Lab Ship

[Andrew Boulton]

 

[robject]

Gorgeous!!

 

[Rover]

Wow, that is some nice stuff

 

[kafka47]

I can almost feel the spin...I would just lengthen the molecular cutter slightly.

 

[aramis]

I can almost feel the spin...I would just lengthen the molecular cutter slightly.

Shouldn't that be a MODULAR cutter?

Thing I don't like is single arm, which means a notable mass imbalance.

 

[coliver988]

As always, very nice.

I think the original was supposed to spin to get gravity. I'd have to look it up (been a few years) but something that small would be spinning pretty fast I think to make 1G, making the balance, as pointed out, an issue. But that's canon for you - not always a good idea in reality. Heck - if grav is that cheap, why even bother spinning?

(way back in HS I played with the various diameters and how fast you'd have to rotate to generate 9.8m^2. Been far too many years...)

 

[robject]

The arm sort of extends a bit further than halfway... and in fact appears to be slightly extensible, so when the cutter ain't there, it extends a bit further... Sorry, you're right, two spokes (make it three) would make sense.

 

[Major B]

Heck - if grav is that cheap, why even bother spinning?

I think the stated reason (from Death Station) was that artificial gravity could skew the results of experiments so spin gravity was needed.

 

[Dragoner]

Wow, that is really beautiful work.

 

[flykiller]

needs navigation lights, bright ones with slight shutter flaring. that would really add to the visual effect. also some radio antennae, designation lettering, and maybe a satellite dish on the docking cylinder - these would add a better feel to it. and, if you have time, people looking out of the windows.

good stuff.

 

[Easterner9504]

Spin

Outstanding.


By the by how come you never re-scored the Broadsword vid on You Tube?

 

[E.D.Quibell]

Shouldn't that be a MODULAR cutter?

No it should be a 40 ton pinnace.

Nice by the way Andrew.

Regards,

Ewan

 

[robject]

This is now my computer's desktop image.

 

[Starviking]

That shore is one purty picture there Andrew!

As to modular cutters - surely it's either a 10-ton launch (TNE) or a 40-ton pinnace (CT, MT)?

 

[dean]

Shouldn't that be a MODULAR cutter?

Thing I don't like is single arm, which means a notable mass imbalance.

Distribution mass for stabilization is likely provided by the station's water, using a system of pumps and tanks distributed around the ring, as to be truly stable there would have to be continuous computer controlled distribution of mass for something that small anyway - if it needed to spin. Biggest tanks would then be on the side opposite the arm. Hydroponic garden location. perhaps?

Nice work, as usual.

 

[Andrew Boulton]

I think the stated reason (from Death Station) was that artificial gravity could skew the results of experiments so spin gravity was needed.

Yup.

And yeah, 2 or 3 spokes would be slightly more stable, but canon shows only one.

 

[FreeTrav]

Andrew, may I use this - suitably cropped for size/aspect and credited - as the cover image for the first issue of the magazine version of Freelance Traveller?

 

[Andrew Boulton]

needs navigation lights

Bugger.

New version coming soon...

 

[Andrew Boulton]

By the by how come you never re-scored the Broadsword vid on You Tube?

'cos I keep forgetting.

 

[Andrew Boulton]

Andrew, may I use this - suitably cropped for size/aspect and credited - as the cover image for the first issue of the magazine version of Freelance Traveller?

Sure. I'll do you a portrait version (8.5"x11", right?)