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Offline perttime

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2016, 05:16:49 PM »
What about the crew?

Offline finsrin

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2016, 05:33:50 PM »
Gotta like this ingenuity. :)
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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2016, 07:42:02 PM »
Whatever you do do not tell Jim or Alice Walton that their plates are model kits in disguise. They will up the price.  ;D

About the race that built this ship. Are they:
Spoonerisms?
Forkyouians?
Knifeyouinthebackians?
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2016, 11:23:40 PM »
Saladians? ???
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Offline Kerick

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2016, 01:13:45 AM »
Appitiians!

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2016, 06:07:58 AM »
Klamidians? :)
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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2016, 08:14:07 AM »
You mean to tell me Jeff aliens have taken over Klamath Falls, Oregon? That is such a nice town.



And Crater Lake is where their secret base is hidden?


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Offline Kerick

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2016, 03:12:50 PM »
Thanks for the encouraging comments!
Spread some Bondo spot putty around the edges of the plates. Not much to show yet.

Offline Kerick

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2016, 11:05:32 AM »
PSR stage, not much to show. Part of me wants to add fins, other part says no.....

Offline Old Wombat

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2016, 12:24:15 AM »
Don't do it! :o

You don't want to ruin the clean lines & directional ambivalence that comes with the saucer/plate shape. ;)
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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2016, 01:05:07 AM »
And to prevent excess atmospheric drag too!!  :o
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Offline Kerick

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2016, 02:16:54 AM »
2-0 fins lose!

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2016, 03:54:03 AM »
if you add "fins" to the periphery of your saucer at the join between the two plates on the horizontal plane you could call them "rotors" and embellish on that feature as a means for allowing your UFO to hover in ground effect on planets with an atmosphere...
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Offline Kerick

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2016, 10:42:46 AM »
I am pondering lighting. I found a drop in LED replacement for the bulb in a AA flashlight. It has three super bright LEDs and runs on three volts. Easy to attach a couple batteries and a switch.

Re: plates in space!
« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2016, 08:13:27 PM »
Klamidians? :)

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Offline Kerick

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #16 on: February 03, 2017, 11:54:47 AM »
PSR stage is done! Yaw hoo!
The white is Perfect Plastic Putty and the red is Bondo.



I found a blinking LED unit from a Christmas decoration. Comes with its own adapter.

Offline Old Wombat

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2017, 03:42:34 PM »
Oo-ooh! :))
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Offline Kerick

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2017, 09:59:38 PM »
I need to figure out what to do for landing gear. Skinny telescoping legs or just have it sit on the drive unit like the ship from Forbidden Planet.

Offline elmayerle

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2017, 06:36:24 AM »
It's been too long, perhaps legs that deploy like the ramps on the ship from Forbidden Planet?

Offline Kerick

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #20 on: February 07, 2017, 08:27:26 AM »
http://img.cinemablend.com/cb/5/3/8/7/6/8/538768e56a0bf9552258c69b5daad45dcad443d5f3f1a6d18013f7f1dde84074.jpg

Looks like it sat on some sort of column and then the ramps came down. I'll consider this option some more.

Offline elmayerle

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #21 on: February 07, 2017, 09:54:30 AM »
Perhaps some fold-down legs equally spaced between the three ramps?  With heavy-duty actuators driving them down?  That would give an appropriate support without that center column.

Offline Kerick

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #22 on: February 07, 2017, 11:01:52 AM »
Interesting but I need a way to hide the wire for the lights. Hmmm......
The column would hide the wire.

Offline elmayerle

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #23 on: February 07, 2017, 11:50:49 AM »
That it would, most conveniently.  It would be comparatively easy to do, too.

Offline Kerick

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Re: plates in space!
« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2017, 09:55:17 PM »
I have some chrome plated drain pipe that would look good. This might be the best answer. Plus a base