Orbits/planets (was:Re: DS2-Orbital Bombardment)

> On 11 May 99, at 7:20, Laserlight wrote:
Yup, for simplicities sake at least. TBH, I did all my cosmology 10 years ago
so my numbers would have been very rusty in any case.

> And is there a game-mechanics reason we need to know how high up we
True. There are PSB reasons why ships should be lower/higher. Everything
from
golfball shaped land based anti-orbital cannons to gigantic plasma
farting bugs to dropship release range.:).

Speaking of planets (as we were, vaguely) a mate of mine passed on a tip. UK
residents only but.. There are a chain of shops opening up called Hobbycraft.
They do nice, decently rigid polystyrene spheres and hemispheres. Large range
of sizes and ideal for painting up/modelling as on table planets / moons
/
meteors etc for FT. They have a web page at www.hobbycraft.co.uk that lists
where all the stores are. *MUCH* better prices than what a certain high street
games manufacturer charges for their 'new' range of orbital debris.

                        TTFN
                                Jon

G'day all,

> Speaking of planets (as we were, vaguely) a mate of mine passed on a

Most halfway decent sewing shops in Australia do too (biggest I've picked
up so far was 8" in radius and that was about a AU$1). My mother-in-law
was warmed to the cockles when she heard I'd actually entered a sewing shop,
the feeling turned a little sour when she realised it was to be gaming terrain
;)

Cheers

Beth