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Re: Medium freighter
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build
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Sat, 3 Mar 2001 01:08:03 GMT
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I love It!!!!
Gary
Joel Jacobsen <jacobsen@oar.net> wrote in message
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> After a bit of a delay I now have my medium freighter, the Taranis, • completed.
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> I don't have a web page for it just yet, but I have the pictures on • brickshelf.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3560
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> This is a modified version, turned into more of a research/exploration • ship.
> A standard freighter of this size would have most of the dedicated areas
> empty and used for cargo rather than crew quarters and such.
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> I apologize for some of the pictures being blury. :)
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> I'm very pleased with the outcome of this project, being my first fully
> original MOC ship.
>
> It has a crew of 4 (Captain, Engineer, Security, Medical/Research) and • Kady,
> a multi-role android (shown in the cockpit area - the red fig) that is
> capable of functioning in any position as needed.
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> The crew sleeps in shifts during long flights - with never less than one
> crew and Kady on duty at any time or two crew when Kady is recharging.
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> It has a small hyrdopronics area that is computer controlled (Cyber-ganic)
> that even includes a small apple tree with 3 kinds of apples on it. :)
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> There are 5 major "access panels" on the ship to allow for repair of major
> functions to the ship.
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> I also was able to include a working airlock.
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> If I were to pick one area of the ship that I like more than any other, it
> would probably be the ramp area near the Lab. The varied level of the deck
> was a lot of fun to blend into the rest of the ship and make it look like • it
> belonged that way.
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> Areas that I'd like to improve concern the head specifically. I don't like
> the arrangement, but for now it will do. Next time they're at a starport
> with a drydock, I expect we'll find that the crew will refit it. :)
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> I would have liked to have built in functioning landing gear, but didn't
> think about it until I was already finished with most of the hull and I
> haven't the interest in tearing things appart to sort it out right now.
> There is room to do it, since the outer hull and the inner deck are
> seperated by 2 bricks everywhere but near the ramp. I may work on this at
> some point but right now I'm just happy to have it completed. :)
>
> I have pic's of the crew, but for some reason they don't want to upload.
> I'll fiddle with them in the next few days. :)
>
> Please let me know what you think!
>
> Joel Jacobsen
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