Oolite Bulletins

Killer Wolf wrote:

how about doing a big openable Coriolis that people can keep all their made up models in?!

Like these?

Killer Wolf wrote:

how about doing a big openable Coriolis that people can keep all their made up models in?!

Why not just scale up the cargo pod model?

A space station pack is on my list, but I want to do the scaled ship models first (which is kind of what led to the whole scale discussion elsewhere on the forum...)

cos it'd be more fanboyish to have them "docked" in a station! W/ an open slot you can take your model ships and have endless fun making engine noises as you dock them

LOL

The point where I know it's gone too far is when you mount a motor to your wall, attach the back face of the station and set it spinning. Then when you're putting your "toys" away, you can't do it unless Blue Danube Waltz is playing on the stereo...

*two thumbs up*

Did you ever get the feeling that it's all been done before?

http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/ecp/frontier.htm

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Try again, the link worked for me.

Cmdr. Maegil wrote:

Try again, the link worked for me.

Indeed, now it works.

Yeh, but those are FRONTIER ships. In the Frontier style.

I've done OOLITE ships. It's all very very different.

Interesting that he's given his own take on the scaling problem too. Maybe we're the same person but from different universes.

Sorry again about double posting, but I have two things to report.

I tried to have a look at those Frontier paper models, but the link to the WIP SVG file was dead, so I emailed the guy to see if the file was still available and he gave me an updated link. The full link is

http://androidarts.com/elite/all_ton_scale_v3.svg

Secondly, to see the lengths to which a paper model can be stretched, see this most awesome of awesomenesses:

http://www.ianlawrencemodels.com/smlcobrawip.html

Selezen wrote:

Secondly, to see the lengths to which a paper model can be stretched, see this most awesome of awesomenesses: http://www.ianlawrencemodels.com/smlcobrawip.html

Ian Lawrence does make beautiful models... he's a member here as well.

Is he? In that case, Commander Lawrence, I salute you!

The level of detail and craftsmanship is truly astounding.

Raytheon is his user name, and he makes models like this.

That model build was truly amazing! Rock on, Raytheon!