Oolite Bulletins

@Pangloss: 3 Credits for a copy of What Spaceship? Heck, I could buy more than half ton of food with that money!

Thanks Pangloss - a collaborative effort it is .

The Festus Flyers, sponsored by Astro Chicken and in co-operation with NoGrip racing "It's not the destination, but the drive there" announce their Krait design:

I love it - but one question - why would nogrip use the sillouette of an outmoded 20-21st C mode of transport found on Old Earth as part of their logo?

DaddyHoggy wrote:

I love it - but one question - why would nogrip use the sillouette of an outmoded 20-21st C mode of transport found on Old Earth as part of their logo?

History freaks?

TBH, it's the logo of an existing real-life racing sim site (www.nogripracing.com - I'm a moderator there). I thought that one team could be "NoGrip"-team, IMHO racing is racing whether you use bicycles or spaceships (or almost anything) at it. If anyone thinks that using the logo is a bad idea, I'll remove it ASAP and apologise for being a moron.

Zieman wrote:

DaddyHoggy wrote:

I love it - but one question - why would nogrip use the sillouette of an outmoded 20-21st C mode of transport found on Old Earth as part of their logo?

History freaks?

TBH, it's the logo of an existing real-life racing sim site (www.nogripracing.com - I'm a moderator there). I thought that one team could be "NoGrip"-team, IMHO racing is racing whether you use bicycles or spaceships (or almost anything) at it. If anyone thinks that using the logo is a bad idea, I'll remove it ASAP and apologise for being a moron.

Providing there are no Copyright issues over the use of the logo - I don't think there will be a problem.

I don't see a problem with using a 21st century sign... after all, it's more energy efficient on a planetary surface to get around with wheels than with something that fights gravity, pub signs have remained pretty much unchanged for centuries (as have the designs of other things that work, like window panes or cups or tables)... so I can easily imagine MOT road signs being adopted for use on other planets in centuries to come. Traffic is traffic, and a sign works in any century (private land, do not turn your horse and carriage here...)

Nice use of my dancing chicken too. I forgot I made that animated Griff Con Store design some time ago, so it's good to see it elsewhere in the Ooniverse. Can't wait to see the other two ships (and collaboration has always been the driving force in open source gaming).

another_commander wrote:

@Pangloss: 3 Credits for a copy of What Spaceship? Heck, I could buy more than half ton of food with that money!

I believe it's for a yearly subscription. I got the image from the EliteWiki. Always a good idea to Google your team name and search for it on the Wiki to make sure any existing history and use of company names are kept constant.

And here's the Krait. The ad for Zorg Spirits is going in the Your Ad Here thread.

Mamba and Sidewinder for the #7.

Hehe, drink and drive

DaddyHoggy wrote:

Providing there are no Copyright issues over the use of the logo - I don't think there will be a problem.

I got a green flag from NoGrip site founder, the logo stays .

Zieman wrote:

DaddyHoggy wrote:

Providing there are no Copyright issues over the use of the logo - I don't think there will be a problem.

I got a green flag from NoGrip site founder, the logo stays .

That's cool - can't beat a bit of free advertising!

Final testing now completed, all three ships are now ready for the new season.

DaddyHoggy wrote:

I love it - but one question - why would nogrip use the sillouette of an outmoded 20-21st C mode of transport found on Old Earth as part of their logo?

When my ship is berthed at a planetside port, I like to get around on a custom built folding recumbent bicycle. It's cheaper than calling a hovercab, and often a lot quicker - why sit at a stop signal when a nip through an empty lot does the trick?

There's something to be said for 'outmoded': It's not always obsolete!

The Festus Flyers Mamba: