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I decided to make a fighter for every unused letter in the alphabet. A
total of 18 fighters. In addition to the 4 fighters (x,y,a,b) in the
movies, I'm not going to build e,k,t or v. These appear here and there
throughout the SW books, comics and games. I might even be missing another
letter.
I've finished the first 4.
http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/alpha.html
I'm trying to make many of these look like the letter but a few of them
(like the b-wing) won't look like their letter at all. I've been trying to
build them to scale with the Star Wars Lego sets.
I should have the next batch done in about a week.
Tell me what you think!
-Jon
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| The Galactic Shipyard - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/
| My Lego Creations - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/
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Jon... This is such an awesome idea!
Woah! All the ships have unique and cool designs and features too! The
F-wing... Wow, the G-wing... stunning..., D-wing... yummy seat! I can go on,
but you get the picture! ;-D
And there's still 14 fighters to go!!! Yay!
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://www3.sympatico.ca/mladenpejic/
In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Palmer writes:
> I decided to make a fighter for every unused letter in the alphabet. A
> total of 18 fighters. In addition to the 4 fighters (x,y,a,b) in the
> movies, I'm not going to build e,k,t or v. These appear here and there
> throughout the SW books, comics and games. I might even be missing another
> letter.
>
> I've finished the first 4.
>
> http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/alpha.html
>
> I'm trying to make many of these look like the letter but a few of them
> (like the b-wing) won't look like their letter at all. I've been trying to
> build them to scale with the Star Wars Lego sets.
>
> I should have the next batch done in about a week.
>
> Tell me what you think!
>
> -Jon
>
> --
> | The Galactic Shipyard - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/
> | My Lego Creations - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/
> | Attack of the Bricks - http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=jpalmer
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"Mladen Pejic" <mladenpejic@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:Gr82IH.JLJ@lugnet.com...
> Jon... This is such an awesome idea!
>
> Woah! All the ships have unique and cool designs and features too! The
> F-wing... Wow, the G-wing... stunning..., D-wing... yummy seat! I can go • on,
> but you get the picture! ;-D
Glad you like 'em Mladen. :-)
> And there's still 14 fighters to go!!! Yay!
Yep! I more or less have an idea for all the other letters too.
-Jon
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That's a great concept! I like what you've done so far quite a bit. The
D-wing has a pretty innovative shape (and is that light blue highlights on
it?). I love the greeblie sections on the F-wing, especially that cutout
notch on the nose of the craft, and the G-wing has an awesome shape.
Where'd that canopy come from?
Adrian
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www.brickfrenzy.com
In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Palmer writes:
> I decided to make a fighter for every unused letter in the alphabet. A
> total of 18 fighters. In addition to the 4 fighters (x,y,a,b) in the
> movies, I'm not going to build e,k,t or v. These appear here and there
> throughout the SW books, comics and games. I might even be missing another
> letter.
>
> I've finished the first 4.
>
> http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/alpha.html
>
> I'm trying to make many of these look like the letter but a few of them
> (like the b-wing) won't look like their letter at all. I've been trying to
> build them to scale with the Star Wars Lego sets.
>
> I should have the next batch done in about a week.
>
> Tell me what you think!
>
> -Jon
>
> --
> | The Galactic Shipyard - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/
> | My Lego Creations - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/
> | Attack of the Bricks - http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=jpalmer
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"Adrian Drake" <tremor@apk.net> wrote in message
news:Gr82nn.K6E@lugnet.com...
> That's a great concept! I like what you've done so far quite a bit. The
> D-wing has a pretty innovative shape (and is that light blue highlights on
> it?). I love the greeblie sections on the F-wing, especially that cutout
> notch on the nose of the craft, and the G-wing has an awesome shape.
> Where'd that canopy come from?
Thanks Adrian. That is light blue (or medium blue) on the D-wing. The
parts came from a few copies of 4579 and one 7310.
That cutout notch is mostly there because I couldn't find a 6th curvy slope
2 x4 thingy. (Not the real name of this part ;-) So I decided to make the
most of it.
The Canopy is the egg-shell from a Duplo egg. At last. I have my Duplo
eggs. Let the weirdness begin.
-Jon
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That's a really ambitious project, but you seem eminently up for it. I love
the idea of the C-wing hanging like a bat and dropping into flight from a rack.
And I see you've already made good use of your Duplo eggs! Very cool ships.
Seth.
In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Palmer writes:
> I decided to make a fighter for every unused letter in the alphabet. A
> total of 18 fighters. In addition to the 4 fighters (x,y,a,b) in the
> movies, I'm not going to build e,k,t or v. These appear here and there
> throughout the SW books, comics and games. I might even be missing another
> letter.
>
> I've finished the first 4.
>
> http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/alpha.html
>
> I'm trying to make many of these look like the letter but a few of them
> (like the b-wing) won't look like their letter at all. I've been trying to
> build them to scale with the Star Wars Lego sets.
>
> I should have the next batch done in about a week.
>
> Tell me what you think!
>
> -Jon
>
> --
> | The Galactic Shipyard - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/
> | My Lego Creations - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/
> | Attack of the Bricks - http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=jpalmer
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"Seth McCarus" <lrover@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:Gr86Hp.6Hw@lugnet.com...
> That's a really ambitious project, but you seem eminently up for it. I • love
> the idea of the C-wing hanging like a bat and dropping into flight from a • rack.
> And I see you've already made good use of your Duplo eggs! Very cool
ships.
Thanks! Glad you like the hanging idea. It would be cool to see a big rebel
capital ship with a ventrally located hanger like a Star Destroyer.
-Jon
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| The Galactic Shipyard - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/
| My Lego Creations - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/
| Attack of the Bricks - http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=jpalmer
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Jon Palmer writes:
> http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/alpha.html
I love the G-wing! It's not especially Star-Warsish, IMO, but it's
still a great shape. What do you mean, the canopy dissolves? Do they
have to replace it every time the fighter goes out?
The entry mechanism and engines on the D wing are excellent too. The
wing could use a little more length/depth perhaps to make it more
substantial. Can't wait to see the rest!
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
www.bldesign.org
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"Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> wrote in message
news:000301c1b0cb$99328880$b7fb1681@bl...
> I love the G-wing! It's not especially Star-Warsish, IMO, but it's
> still a great shape. What do you mean, the canopy dissolves? Do they
> have to replace it every time the fighter goes out?
> The entry mechanism and engines on the D wing are excellent too. The
> wing could use a little more length/depth perhaps to make it more
> substantial. Can't wait to see the rest!
> --Bram
Thanks Bram.
I can pretty much guarentee that with 18 ships a few of them might not look
StarWarsian.
I'll try my best though. :-)
Heres the deal with the canopy. For a while I tried a wrap around hinge
mechanism but it just didn't look right. To make up for this I figure the
canopy is either some sort of force field, a jelly like substance like we
see in the Gungan city in Phantom Menace, or maybe its some sort of nanotech
that can build a disassemble itself.
Thanks for the comments!
-Jon
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| My Lego Creations - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/
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In lugnet.starwars, Jon Palmer writes:
> "Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> wrote in message
> news:000301c1b0cb$99328880$b7fb1681@bl...
> > I love the G-wing! It's not especially Star-Warsish, IMO, but it's
> > still a great shape. What do you mean, the canopy dissolves? Do they
> > have to replace it every time the fighter goes out?
> > The entry mechanism and engines on the D wing are excellent too. The
> > wing could use a little more length/depth perhaps to make it more
> > substantial. Can't wait to see the rest!
> > --Bram
>
> Thanks Bram.
> I can pretty much guarentee that with 18 ships a few of them might not look
> StarWarsian.
> I'll try my best though. :-)
>
> Heres the deal with the canopy. For a while I tried a wrap around hinge
> mechanism but it just didn't look right. To make up for this I figure the
> canopy is either some sort of force field, a jelly like substance like we
> see in the Gungan city in Phantom Menace, or maybe its some sort of nanotech
> that can build a disassemble itself.
That makes plenty of sense. Think about the River scene with the Gungan Sub
just when it arrives at the capital city. The canopies on it simply
dissolve to allow the jedi and Jar Jar to get out.
And it does look a little like a star wars ship that already exists, the
Virago, although that never appeared in the movies.
Adrian
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Palmer writes:
> I decided to make a fighter for every unused letter in the alphabet. A
> total of 18 fighters. In addition to the 4 fighters (x,y,a,b) in the
> movies, I'm not going to build e,k,t or v. These appear here and there
> throughout the SW books, comics and games. I might even be missing another
> letter.
>
> I've finished the first 4.
>
> http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/alpha.html
>
> I'm trying to make many of these look like the letter but a few of them
> (like the b-wing) won't look like their letter at all. I've been trying to
> build them to scale with the Star Wars Lego sets.
>
> I should have the next batch done in about a week.
>
> Tell me what you think!
>
> -Jon
Very nice, and very original. You should have entered the ISCC SW category.
What on earth is the G-Wing canopy from? I'd love to get that piece.
Later,
Gary
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> | The Galactic Shipyard - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/
> | My Lego Creations - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/
> | Attack of the Bricks - http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=jpalmer
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>
> What on earth is the G-Wing canopy from? I'd love to get that piece.
I believe that the canopy on the G-Wing is accualy a Duplo egg.
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Like the S-wing because its reminiscent of Classic Space LL928
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In lugnet.starwars, Gary Thomas writes:
> Very nice, and very original. You should have entered the ISCC SW category.
>
> What on earth is the G-Wing canopy from? I'd love to get that piece.
That, good sir, is the famous Duplo Easter Egg in green. Jon,
I concede that not only was my guess for its use wrong, but that
you've used it much more effectively than I had expected even of
you. Wow! (Also: Does the interior rotate?)
best
LFB
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"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
news:Gr8xt0.2xF@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.starwars, Gary Thomas writes:
> > Very nice, and very original. You should have entered the ISCC SW • category.
> >
> > What on earth is the G-Wing canopy from? I'd love to get that piece.
>
> That, good sir, is the famous Duplo Easter Egg in green. Jon,
> I concede that not only was my guess for its use wrong, but that
> you've used it much more effectively than I had expected even of
> you. Wow! (Also: Does the interior rotate?)
Hey there. I've been away from my comp. I just got back from OKC.
Thanks Lindsay! Your guess was actually correct about me using the eggs for
hydroponics but I had a few other ideas for them until then. I've wanted to
use a duplo egg for a ship ever since I first saw them.
The interior does rotate. At the base (inside) are 4 2x2 round bricks that
make the conversion from the Duplo studs to System studs. On top of these
is a 4x4 black turntable. The spinning works fairly well but its not
perfect. This will probably not be the first time I use an egg for a ship
so the next time I'd like to improve the spinning mechanism.
-Jon
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<sigh>Jon,
the more i peruse your stuff the more i like it.
1) you always have interesting greeblies (bison)
2) you always have interesting functional moving bits (d/g-wing)
3) you always have unique ideas (space monk, alphabet, etc.)
4) you always have interesting shapes
5) you always have aesthetic lines and design elements
for example in this pic:
http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/fwing4.html
the foreground piece has some nice striping on it (red?)
and most of all
6) you somehow manage to combine all these elements
into a synergistic moc.
You wholes are more than the sum of their parts :-D
thx to u, man
-paul
In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Palmer writes:
> I decided to make a fighter for every unused letter in the alphabet. A
> total of 18 fighters. In addition to the 4 fighters (x,y,a,b) in the
> movies, I'm not going to build e,k,t or v. These appear here and there
> throughout the SW books, comics and games. I might even be missing another
> letter.
>
> I've finished the first 4.
>
> http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/alpha.html
>
> I'm trying to make many of these look like the letter but a few of them
> (like the b-wing) won't look like their letter at all. I've been trying to
> build them to scale with the Star Wars Lego sets.
>
> I should have the next batch done in about a week.
>
> Tell me what you think!
>
> -Jon
>
> --
> | The Galactic Shipyard - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/
> | My Lego Creations - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/
> | Attack of the Bricks - http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=jpalmer
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WOW Jon!
Those fighters are truly great. I love the canopy on the G-fighter and
dissolving it makes pretty good sense (I tried a hinge on a Duplo egg and it
just didn't work). But the way the pilot gets into his D-fighter is truly
amazing. I had to really study the animation to get it, really cool!!!
Alexander
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*Very* cool idea! :-)
Interesting cockpit idea
("http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/dwing3.html").
I came up with a similar cockpit idea
("http://news.lugnet.com/cad/ray/?n=621&t=f&v=a")
but overall, I think yours is the far better model.
I *really* want to know where you found those
light-blue barrels, though!
Franklin
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On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 00:09:43 GMT, "Franklin W. Cain"
<fwcain@yahoo.com> wrote:
> *Very* cool idea! :-)
>
> Interesting cockpit idea
> ("http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/dwing3.html").
>
> I came up with a similar cockpit idea
> ("http://news.lugnet.com/cad/ray/?n=621&t=f&v=a")
> but overall, I think yours is the far better model.
>
> I *really* want to know where you found those
> light-blue barrels, though!
>
> Franklin
There are light blue barrels in set #4579, Ice Ramp Racers.
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On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Franklin W. Cain wrote:
> ("http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/dwing3.html").
> I *really* want to know where you found those light-blue barrels,
> though!
They're in Ice Ramp Racers, I've heard. I was waiting for
those to go to 75% to buy one and see for myself if it was as useful as
everyone was saying, but by the time I got to Wal-Mart they were all gone.
I hope that *someone* does an inventory. . .
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TWS Garrison
tgarriso@math.purdue.edu
http://www.math.purdue.edu/~tgarriso/
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Thank you very much Paul. Hearing stuff like this really makes me want to
build even more.
Thank you!
-Jon :-)
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"Paul Hartzog" <panarchy23@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:GrA7pz.3As@lugnet.com...
> <sigh>Jon,
> the more i peruse your stuff the more i like it.
>
> 1) you always have interesting greeblies (bison)
> 2) you always have interesting functional moving bits (d/g-wing)
> 3) you always have unique ideas (space monk, alphabet, etc.)
> 4) you always have interesting shapes
> 5) you always have aesthetic lines and design elements
>
> for example in this pic:
> http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/fwing4.html
> the foreground piece has some nice striping on it (red?)
>
> and most of all
>
> 6) you somehow manage to combine all these elements
> into a synergistic moc.
>
> You wholes are more than the sum of their parts :-D
>
> thx to u, man
>
> -paul
>
>
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Palmer writes:
> > I decided to make a fighter for every unused letter in the alphabet. A
> > total of 18 fighters. In addition to the 4 fighters (x,y,a,b) in the
> > movies, I'm not going to build e,k,t or v. These appear here and there
> > throughout the SW books, comics and games. I might even be missing • another
> > letter.
> >
> > I've finished the first 4.
> >
> > http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/alpha.html
> >
> > I'm trying to make many of these look like the letter but a few of them
> > (like the b-wing) won't look like their letter at all. I've been trying • to
> > build them to scale with the Star Wars Lego sets.
> >
> > I should have the next batch done in about a week.
> >
> > Tell me what you think!
> >
> > -Jon
> >
> > --
> > | The Galactic Shipyard - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/
> > | My Lego Creations - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/
> > | Attack of the Bricks - http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=jpalmer
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that f-wing is killer!
site looks pretty sharp as well. most people don't bother with page design,
and if they do, it's usually not as fresh or modern as yours. thanks for
taking the time.
In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Palmer writes:
> I decided to make a fighter for every unused letter in the alphabet. A
> total of 18 fighters. In addition to the 4 fighters (x,y,a,b) in the
> movies, I'm not going to build e,k,t or v. These appear here and there
> throughout the SW books, comics and games. I might even be missing another
> letter.
>
> I've finished the first 4.
>
> http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/alpha.html
>
> I'm trying to make many of these look like the letter but a few of them
> (like the b-wing) won't look like their letter at all. I've been trying to
> build them to scale with the Star Wars Lego sets.
>
> I should have the next batch done in about a week.
>
> Tell me what you think!
>
> -Jon
>
> --
> | The Galactic Shipyard - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/
> | My Lego Creations - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/
> | Attack of the Bricks - http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=jpalmer
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Jon,
It would be cool after you've completed them to have all of them in a
diorama like a rebel hangar or in an attack formation!
Regards,
ACPin & Sons
member #1500
Homepage
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http://systems.figures.com/Features/index.html?show_feature=20818&dom=ss
In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Palmer writes:
> I decided to make a fighter for every unused letter in the alphabet. A
> total of 18 fighters. In addition to the 4 fighters (x,y,a,b) in the
> movies, I'm not going to build e,k,t or v. These appear here and there
> throughout the SW books, comics and games. I might even be missing another
> letter.
>
> I've finished the first 4.
>
> http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/alpha.html
>
> I'm trying to make many of these look like the letter but a few of them
> (like the b-wing) won't look like their letter at all. I've been trying to
> build them to scale with the Star Wars Lego sets.
>
> I should have the next batch done in about a week.
>
> Tell me what you think!
>
> -Jon
>
> --
> | The Galactic Shipyard - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/GS/
> | My Lego Creations - http://www.oklahoma.net/~jpalmer/lego/
> | Attack of the Bricks - http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=jpalmer
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