From: douglase@o...
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 06:12:12 -0600
Subject: Possible DS2 terrain idea
Hello All, It all started by buying a Navy carrier model so I could use all of the small airplanes and helicopters for use with DS2/BT. Then I turned the hull over and placed part of the bridge on top. The hull is about 16 inches long. Hmmm. Than I started to put various bits and pieces on it. After buying a battleship model I put some turrets and small anti-aircraft guns in various places. With lots of antennae and nifty bits attached it started to look more and more like a space vessel. I used the hangar elevator openings as unloading doors adding ramps and cranes in appropriate places. Now all I need to do is work out some type of landing gear for this monster. It is supposed to be a small/medium space ship with landing capabilities to disembark troops. First thought was to just say it landed on the bottom side of it hull but this just looked like a ship laying around. Any type of gear that lifts the entire body off the ground looks a bit odd.(that is a lot of tonnage to be up in the air) Any hints or suggestions for additional modifications would be appreciated. Once completed it should make for a very interesting center piece for a DS2 scenerio. My only big concern is that people don't look at the thing and think "Look its a capsized boat". If it turns out I will have a large cruiser type ship to make out of the battleship hull.