As the story was supposed to take place in the late 1970s, the spacesuit was designed as a futuristic version.
The structure, an apartment building erected in 1937, was designed as a modern version of a medieval castle with corner towers built around a central courtyard.
The Civitas complex was designed as a female version of Michelangelo's David.
The Adventure had been designed as a smaller version of the great ocean liners.
The 4800 Class was designed as a more modern version of the 517 Class, which were by then beginning to show their relative age.
It was originally designed as an improved version of the STL-10 civil defense siren.
It was designed as a fully 32-bit version to match Windows 95.
It was designed as a smaller version of the 29-story Los Angeles City Hall.
She was designed as an improved version of Shirataka netlayer.
The P-7 was designed as an enlarged version of the original P-3C.