Re: Testing, Hallo again and an inexpensive dropship for DS2
From: Samuel Reynolds <reynol@p...>
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 13:29:24 -0700
Subject: Re: Testing, Hallo again and an inexpensive dropship for DS2
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><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hallo, folks- this is partly a test
message
>to see
>if I've got this set up<BR>right, and partly to say hallo again as I've
>returned
>to the list. Have I<BR>missed anything important since
>August?<BR><BR>I've
>been cobbling together a couple of dropships for DS2, from 1/144 MiG
>25<BR>kits. These have the advantage of being cheap (c. UKP1.50
each),
>and<BR>already have the basis of a high-mach shape. The main part
of
>the
>fuselage<BR>(with integral mainplanes) is assembled as normal, but the
inner
>walls of<BR>the intakes removed (the separate forward part of the
fuselage
>can
>be turned<BR>into a FT spaceship in its own right). The main fins
are
>relocated to the<BR>wings, located next to the prominent fences.
A
>door/ramp fills the opening<BR>of the Foxbat's intake(s), and thick
>plastic card
>is used to fill gaps left<BR>by the conversion and to add a pilot
station and
>dorsal intakes for the<BR>dropship. The kit also contains 4 AA-6
>"Acrid"
>missiles, which can become<BR>e.g. part of a planetary defence system
for
>a DS2
>game or perhaps FT<BR>destroyers for a 'Fifties SF style
fleet.<BR><BR>Rob
>Paul<BR><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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As you can (I hope) see above, you don't have it set up right.
You need to turn off HTML mail encoding.
PLEASE!
- Sam
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