robkelk Wrote:A new thread over on the SJGames Forums has me a bit sad that we've established one has to do some work in order to turn something into a spacecraft. There's something appealing about renting a hangar and stocking it with a DVD, a 55-gallon drum of handwavium, and a really big box of LEGO, and getting http://www.xenobuzz.com/MyLegoCreations/Gunstar.htm]one of these after a week... or renting a drydock and stocking it with some Japanese government documents, a tanker-truck filled with handwavium, and a really colossal box of LEGO, and getting http://gizmodo.com/5214510/lego-battles ... -ship-ever]one of these after a few months.

Both in 1:1 scale, of course.

blackaeronaut Wrote:Hmmmmmm... Gunstars. Ultimate heavy hitter in aerospace dominance. Few things can get past a good Star-Gunner/Star-Navigator team.

Good quirk for Gunstars as a class: Aaaaaaand... I'm done! - after using Death Blossom, the famed weapon of last resort, a Gunstar will simply up and quit. The only way to get it back up and running is to tow her back to base to rearm, refuel, and recharge.

Primary Users (maybe?) : Trekkers, Warsies, VVS, and Roughriders (primary manufacturer).

robkelk Wrote:I think the Gunstars are too heavily-armed for the Trekkies... but StellviaCorp might want one. (It isn't as if "Mama Bear" can't wait patiently for a tow even after the life support runs out.)

Now, how are we going to arm the silly thing? It can't use wavetech laser munitions, because those don't exist...

blackaeronaut Wrote:%[link=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=laser-downs-uavs]We can't?]