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Offline tiking

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Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« on: August 06, 2020, 03:43:43 AM »
The thought process behind this build was simple. This is what the subject title entails. An old soon-to-be retired anti-gravity fuel/maintenance barg

 








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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2020, 05:00:14 AM »
Love it  :-*

... An old soon-to-be retired anti-gravity fuel/maintenance barge...

That's a shame. Surely swapping in some later-model Babson gravito-electric couplers - such as the Fifth Force FFXG-31 - would extend the run-time of this handy-looking unit?   ;)
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2020, 07:08:28 PM »
Wonderfully McCue-esque piece, tiking! 8)
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2020, 07:54:13 PM »
Love it  :-*

... An old soon-to-be retired anti-gravity fuel/maintenance barge...

That's a shame. Surely swapping in some later-model Babson gravito-electric couplers - such as the Fifth Force FFXG-31 - would extend the run-time of this handy-looking unit?   ;)

Good point. May have to run it by the head mechanic and see if it will be possible.
Charles
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2020, 08:29:37 PM »
Cool!

Looks like it has some good years left on it...maybe not in the big shipyards/spaceports, but maybe the more backwater regions?

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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2020, 02:03:15 AM »
 :smiley:
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2020, 06:28:14 AM »
Like it a lot.

Models of the boring and mundane bits of life are hard to come by.
Well done

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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2020, 08:12:04 AM »
Thank u guys. Appreciate the love.
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2020, 01:25:56 PM »
Trusty old A/G barge obviously seen lot of duty.  Weathered over the years but weathered its service well.  Excellent build of unusual subject.  :smiley:

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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2020, 09:36:26 PM »
Beautiful model of a heavily used piece of equipment.  It has a "used hard but well maintained" look about it that suggests that it has a lot of service life left in it.

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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2020, 05:05:37 PM »
Beautiful model of a heavily used piece of equipment.  It has a "used hard but well maintained" look about it that suggests that it has a lot of service life left in it.

Sums it up for me too another class build  :smiley:

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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2020, 02:29:59 AM »
Trusty old A/G barge obviously seen lot of duty.  Weathered over the years but weathered its service well.  Excellent build of unusual subject.  :smiley:

Thank you kindly. :)
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2020, 02:30:24 AM »
Beautiful model of a heavily used piece of equipment.  It has a "used hard but well maintained" look about it that suggests that it has a lot of service life left in it.

I guess so. I think the Yard Master/head mechanic, likes that suggestion. Another year or two in low level ship yard.
« Last Edit: August 09, 2020, 02:32:51 AM by tiking »
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2020, 02:33:18 AM »
Beautiful model of a heavily used piece of equipment.  It has a "used hard but well maintained" look about it that suggests that it has a lot of service life left in it.

Sums it up for me too another class build  :smiley:

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Thanks Mog.
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2020, 06:22:41 PM »
Very awesome. 

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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2020, 09:55:26 PM »
Glad you liked it.
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2020, 04:04:29 AM »
Definitely getting a really solid "Tales from the Loop" vibe with this one Charles. Great stuff!

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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2020, 07:42:04 AM »
Tales from the Loop! That's why it seemed so familiar, intentional or not.  Great job, Charles! You should check out Simon Stålenhag's artwork for inspiration, if you haven't seen his work.

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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #18 on: August 18, 2020, 10:08:37 PM »
Definitely getting a really solid "Tales from the Loop" vibe with this one Charles. Great stuff!

:) Thanks Gingie. :)
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2020, 10:10:03 PM »
Tales from the Loop! That's why it seemed so familiar, intentional or not.  Great job, Charles! You should check out Simon Stålenhag's artwork for inspiration, if you haven't seen his work.

Never heard of 'Tales from the loop', before.  Simon Stålenhag I've heard of, the artist from Sweden.
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #20 on: August 19, 2020, 01:28:04 AM »
Never heard of 'Tales from the loop', before.  Simon Stålenhag I've heard of, the artist from Sweden.

His artwork is fantastic He's on Twitter as well. "Tales from the Loop" is a Amazon Prime live action series based - in part - on some of the artwork from his book(s).

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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #21 on: August 19, 2020, 11:42:35 PM »
Never heard of 'Tales from the loop', before.  Simon Stålenhag I've heard of, the artist from Sweden.

His artwork is fantastic He's on Twitter as well. "Tales from the Loop" is a Amazon Prime live action series based - in part - on some of the artwork from his book(s).

Appreciate the info. Will have to check Amazon Prime, out. :)
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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #22 on: August 20, 2020, 12:57:10 AM »
He can probably get some inspiration from your work as well!

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Re: Fuel/maintenance AG Barge
« Reply #23 on: August 20, 2020, 01:46:57 AM »
He can probably get some inspiration from your work as well!

:)
Charles
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