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Re: New Carrier - Starship Gibraltar
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:18:03 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:

>   Very spiffy!  (Especially that little round ship in the hangar,
>   which is by definition Spiff-y.)

Yep, the Grand Admiral stopped by for a preliminary inspection.

>   Excellent use of the polar base grey wall units too--it looks
>   like you've kept the structural integrity pretty good along
>   the centre and kept the wall units on the edges of the hangar
>   deck where they wouldn't compromise the solidity of the ship.
>   The payoff question:  Does it whoosh?  ;)

When I first completed the main body of the ship (hangerbay, engines, etc) I
picked it up, carried it to the next room to show my wife, and shook it back
and forth fast (uhh, turbulence simulation?). Anyway, that sucker is solid,
very whooshable!

>   I also agree with Larry; that mess hall is an excellent job.
>   The Neelix Kitchen [tm] is especially cool, IMHO, but the
>   buffet bar made me chuckle--I've eaten at one of those!

Thanks! I tried to give my space guys a classy place to chow down.

>   Those pictures DID come out awesomely well.  I'm looking forward
>   to seeing more--especially the detailing of the after exhaust and
>   the hangar deck!  Are you planning on adding doors or any other
>   airlocking mechanism, or a shielded central passage to the torpedo
>   room?

There is an airlock on the right side of the bridge (an elongated octogon).
The torpedo room will eventually have a third wall to enclose it, and a
snazzy entry.

>   But man, that ship does cut a lovely profile.  I began to think
>   "Wing Commander" (the original game, not the awful movie), much
>   improved.  What was your inspiration in the design?

I don't know, it's a mixture of Star Wars, Star Trek, old Japanimation, and
other stuff. Glad you dig it!

Dan



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(...) Very spiffy! (Especially that little round ship in the hangar, which is by definition Spiff-y.) Excellent use of the polar base grey wall units too--it looks like you've kept the structural integrity pretty good along the centre and kept the (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.starwars)

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