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From maal-irtc20030115@anthrosphinx.de:
Amazing attention to detail! Not sure if many viewers will actually notice that
the wings on the spacecraft respond to the load that's caused by the
thrusters...
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From marlo.steed@uleth.ca:
Very nice concept and nicely animated.  A few picky suggestions.  The horizon of
your space launch is kind of non descript (perhaps some distant trees or clouds
in the sky).  The ship could have used a bit more detail (perhaps some good
bump maps to highlight the blue patterns).  The ship exhaust was well done-
looked bunsen burners.  The texture on the earth was a bit lame - there are
better ones out there.  The tread animations are well done except for the last
scene when the speed and distance the robot travels doesn't match up with the
tread - or maybe that is just that it is going so fast it illustrates that
optical illustion of slowing down, I have seen in the real world as well.
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From tek@evilsuperbrain.com:
It's quite a nice piece but seems a little empty. There's not as much of a plot
as one normally finds in a Rusty animation.

The interior of the spaceport seems a little too small and empty, where you'd
expect it to be crowded. And also the launch pad seems to be next to a pale
blue wall, rather than out in the open.

Other than that, the design of the spaceship is nice, and all the elements that
are always in Rusty animations are as nice as ever. I also like the view of the
planet, which looks very cartoony.

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From maarten_hofman@hotmail.com:
Pity about the unoriginal space aspect (during this round of the competition),
but I like many things about this animation: the sharpness and crispness (no
nasty mpeg issues) and the excellent engines of the space craft, quite
impressive.
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From jps6860@yahoo.com:
Two for one, an interesting journey though space and the
imagination.

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From clem@dhol.org:
Interesting that Rusty imagines more humanoid future 'bots.  Nice short
story despite the old "dream" ending.  Design is pretty good, but the
stargate could have been a bit more spectacular.  The crawlies on top of
the ship wing were a bit irritating.  Why did the ship go past instead of
through the gate?