Type SN Scoutship

A thread of 2 messages, 21 December 1989 to 22 December 1989, in the order they were sent.

#760 Type SN Scoutship

Hans Rancke-Madsen. · 21 December 1989

In White Dwarf #70 there is an article about bounty hunting as
a career in Traveller. Included is the floor-plans of a variant
scoutship especially equipped for bounty hunters. It's a very
nice, very professionally looking floorplan labeled "TYPE H
HUNTER (SN VARIANT)". The explanations, however, are in terms
of the differences from the standard model, and I've never seen
the plans for that! Does anyone know if these plans have been
published anywhere? There's a few issues in the twenties
missing from my White Dwarf collection, so that might be it.

The article was written by Diane and Richard John, and I think
they made the plans in it themselves, so probably they also did
the original plans, but I don't know for sure.


      Hans Rancke
University of Copenhagen
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(And, yes, if this dosen't work, I'll try writing the Johns
care of White Dwarf).

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#761 Type SN Scoutship

Adrian Hurt · 22 December 1989 · reply to #760

Hans Rancke writes:

> In White Dwarf #70 there is an article about bounty hunting as
> a career in Traveller. Included is the floor-plans of a variant
> scoutship especially equipped for bounty hunters. It's a very
> nice, very professionally looking floorplan labeled "TYPE H
> HUNTER (SN VARIANT)". The explanations, however, are in terms
> of the differences from the standard model, and I've never seen
> the plans for that! Does anyone know if these plans have been
> published anywhere?

As so often happens, there are many standards!  If they're referring to their
own "standard" Type S, I can't help.  But a type S scout/courier is one of the
ships listed in the supplement "Traders and Gunboats".  This version doesn't
work without some changes to the plans; I know, I've built one.  For one thing,
they've left out such minor details as the power plant and the computer.  For
another, where they have put the cargo bay, there isn't room, due to the
tapering of the hull.  I put the forward undercarriage leg there instead, and
put the cargo bay just to port of the main engines.  The power plant now sits
in a little compartment just under the main engines.  I also enlarged the
bridge, and the computer and ship's locker now fit in there.

Happy Christmas, everyone!

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