actually wound up extending the length of the nose one peg. I'm going (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.space)
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| Hello, all! Mostly a lurker, life's been busy -- a career position at a busy hospital in the Baltimore area? Maybe, if I'm lucky. Odd, then, that I'm building military MOCs. Well. Introducing the UIW's Improved Combat Superiority Fightercraft: (I (...) (19 years ago, 8-Oct-05, to lugnet.space)
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