serenity model

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KAYLEERULESALL

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:53 AM

hey yall--just curious:

How much yall think it would take to build a life size model of Serenity?

i mean money, materials, time, everything.

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

AUROTER

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:49 AM

we could just hijack the set and build a casing around it...

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TAINTEDBLU

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:57 AM

It would probably take a lot of money. Like, a LOT of money. And a lot of time.

If you're seriously interested in doing it, talk to a construction group and get an estimate. I'm sure you can find the specs online.

In fact, if you do it, I'll fly out and tour it.
- Dan

KAYLEERULESALL

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 2:50 PM

you know i had a thought; if i was richer than god, im sure i could get some real VTOL jet engines and put them on the ends of the pylons; then she might actually be able to lift off.
But i wonder if those things are even availiable to the public, and if they are, then i wonder just how much fuel i would ned to burn to simply get it up off the ground. WAAAAY too much money!

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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore

CITIZEN

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 3:27 PM

Well, you could just use standard jet engines in a custom vectored thrust rotable housing...

I mean the cheapness of the stuff you can pickup from russian millitary surplas...

Q: What do you have when you are holding two little green balls in your hand.
A: Kermit's undivided attention.

DAWNSISTER

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:11 PM

Can I be happy with a small model?

FORRESTWOLF

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:19 PM

Citizen, your comment really caught my attention (as well as your FTL/single-solar-system discussions, which are spot-on for science, IMHO).

Have you SEEN such a custom vectored thrust rotatable housing with a surplus commercial jet engine? Because I have, and that makes me wonder if we're thinking of the same one :)

CITIZEN

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 6:40 PM

Nope, But I know that the russian military is selling jets and jet parts, and I believe the later model Migs (flanker?) has vectored thrust.

(Although what serenity has isn't strictly vectored thrust...)

If you like to start assembling parts:
http://search.ebay.co.uk/Jet-Engines_W0QQfkrZ1QQfnuZ1QQfromZR8

Q: What do you have when you are holding two little green balls in your hand.
A: Kermit's undivided attention.

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 6:49 PM

More than a pair of diamonds the size of testicles?

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

GUNRUNNER

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 6:56 PM

You are partly correct Citizen the Su-35 Flanker does have vectored thrust but it is not a MiG.

Anyways I wouldn't use a Russian engine for this, they tend to break down quickly and have short life spans. The last thing you want is to have one engine go on take off.

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