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One quick note: for shuttles, put the docking rings behind a hatch (or hatches). And put the hatch on the upper surface of the vessel. It would be really cool if the hatch(es) can open all the way, and the docking ring would slide outward, to better (...) (24 years ago, 6-Apr-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) That would be cool. But it would be bulky, which is why I objected to that idea in my initial post. I've toyed with the idea of using the Technic pieces which are 3 studs long and are 2/3 friction-pin and 1/3 axle hole connector. Lego uses (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Well, bulky is in the eye of the beholder, so I guess I can't help you much there. For STO craft, maybe you could put the docking port in either the nose or the tail of the craft. If it's in the nose, put the nosecone on a hinge to (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) The benefit to gendered rings is that it is possible to dock in more positions. If all four of those mounting points are male or all female, then you have four orientations of the two ships to pick from. With ungendered rings, you have at most (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.space)
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"William R. Ward" <hermit@bayview.com> wrote in message news:m266gdvhyh.fsf@...iew.com... (...) Depends on the configuration - imagine an octagon with technic pins at every other corner on both ships, now you have 4 possible docking positions in a (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.space)
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