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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Lurker Emeritus: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Shik: [qb] Shit! That reminds me of one that fits! [/qb][/QUOTE]Ah ha! Of course! Well done. I wonder if that was the other one I couldn't remember. Nim, I don't think the Starship troopers ships count in the same way that, for instance, the Sulaco from Alien doesn't count. It's long, but it's heavily built up, mostly in an effort to suggest a space going version of contemporary naval vessels, particularly with the redundant looking crane in the middle. The idea behind the engine layout is nice though. Thrust vectoring doesn't get much better than pointing the whole engine! Reminds me of azimuthing podded propulsors on ships. One thing I've noticed is that "ships with a long bit in the middle" tend more towards the more believable, real physics end of the spectrum in many cases. Perhaps that's part of their appeal. They look achievable. I don't think anyone really imagines that we'll ever be flying around in a giant mutant tadpole one day (TNG Enterprise or Voyager, take your pick). Peregrinus, I know what you mean. After I wasted an hour and half of my life on the remake of Planet of the Apes I spent the time as the credits rolled by rewriting the whole thing and it wasn't half bad, if I do say so myself! ;-) btw does anyone know of a decent picture of Buck Rogers Searcher? Google isn't delivering the goods. Cheers [/QB][/QUOTE]
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