From: Robin Paul <Robin.Paul@t...>
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 00:02:28 -0000
Subject: Testing, Hallo again and an inexpensive dropship for DS2
Hallo, folks- this is partly a test message to see if I've got this set up right, and partly to say hallo again as I've returned to the list. Have I missed anything important since August? I've been cobbling together a couple of dropships for DS2, from 1/144 MiG 25 kits. These have the advantage of being cheap (c. UKP1.50 each), and already have the basis of a high-mach shape. The main part of the fuselage (with integral mainplanes) is assembled as normal, but the inner walls of the intakes removed (the separate forward part of the fuselage can be turned into a FT spaceship in its own right). The main fins are relocated to the wings, located next to the prominent fences. A door/ramp fills the opening of the Foxbat's intake(s), and thick plastic card is used to fill gaps left by the conversion and to add a pilot station and dorsal intakes for the dropship. The kit also contains 4 AA-6 "Acrid" missiles, which can become e.g. part of a planetary defence system for a DS2 game or perhaps FT destroyers for a 'Fifties SF style fleet.