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Re: Galaxy Explorer the Way it Should Have Been ;o)
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:26:17 GMT
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In lugnet.space, John P. Henderson wrote:
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Great work. I love being reminded of the space sets that first got me into
the theme, as some of the recent posts here have done. ...Still have a
couple of X-1 Patrol Crafts myself, kicking around still assembled since days
of old...
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Thank you. And, yes, I too like the X-1! They are simply cool-looking. I’ve got
a couple on my file cabinet, one I made in all white (I like playing with color
too much).
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But one thing I never understood: How the heck do the space guys fly using
only a steering wheel?
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I’ve often thought of this. I suppose one can imagine them using a steering
wheel in combination with pedals. Or, imagine the steering wheel’s column is
movable to allow for pitch control, like on modern aircraft, but with the right
computer/electronic support to account for vacuum conditions. This could be
simulated with a hinge-brick, btw, that works pretty well. Often, in MOCs, I
tend to do away with the steering wheel and leave the piloting to the computers.
:o)
-best,
Wolf
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| (...) Playing with color can be fun. It is Futuron, not true Classic, but I do have a copy of the Stardefender 200 that I built in the Blacktron I color scheme. (...) Yes, now that I think of it, a single control, if it could move in three (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-07, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Great work. I love being reminded of the space sets that first got me into the theme, as some of the recent posts here have done. ...Still have a couple of X-1 Patrol Crafts myself, kicking around still assembled since days of old... But one (...) (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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