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Yeah, but the easiest way to figure out the volume of a figure is to determine
the volume of water it displaces.
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Ok, wiseguy, what of my sugar cube Borg fleet?!?!? Carbon tet?!?!? ;->=
Actually, I think Mr.Miller mentioned water displacement in the rules, but
I'll have to check when I get home.
The point being, the whole process becomes silly at some point. Whatever
you're comfortable with, obviously, is the way to go. Mr.Taylor's desire to
have guns displayed approximate guns firing is more than understandable.
One-to-one correspondence might be a LITTLE obsessive. ;->=
You have to remember I've played with Micro Machines, where the smallest
fighter and the largest Death Star, the smallest shuttle and the largest Borg
cube, are all almost the same size. *heh heh*
The_Beast
-Douglas J. Evans, curmudgeon
One World, one Web, one Program - Microsoft promotional ad
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer - Adolf Hitler
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Yes, we thought of that. However, (keeping in mind that I haven't actually
tried) it seems to me that while this method will be more accurate, it may not
be as simple.
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My reference to sugar cubes is not to weird in other ways. Remember, even if
the fluid is not solvent to the figs, the figs may be porous in one way
or another. Many multi-piece ships are difficult to get 'sealed' when
gluing together, and the interior might easily get flooded.
Also, if you attempt this with Majesty 12's Starmada ships, you have the added
difficulty of wooden figures floating and skewing your results.
;->=
BTW, has anyone tried figuring out what they're using? I went to a craft
store, and think I can assemble most of their designs for less than a buck,
but not quite certain. Please note, I'm NOT calling what their doing a scam;
doesn't seem unreasonable return on investment and assembly time.
The_Beast
-Douglas J. Evans, curmudgeon
One World, one Web, one Program - Microsoft promotional ad
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer - Adolf Hitler
> In message <OF6D3F5FFD.F9C37ABE-ON86256963.00069A91@uneb.edu> you wrote:
> ***
;->=
> Actually, I think Mr. Miller mentioned water displacement in the
Whatever
> you're comfortable with, obviously, is the way to go. Mr. Taylor's
Well, I gave up trying for a 121 correspondance on _every_ possible gun
quite
early on, and I was somewhat liberal in interpreting fire arcs :-)
Unfortunately, my Hard Drive had an attack of amnesia, so I lost my latest
varients :-(
> You have to remember I've played with Micro Machines, where the
Without trying to figure volume is there a length size for each type of vessel
to determine type? Battledreadnought = 100mm......
Kirk
> Alderfek@aol.com wrote:
> Without trying to figure volume is there a length size for each type
No. OK, you *can* do that, but you risk having a needle-shaped ship
(very long, very thin) classed as a Superdreadnought while the Borg Cube with
a few thousand times the volume of the needle is only a Battlecruiser...
...and players who use models from other manufacturers won't have the same
length scale as you do anyway <shrug>
Regards,
> Charles Stanley Taylor <charles.taylor@cableol.co.uk> wrote:
;->=
> >
<snip>
> >
Well there are always the plastic models of the Death Star, and probably one
exists for the Borg cube, that are more in scale with
the other micro-machine ships. The Death Star model is 8 inches in
diameter. Image how much water that displaces, though that would
be hard to do since it is hollow and probably not water tight. :-)
Enjoy,