Now would I get in trouble if I had a print on demand place make me some ships
that where comparable with the Ad Astra stuff? I am looking to build some
fleets.
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From: Master Uxi
Sent: Mon, June 25, 2012 3:49:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Re: Credit where credit is due
Always loved the Clipper design. Reminds me of the ship from Star Control 2. I
would love to see these module designs and deckplans.
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:45 PM, <> wrote:
>James--
>
>Yes, you definitely should, I think he would appreciate that. And make
>sure he knows it is also in tribute to him, as well as to the actual
>absent friends that you will all be remembering. I know there are several
>that Frank will think of. Winston Hamilton, Bill and Andy Keith, Gary
>Gygax....
>
>Where is Celesticon?
>
>Loren was working on them at GDW. My understanding was that shortly after
>the Traveller license went back to Marc that was supposed to be a
>non-starter, as Marc didn't want to pursue TNE concepts, but since then I
>think it is a possibility again. However, Loren's health issues complicate
>that, and there are other projects he is trying to work on as well.
>
>Much of Loren's deckplans (he would show them to me at GDW, we were
>next-door neighbors on the back hallway) were of all of the individual
>modules. And of course, he would just barely get started on one module
>when that would make him think of another one, and another, and another,
>which would cause him/us to go back to FF&S to design them.
>
>
>Dave
>
>> We shall have to make sure we hold our roughly annual Toast to Absent
>> Friends at Celesticon this year, then, since Frank is scheduled to be
>> there.
>>
>> I know Loren was working on deckplans for the Clipper at one point. He
>> made it sound like a matter of pride to complete. Not sure how far he's
>> gotten, but my attempt stopped (well before hearing of his) when I did the
>> tonnage breakdown for the Clipper and realized just how much of the bare
>> Clipper is behind the Engineering firewall.
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