Re: deck plans

James T Perkins [email removed] writes:
>					as a case in point, have you
> ever done a deck plan of a Scout-shaped ship? With such a shape, it
> doesn't translate real well to paper (how big a triangle do I draw to
> map deck 1? deck 2? Heck, I'll make a rough guess :-).

I've gone one better, I've made a model of a scout ship, with a removeable
top, and lots of internal detail.  It's based on the deck plans GDW put
out in the old Traveller supplement 7, "Traders and Gunboats" - the same
plan also appeared in the introductory adventure which came with the
De Luxe boxed set.  I had to add in a few things, such as the power plant
and the computer!  I also rearranged the middle section, after I found
that in the wedge-shaped hull, the forward staterooms were only suitable
for dwarves who didn't get claustrophobia - the ceiling and deck came
together.  What I did was turn the middle section round, so the crew
common area is directly behind the bridge.  The ceiling and deck still
come together, but there's a large quarter-circular chair or sofa in the
forward port corner, and a game console with seats in the forward starboard
quarter, so the higher floor doesn't matter - it's part of the seat.  I also
moved the cargo bay, because where they had it, there wasn't enough height
to allow 3 tons.  Unless, that is, I was to make it long, broad and low,
which wouldn't make it useful for many types of cargo.  Besides, I wanted
that place for the forward undercarriage leg.  The ship has reaction drives,
so nyah to all you reactionless fans! :-)  It looks better with exhaust
nozzles, anyway.  I also put in several small thrusters for manoevering.
As for fuel - anywhere I haven't put something else is fuel space.


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