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                        Modeling unmanned vehicles

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                        grizz30_06
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                          March 2005
                        • From: The Red Hills of South Carolina
                        Posted by grizz30_06 on Monday, March 6, 2006 1:40 PM

                        I have to wonder "Did any of these people see Terminator 1,2,or 3"?  Let me guess the name of the company doing the software is Cyberdyne.

                        Grizz

                        Denial, it's not just a coping mechanism, it's a way of life.
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                        Triarius
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                          January 2003
                        • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
                        Posted by Triarius on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 3:27 PM
                        General George S. Patton was absolutely correct about push-button warfare.

                        War is a terrible thing—interesting to study, hell to be in.

                        When there is no risk, it will be too easy to go to war.

                        And we will have lost a fundamental part of our humanity.

                        Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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                        Bgrigg
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                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 2:54 PM
                        I think there would still be an interest based on the visual appeal, but I think there would be some attrition as the human link is lost. So I guess the answer is yes, models will be made, but less of them. I haven't learned the secrets of decent figure painting yet so that aspect doesn't bother me.

                        I don't think we will celebrate "aces" in quite the same manner. Look how Anthony Sirka was shut out of the Oscars for what (to me) should have been a slam dunk role in Lord of the Rings. And perhaps that's how it should be.

                        Thinking about computerized attack vehicles, that brings a whole new dimension to the "blue screen of death"! Big Smile [:D]




                        So long folks!

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                        berny13
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                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 2:54 PM
                        If the lead vehicle is destroyed, do the rest self destruct, Big Smile [:D]  or go around in circles looking for something to follow?

                        Berny

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                        David Voss
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                        • From: Waukesha, WI
                        Modeling unmanned vehicles
                        Posted by David Voss on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 2:05 PM
                        I was reading this article regarding the testing they're conducting of unmanned vehicles for convoy duty.  With the future bringing more unmanned vehicles into reality, do you think there will be interest in modeling unmanned vehicles?  Or does it lose some of it's appeal?  Granted one of the factors in deciding what to model is based upon it's visual appeal.  However I think there's a bit more to it, more of a human interest aspect that appeals to people.  Think about it, would we celebrate combat aces the same way if they're deployed in a tent with a computer and joystick controlling the vehicle remotely?  Or a computer program?

                        On the positive side -- no more having to worry about painting figures (crew members). 

                        Army Testing Unmanned Stryker Convoys

                        Related to the article...  what if someone commandeered the lead vehicle, would the rest follow?  Wink [;)]
                         
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