The Day

I think I'll go for a walk somewhere today. I don't have Lucy with me, since Sam borrowed it a few days back to take photos for his Bonfire Night portfolio.

I'm still not one hundred percent after the infection. I'm ambulatory, but everything still tastes far too sweet for my liking. Hells, I can even make out the flavour of lactose in milk.

So, then, town. And later on, I'm going back to the writing and the language studies.

Traveller Vehicle Designs

I've been enjoying the latest Traveller supplement, Civilian Vehicles. Some of the vehicles are truly inspired. I'll list my favourites here:-

Driller (p. 30) - aka The Mole from Thunderbirds
Dune Buggy (p. 31)
Land Yacht (p. 35)
Steam Car (p. 44)
Steam Train (p. 45)
Wagon (p. 49)
Cargo Lifter (straight out of Aliens - "Get away from her, you BITCH!") (p. 50)
G/Bike (p. 56)
Grav Train (p. 58)
Aeroplane (the pic shows biplanes!) (p. 65)
Dirigible (p. 68)
Hang Glider (p. 69)
Skycar (aka Scaramanga's flying car from the James Bond movie "The Man with The Golden Gun") (p. 71)
Airboat (aka those boats you see plying the bayou in shows such as CSI: Miami) (p. 75)
Caravel (a genuine old sailing ship) (p. 76)
River Steamboat (like those old Mississippi steamboats) (p. 86)
Landship (a sailing ship rigged with wheels so it can go onto land) (p. 92)

And to think that all they can do is whine about the graphics on the Mongoose fora. This book has some truly ingenious designs, and most importantly I find myself now wanting to try my hand out at creating some designs for vehicles of my own now.