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Re: Deep Space Explorer MOC
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Thu, 15 Feb 2001 16:26:15 GMT
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I just saw this on brickshelf, so I thought I'd drop in here to see if you
had posted about it. :^)
That's a very innovative cockpit design. I like it. Very unusual.
"Tex" is a nice addition too. ;^)
Thanks for the pics!
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
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Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
J.D. Forinash at foxtrot@cc.gatech.edu wrote:
> Well, after my frequent trips to the colonies, the colonial government decided
> to hire me on for a deep space exploration journey. I snagged some pictures of
> the ship we'll be on. It's a New Plymouth _Explorer_ class (I really hope they
> change that unimaginative name, or they'll never sell 'em to anyone but the
> government), and here's what she looks like:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33242
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33238
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33241
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33226
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33235
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> She's a deep space explorer ship, and they use the same design for two
> roles. Our role is a five-man crew to go catalog uncharted planets. In the
> other role, she carries a larger crew to do more detailed surveys on
> the planets we find interesting. It's not as sleek as some of the ships
> we see at home, but trust me, her seemingly random design certainly
> belies her apparent lack of purpose. Uh, or something like that.
>
> Here's a shot of the bridge of the ship. You can see four of the five of
> us in this shot; the guy in the cowboy hat is our Captain, and we for
> obvious reasons call him Tex. You can barely see our engineer/navigator,
> he's the one with the hardhat. I'm the one at the helm console, and the
> young lady behind me is the security officer and geological specialist:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33229
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> Here are a couple shots of our living area, though I have to apologize for
> the clarity:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33231
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33230
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33237
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> In these you can see that we've got some fairly spacious arrangements--
> though, yes, that is the main engineering console smack dab in the
> middle of our "bedroom". On the starboard side of the ship, Tex has his
> stateroom. He should really clean up better, but none of us will complain
> about his helmet on the floor. On the port side are our five bunks. In the
> other configuration, those four are "hot bunks", shared by eight crewmembers,
> but for our longer mission, we're afforded more space.
>
> I'm a pretty good cook, but don't tell anyone, or I'll wind up spending a lot
> of time here:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33234
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> The ship is built mostly around a central corridor leading from the aft
> hold to the bridge.
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33232
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33233
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33228
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> It's a little bigger than what I'm used to flying (I race small ships on
> the weekends), but it should be an interesting trip. When I get back, I'll
> show you what I found...
>
> -JDF
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