Re: Components of NAC CVL -- and the FB

>Jon could answer this one, but I thought I'd put it to the list so that
he
>could
>spend his time on other things -- like shipping Fleet Books (I've _got_
mine!
>Cackle, cackle, gibber, gibber...):
>
>Just what components go to make up the NAC CVL mini? The CV consists of
>an upper and lower hull, flight deck, two engine pods and the bridge
>module, but
>what about the CVL? From photos and drawings, I'm guessing that there's
an
>upper and lower hull, plus the flight deck, but how are the engines
>attached? Are
>they separate pieces, or part of one of the hull pieces?

The engines are separate parts
>
>I ask because it has occured to me that, purely on a visual basis,
there's
>a gap
>between the BD and the SD in the NAC fleet, and I had an idea of how to
create
>a "Dreadnought" ship to bridge it. The ship would use components from
the CVL
>and the SD, but I need to know what to order from Jon before I can make
one!

I know what you are thinking - hull and bridge from SDN, engines from
CVL -
yes, it would make a nice DN....

JOn (GZG)
>
>BTW, it's nearly a week since Salute, and I haven't seen a single post
>regarding
>the Fleet Book yet -- why? Are we lucky owners keeping quiet so as not
to
>annoy our less fortunate friends elsewhere? If I have the time, and
people are
>interested, I might pass on a few first impressions myself; suffice it
for
>now to
>say that there are some big changes, but the game is still the FT that
I love.
>Nice one, Jon, even if I do have to re-do my ship design spreadsheet...
>
>Phil
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