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blakes7-d Digest Volume 00 : Issue 218
Today's Topics:
Re: [B7L] quarry trip [ "Jessica Taylor" <morgaine54@hotmai ]
[B7L] fanfiction dealing with the ch [ Murray <mjsmith@tcd.ie> ]
[B7L] USS Thames [ "Christine+Steve" <cgorman@idirect. ]
Re: [B7L] USS Thames [ "Christine+Steve" <cgorman@idirect. ]
[B7L] USS Thames [ "rita d'orac" <orac@inorbit.com> ]
Re: [B7L] USS Thames [ "Christine+Steve" <cgorman@idirect. ]
[B7L] The charge against Blake [ "Hellen Paskaleva" <hellen_pas@hotm ]
[B7L] Jarriere model [ Harriet Monkhouse <101637.2064@comp ]
RE: [B7L] Models [ Louise Rutter <Louise.Rutter@btinte ]
Models [ Rebecca Handcock <handcock@eratos.e ]
Re: [B7L] Redemption [ Steve Kilbane <steve@whitecrow.demo ]
RE: [B7L] Models [ Jacqueline Thijsen <inquisitioner@w ]
RE: [B7L] Models [ "Sally Manton" <smanton@hotmail.com ]
Re: [B7L] Orbit [ "Andrew Ellis" <Andrew.D.Ellis@btin ]
Re: [B7L] Jenna [ "Andrew Ellis" <Andrew.D.Ellis@btin ]
[B7L] press cutting alert [ "Andrew Ellis" <Andrew.D.Ellis@btin ]
Re: [B7L] Orbit [ B7Morrigan@aol.com ]
[B7L] Model of Servalan. [ Helen Krummenacker <avona@jps.net> ]
[B7L] Parsec {was Orbit} [ "Lysias" <Lysias@apexmail.com> ]
[B7L] Parsec {was Orbit} [ "Lysias" <Lysias@apexmail.com> ]
[B7L] Parsec {was Orbit} [ "Lysias" <Lysias@apexmail.com> ]
Re: [B7L] Pressure Point [ Judith Proctor <Judith@blakes-7.com ]
Re: [B7L] Models [ Judith Proctor <Judith@blakes-7.com ]
RE: [B7L] Models [ Judith Proctor <Judith@blakes-7.com ]
Re: [B7L] models [ Judith Proctor <Judith@blakes-7.com ]
Re: [B7L] Models [ Penny Dreadful <pennydreadful@power ]
[B7L] Movies [ Penny Dreadful <pennydreadful@power ]
Re: [B7L] Pressure Point [ "Jessica Taylor" <morgaine54@hotmai ]
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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 19:08:30 EST
From: "Jessica Taylor" <morgaine54@hotmail.com>
To: Blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: [B7L] quarry trip
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Judith:
Never resist a good ambush position that allows you to shoot a friend -
we're B7 fans
>after all!
Avon would be so proud!
Jessica
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 13:21:24 +0000
From: Murray <mjsmith@tcd.ie>
To: Lysator <Blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] fanfiction dealing with the child abuse charge
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Marian,
>A story that deals very well (IMO) with the consequences of Blake's
>conviction for child abuse is 'Adventures in Babysitting' by Sheila Paulson.
>
>You can find it on http://www.oddworldz.com/b7fanfiction/baby.html
Thank you for the reference. I've read the story and found it to be a good
one.
I agree that Terry Nation probably didn't consider that Blake being
convicted on such a charge would have caused him considerable difficulty as
a prisoner and as a rebel. However, I don't agree with the reason you
suggested as to why fanfic writers have rarely dealt with this topic: the
series did not bother; because such writers have dealt with a good many
_other_ topics that the series didn't bother about.
Murray
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 09:59:35 -0400
From: "Christine+Steve" <cgorman@idirect.com>
To: "B7 Mailing List" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
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[Bradley]
:: Sean slouches in his chair in the captain's ready room, staring out of
the window, watching the stars warp past.
~This waiting around... I feel so useless.~
"Computer, time to commuication contact with the USS Warspite."
<response computer?>
Lt. Sean Bradley
CSECO/Tac
USS Warspite
Steve Dobson
The Blakes 7 Files
http://webhome.idirect.com/~cgorman/b7/index.htm
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 10:07:06 -0400
From: "Christine+Steve" <cgorman@idirect.com>
To: "B7 Mailing List" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
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Damm.. sorry about this, sent it to the wrong email address! Its a play by
email I'm part off.
I will write out 100 times - I shall be more careful with my email
addresses. <g>
Steve Dobson
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Subject: [B7L] USS Thames
> [Bradley]
>
> :: Sean slouches in his chair in the captain's ready room, staring out of
> the window, watching the stars warp past.
> ~This waiting around... I feel so useless.~
>
> "Computer, time to commuication contact with the USS Warspite."
>
> <response computer?>
>
>
> Lt. Sean Bradley
> CSECO/Tac
> USS Warspite
>
> Steve Dobson
> The Blakes 7 Files
> http://webhome.idirect.com/~cgorman/b7/index.htm
>
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 10:40:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: "rita d'orac" <orac@inorbit.com>
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Steve Dobson wrote:
>>Damm.. sorry about this, sent it to the wrong email address! >>Its a play by
>>email I'm part off.
Intrigued...want to hear the rest of it now!
rita d'orac
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 12:57:10 -0400
From: "Christine+Steve" <cgorman@idirect.com>
To: "B7 Mailing List" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] USS Thames
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Rita asked :
>
> Intrigued...want to hear the rest of it now!
>
Well, check out http://www.geocities.com/Area51/2292/frontier.html Its a
group of play-by-email games run under the Federation Frontier umbrella -
based on Star Trek's Next Gen technology and around DS9. Some of the games
have been running since 1996 with some excellent GM's. The games run on a
mailing list system, where you get every post to the list and respond to the
one's regarding your character.
I'm have two characters - chief of security on the USS Warspite and chief
engineer for the Zeus Fighter Squad. Its quite a lot of fun and some of the
posts are very interesting. I recommend it for any Trek fan who enjoy's
writing.
Steve Dobson
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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 17:13:25 GMT
From: "Hellen Paskaleva" <hellen_pas@hotmail.com>
To: Blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] The charge against Blake
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Murray -
>
>Marian,
>
>You mentioned that the lack of people in the series (other than Raiker) who
>brought up Blake's conviction for child abuse was 'a gaping and irritating
>plot-hole'.
In fact, according to the Canon what we see is exactly the opposite -
virtually *all* the people, who are speaking about Blake, are referring to
him as being extremely, even *dangerously* popular amongst masses. This
seems to be a paradox, but in fact it is not. It *would* have been a paradox
in a free society, where citizens could be more of less certain that
conviction charges against people are correct and justified.
But it is well-elaborated method in the totalitarian societies, that the
most "dangerous" for the authorities people are convicted, even under most
ridiculous charges. And in these societies nobody actually believes in such
nonsense. One obvious sample from RL - both Alexander Solzhenycin and Andrej
Sakharov have been imprisoned and sent in exile under *criminal* charges.
And I do not know *anyone* in the world (including people, who convicted
them) who believes that they really were guilty.
Hellen
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 13:23:09 -0400
From: Harriet Monkhouse <101637.2064@compuserve.com>
To: "INTERNET:blakes7@lysator.liu.se" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] Jarriere model
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Sally wrote:
>Don't know about body shots (but then he wears a
> much looser uniform than the Travii) but there's lots
> of wonderful pictures of that unique face, nose =
>and curls-to-rival-Tarrant-or-Blake on Paul James' site.
I've downloaded some of my favourites, if Ian wants to save time searchin=
g.
But I think the nose and hair are the essentials (assuming the Scottish
accent can't be implanted somehow).
I'll happily pay for a Vila if there are four other orders waiting.
Mistral wrote:
>I shall second your earlier wish that Servalan be
> portrayed in the red dress
Was that an order? Which would make three that I recall... Actually, I
think I was suggesting "colour at discretion of buyer", if people weren't=
too upset about the dress and colour combination not always matching cano=
n.
David Walsh has a black version of the Gambit dress, doesn't he?
Maybe the collar could be an optional paper extra? Will try folding a
piece of very thin paper to see if this is a total non-starter.
Harriet
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:09:44 +-100
From: Louise Rutter <Louise.Rutter@btinternet.com>
To: 'B7 Lysator' <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: RE: [B7L] Models
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>> I shall second your earlier wish that Servalan be portrayed in the red
>> dress; though how one would render that collar in metal is a bit
>>puzzling?
>I think it would look very heavy in white metal - it would have to be
fairly
>thick to have the strength.
>Are there any other particular outfits that would suit?
I like both her Pressure Point outfits - the one with the hat and the
lizard dress. I would imagine that the less low-cut and revealing the
better for the model though - whatever colour one paints flesh it tends to
look fake. How about one of her high-necked first season style dresses (is
that Project Avalon or SLD, can't remember....)
Louise
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 14:16:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: Rebecca Handcock <handcock@eratos.erin.utoronto.ca>
To: blakes7-d@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Models
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> From: Harriet Monkhouse <101637.2064@compuserve.com>
> To: "INTERNET:blakes7@lysator.liu.se" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
> Subject: [B7L] Models
> Since Susie just mentioned it on the other list, have we any more takers
> for Servalan? I actually thought it would be easier to raise five
I would buy a Servalan! And an Avon, if someone could post the URL again.
Thanks
Rebecca
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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 07:59:40 +0200
From: Steve Kilbane <steve@whitecrow.demon.co.uk>
To: lyst@whitecrow.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: [B7L] Redemption
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As it happens, we saw an ideal car to travel to Redemption in, the
other day. The number plate was "B7 FAN".
steve
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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 23:17:21 +0200
From: Jacqueline Thijsen <inquisitioner@wish.net>
To: 'B7 Lysator' <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: RE: [B7L] Models
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At 20:09 1-8-00, Louise Rutter wrote:
> >Are there any other particular outfits that would suit?
>
>I like both her Pressure Point outfits - the one with the hat and the
>lizard dress. I would imagine that the less low-cut and revealing the
>better for the model though - whatever colour one paints flesh it tends to
>look fake. How about one of her high-necked first season style dresses (is
>that Project Avalon or SLD, can't remember....)
The Project Avalon dress is on page 17 of Zenith, and it's a beauty. A
great looking high necked dress would be the one from Trial.
Jacqueline
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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 21:38:11 GMT
From: "Sally Manton" <smanton@hotmail.com>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
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re Supreme-Barbie's dress ... as I'm not planning to buy one, I probably
should keep out, but *would* like to suggest that the Star One dress be
considered, as it's simple, beautiful and would be far easier to model than
miniature gauzy collars, tiny tiny chickenwire necklaces (Weapon) or 2 mm
lizards <veg>
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Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 22:25:23 +0100
From: "Andrew Ellis" <Andrew.D.Ellis@btinternet.com>
To: <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Orbit
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>If Avon had made it to XK-72, would he have ended up like a (better
looking)
>version of Egrorian? Discuss.
>
>Love, Ika
O.K.
Avon has made it to XK-72, Blake leaves, and the Federation don't blow it
up. Egrorian was nearly alone with an assistant who was potentially a
significantly better scientist. Avon on the other hand, has a loyal admirer
who is a simple administrator, and would not impinge on Avon's work.
However, rather than working more or less in isolation on abstract concepts
borne out of a grudge (Egrorian - "So, the examiner claims that Tachions
don't interact with matter even under extreme gravitational fields, and so
he marks me D-. I'll show him, even if it takes the rest of Pinders
life.....) Avon would be trying to reproduce liberator technology. The drive
system, the capacity charged brain based AI computer, the auto repair, the
teleport ..... fully in the knowledge that it can work, and that there is a
significant market for it. Somewhat different starting environments.
Furthermore, Egrorian's sparing partner, Pinder, was young (or very old) and
so would not present much of a challenge. Avon on the other hand would have
endless hours of fun battling with the senior surgeons in the medical
research department. I think they would provide a respectable challenge for
him, giving his natural (can't think of a good word - any suggestions ?)
tendencies a ready outlet .
5 years later, Servalan finally traces Avon and arrives at XK-72 accompanied
by the 5th legion, a modest escort for the only galactic president to ever
leave the solar system. Egrorian traces her movements and tests his funnel.
Ha. Tachions DO interact with matter !
Gnog.
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Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 22:39:24 +0100
From: "Andrew Ellis" <Andrew.D.Ellis@btinternet.com>
To: "b7" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Jenna
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Danna,
>I tend to think of her as a debutante gone astray, but
>those horrible suburban vowels make me think her
>family was nouveau riche.
Why should a particular 21st century dialect have any impact on social
status in the Federation ? I like the "teenage rebellion" background to
explain how Jenna got into smuggling. It goes some way to explaining
Servalans dislike of her (can't think of a particular example, I just get
that feeling). Servalan is trying to climb into the establishment (even with
her "connections"), whilst Jenna was already there and just threw it all
away. Take this one step further. Is in inconceivable that Jenna was
related to the President of the Federation / Head of the Teranostra ?
Gnog
(nouveau poor)
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Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 23:18:59 +0100
From: "Andrew Ellis" <Andrew.D.Ellis@btinternet.com>
To: "Blake's 7 list" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] press cutting alert
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B7 has a small write up in issue 32 of TV Quick, in the "A to Z of Telly"
section, adapted from the ultimate TV guide. Some people may want to spend
62 pence for this clipping.
Avon is described as a conceited computer expert.
Gnog
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 19:33:04 EDT
From: B7Morrigan@aol.com
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Gnog wrote:
> 5 years later, Servalan finally traces Avon and arrives at XK-72
accompanied
> by the 5th legion, a modest escort for the only galactic president to ever
> leave the solar system. Egrorian traces her movements and tests his funnel.
That's a lovely little story Gnog. I think you're developing a tendency to
write fanfic.
BTW, Servalan left the solar system fairly regularly. In fact, I'm not even
sure that Space Command HQ (the doughnut as Ika calls it) was even in the
same solar system as Earth.
Morrigan
"When I get a little money I buy zines; and if any is left I buy food and
clothes."
(apologies to Erasmus)
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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 17:31:13 -0700
From: Helen Krummenacker <avona@jps.net>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
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> On Mon 31 Jul, mistral@ptinet.net wrote:
> >
> > I shall second your earlier wish that Servalan be portrayed in the red
> > dress; though how one would render that collar in metal is a bit puzzling?
>
> I think it would look very heavy in white metal - it would have to be fairly
> thick to have the strength.
>
> Are there any other particular outfits that would suit?
>
> Judith
>
Render her in a bathing suit. Then, people could make tiny cloth outfits
so they could dress her up in all their favortie Servalan clothes.
Including Gambit. At least, that's what *I* would want.
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 21:00:32 -0800
From: "Lysias" <Lysias@apexmail.com>
To: Blakes7@lysator.liu.se
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Gnog writes:
>But just think what would happen if a Tachion travelling at v =3D 2c
>collided with a normal particle of the same mass at rest !
Well, they can't. They're point particles (so the collision doesn't have=
a physical cross-section), and they don't interact (so it doesn't have =
an interaction cross-section either).
It's just like right-handed neutrinos. :-p
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 21:13:32 -0800
From: "Lysias" <Lysias@apexmail.com>
To: Blakes7@lysator.liu.se
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Gnog writes re Solo's wrong units:
>i.e. a distance being a measure of velocity. And how many people always=
>get the dimensions correct today. People quote a mass when they weigh
>vegatables (which gives the acceleration due to gravity), and a mass to=
>quote a force. And modems are quoted as sixty four kilobit, or at best
>sixty four kilobits, not sixty fourkilo bits per second. New York is
>about six hours away from Heathrow. erm. time instead of distance ? I'm=
>not saying that Han was correct, just making the sort of mistake that
>is made everyday. The important thing is, everybody knew what he meant.=
Not to mention the fact that in modern High Energy Physics, the speed of=
light is designated as c=3D1. From that, momentum, energy and mass all =
have the same units (electron volts).
It is plausible that he is correct (never thought I'd say that!), but I =
think it's more likely that the script writer thought "Hmmmm... Parsec..=
Parsec... ParSEC... Must be a time measurement."
>Me to, but I try to remember that the whole concept is based on quite
>fundamental breaches of science as we know it. So if some side plot
>device appears to also breach modern scientific principles, I try not
>to worry.
Me too. After all, if I got mad every time Data performed a neutrino sca=
n with his tricorder, or they sent out another tachyon pulse... I'd have=
been locked up years ago.
>Think of it this way.
>First we had Newtons laws of motion. They work on the measurement
>scales available at the time. Technology improves, we can do new things=
>and make better measurements. Einstiens Law of Relativity (special and
>general) are now required to predict events in this new regime. But
>Newtons laws MUST be a subset, a generalisation under certain
>conditions (v << c for special relativity). Technology improves even
>further, and it appears that Relativity is everywhere. It's behind
>power stations, it powers our low earth orbit transport system. We live=
>and breath the twin paradox. But football is still governed perfectly
>well by Newtons laws. Some time later, Squirbles law comes along,
>allowing continuous acceleration of a particle from rest to v >> c, in
>certain circumstances. Don't ask me how, thats what we need to do this
>type of Sci-Fi. This must be in a certain special set of circumstances,=
>but must also allow the existence of the previous laws as a
>simplification of squirbles law.
Well, we tend to find that these adjustments come as a consequence of in=
creasing energy. If I was going to write hard SF, then I'd be very caref=
ul about incorporating Squirble's law unless I made this the case. After=
all, if it's easily detectable, why wasn't it spotted earlier?
>Its OK to have a different reality to ours, but it must be self
>consistent (Squirbles law applies always), but must also contain
>normality as a subset.
On the whole, yes. This is a very important point. However, it is possib=
le to write very good SF in an alternate universe with different physica=
l laws. It wouldn't be very easy to do, though - working out all the con=
sequences would give you a heck of a headache.
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 21:25:52 -0800
From: "Lysias" <Lysias@apexmail.com>
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Morrigan writes:
>I didn't _like_ physics in high school but Father Ralph Townsend would
>be highly amused to discover I'm trying to learn it to write fanfic.
If you're prepared to plot in advance, then there is a simple solution f=
or you. Get friendly with a High Energy/Theoretical/Astro physicist. Tel=
l them, "I want my characters to do <something>. Is there a plausible wa=
y to write this?"
The odds are on that they will quite enjoy the challenge of thinking som=
ething up which is consistent with current thinking and the universe you=
're working in.
For example, I'm on an PBEM game (like Steve). My character happens to b=
e Chief of Science, which makes life easier for everyone. At one point, =
I had a player come up to me and say: "I want my character to create a s=
econdary quantum singularity within the ship's core. Then I want him to =
encode information into a micro-torpedo. I want to connect the secondary=
singularity to one in a different quadrant of the galaxy, forming a wor=
m-hole through which he will send the torpedo. Oh, and I don't want the =
rest of the crew to notice."
It's totally impossible from a modern physics point of view (Time dilati=
on is asymptotic from the point of view of an object approaching a singu=
larity anyway, so the information would degrade utterly) but working tog=
ether a combination of the ST physics and real-life theoretical physics =
to make a feasable plan was great fun.
The other thing I would suggest you do, is you get hold of a copy of "Mr=
Tomkins in Paperback" by George Gamow. It's extremely good, if a littl=
e dated.
--
Lysias
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:35:22 +0100 (BST)
From: Judith Proctor <Judith@blakes-7.com>
To: Lysator List <Blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Pressure Point
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On Wed 02 Aug, Jessica Taylor wrote:
> I was re-watching Pressure Point earlier and I noticed something that I
> wasn't too sure about.
> After they got out of the cave, they went straight to the forbidden zone
> surrounding the entrance and started breaking in, bearing in mind that
> everyone already told Blake that they were not going on a suicide mission,
> how on earth, without teleport bracelets did they expect to get out. They
> were planning on blowing the place up, weren't they?
If they'd no bracelets, then they'd nothing to lose. In that case, why not go
for broke?
Judith
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:33:42 +0100 (BST)
From: Judith Proctor <Judith@blakes-7.com>
To: Lysator List <Blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Models
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On Tue 01 Aug, Penny Dreadful wrote:
> At 07:36 PM 7/31/00 +0100, Judith Proctor wrote:
>
> >I think it would look very heavy in white metal - it would have to be fairly
> >thick to have the strength.
>
> Okay, I'll reveal myself as (a) totally out of it, and (b) too lazy to look
> it up online:
>
> What exactly is "white metal"?
I think it's a mixture of tin and lead - it's what virtually all metal
miniatures are made out of.
Judith
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 23:01:08 +0100 (BST)
From: Judith Proctor <Judith@blakes-7.com>
To: Lysator List <Blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: RE: [B7L] Models
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On Tue 01 Aug, Louise Rutter wrote:
>
> I like both her Pressure Point outfits - the one with the hat and the
> lizard dress. I would imagine that the less low-cut and revealing the
> better for the model though - whatever colour one paints flesh it tends to
> look fake. How about one of her high-necked first season style dresses (is
> that Project Avalon or SLD, can't remember....)
Depends if we can get more of the flesh colour we're currently using. It's the
old Games Workshop flesh and it's a particularly good one. Unfortunately they
changed to a much more 'sunburnt' colour when they revamped the range.
I think I know the dress you're refering too. That one might work a lot better
on a model. (I think there's a picture of it in Zenith) The ones with the
large bits of jewellery would be a lot harder.
The outfit with the hat might not be too difficult either. Remeber when the
original of that came up in the Redemption auction last year? The hat is no
longer with it, but David Walsh modelled the jacket and skirt.
Rebecca - the URL is http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 Avon is already available
(but expect a delay of several weeks if you want him painted for you) Your
request for a Servalan figure has been noted.
Judith
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:52:18 +0100 (BST)
From: Judith Proctor <Judith@blakes-7.com>
To: Lysator List <Blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] models
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On Tue 01 Aug, Harriet Monkhouse wrote:
> Mistral wrote:
> >I shall second your earlier wish that Servalan be
> > portrayed in the red dress
>
> Was that an order? Which would make three that I recall... Actually, I
> think I was suggesting "colour at discretion of buyer", if people weren't
> too upset about the dress and colour combination not always matching canon.
> David Walsh has a black version of the Gambit dress, doesn't he?
>
> Maybe the collar could be an optional paper extra? Will try folding a
> piece of very thin paper to see if this is a total non-starter.
I'd rather not. I don't want to force people who buy a painted figure to do any
self-assembly as it rather defeats the object of the exercise. I wouldn't trust
a paper collar not to get damaged in the post if it was pre-assembled.
Judith
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Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 01:21:02 -0600
From: Penny Dreadful <pennydreadful@powersurfr.com>
To: Lysator List <Blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Models
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At 10:33 PM 8/1/00 +0100, Judith Proctor answered me this question one:
>> What exactly is "white metal"?
>
>I think it's a mixture of tin and lead - it's what virtually all metal
>miniatures are made out of.
Thank you, Judith (I always thought that tin and lead made pewter, but the
dictionary says that isn't so).
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Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 01:30:44 -0600
From: Penny Dreadful <pennydreadful@powersurfr.com>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] Movies
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So I finally got around to watching "X-Men" and, speaking as someone who
survived and eventually nearly fully recovered from a long-term addiction
to said comic, it gave me renewed faith in the possibility that a pulpy
soap-operatic comic book or <on topic> perhaps a tacky television
space-opera </on topic> can indeed survive that leap up onto the
big-budgeted silver screen with its genius intact.
Ain't saying it's *likely*, just demonstrably *possible*.
--Penny, Who Grew Up Just Down The Street From Wolverine
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Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 19:12:39 EST
From: "Jessica Taylor" <morgaine54@hotmail.com>
To: Blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: [B7L] Pressure Point
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Me (Jessica):
> > I was re-watching Pressure Point earlier and I noticed something that I
> > wasn't too sure about.
> > After they got out of the cave, they went straight to the forbidden zone
> > surrounding the entrance and started breaking in, bearing in mind that
> > everyone already told Blake that they were not going on a suicide
>mission,
> > how on earth, without teleport bracelets did they expect to get out.
>They
> > were planning on blowing the place up, weren't they?
Judith:
>If they'd no bracelets, then they'd nothing to lose. In that case, why not
>go
>for broke?
I'm not sure that's true, even with Travis and mutoids searching the forests
they've still got to have a better chance at staying alive if they find a
good hiding place than running down into an underground complex and
(provided they don't get caught first) blowing themselves up. I suppose it's
possible that they were planning on using explosives with timers on them but
they would have needed to give themselves a fair bit of time to get out and
away.
If they hid in the forests or somewhere about they could probably count on
some sort of rescue from Jenna and Cally eventually, I can't imagine either
character being prepared to just leave. As I said they've still got better
chance than they did otherwise.
Jessica
"The stories are entertainment for martals, the events themselves are
entertainment for gods"
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