Victoria and her features, Okay folks, what can we see already - and what will we see when we get |
Victoria and her features, Okay folks, what can we see already - and what will we see when we get |
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![]() The Poet Dude ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 ![]() |
So far images of Victoria - from orbit and from the ground, as Oppy approaches - have been tantalising at best, and frustrating at worst. What does everyone think we've seen so far, and what features do you think we'll see as Oppy approaches and later, when she finally arrives?
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![]() The Poet Dude ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 ![]() |
Aha! That explains the multicolored modelling clay! O.K. I've looked now with my anaglyph glasses, but to accurately assess the model I'll need some critical statistics: Is it a soup bowl or a pasta plate? It's important!
Don't worry Shaka, no childrens' modelling clay was used or stolen in the preparation of the model - it was actually not modelling clay, but that "blu-tac" sticky stuff you use to put up posters with... dimension wise it's a humble cereal bowl, nothing as fancy as a pasta plate. It's probably too deep to be honest, but all the others I had in the cupboard had designs on them, and as hard as I look at the MGS images I can't see sheepdogs, bramble hedges or cute little puppies on Victoria's floor... And Pando, you're right, there I was in my front room, surrounded by twigs, dirt and bits of fence, having failed to recreate Victoria with a bin lid. A cereal bowl seemed the only alternative as I knelt there saying "This is important.... this is important...!" ![]() Seriously tho, making that model made Victoria seem much more real somehow, and although they aren't good enough to share because of the sheer inaccuracy of the features, I had great fun taking pics from different points around the rim and "looking" at the view over to the other side. I guess it's all to do with us human beings having more of a connection with something physical than a picture... -------------------- |
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