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XB-202a stealth revision (I fixed the deep links)
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Greetings,
Some of you may remember the XB-202:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/psyop/XB-202betterpics/frontedit3.jpg
I was never totally satisfied with the wing design, and lately I have become
annoyed with studs on surfaces. Since the wings use a modular plug-in design, I
decided to try to make an alternate set of SNOT wings that would plug in to the
existing interface. This led to a complete overhaul of the entire ship including
new canards, a more uniform color scheme, more SNOT, improvements to the
retractable landing gear system, and more versatile weapons payloads. The result
is the XB-202a stealth revision:
Deep Link:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/psyop/XB-202StealthRev/01_xb202_flying_front.jpg
After Moderation:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=74384
Specifications:
The XB-202a is a multi-role stealth fighter that can operate on planetary bodies
with a wide range of gravities and atmospheric densities. The engines do not
require oxygen since there is no fuel burned to provide thrust. Instead, the air
intakes collect atmospheric gas of any composition, then this gas is compressed,
stored, and super-heated by onboard fusion reactors to produce thrust. This
system allows the XB-202a to theoretically stay in the air for months at a time.
The only real limiting factors are the requirements of the human pilots. Space
flight capabilities allow return to an orbiting carrier, or passage to a nearby
moon. The space flight range is limited by the amount of gas that can be stored
and human factors. Weapons systems include wing-tip mounted lasers and one mount
point per wing that can accommodate either missiles or a rail gun. The fuselage
and wings are built almost entirely from carbon nano-tubes and other composite
materials. In case of engine failure or other emergency, the cockpit section can
be detached and landed.
Building Notes:
The main wings are made from two layers of 1 x N bricks. The top layer bricks
run parallel to the fuselage. The bottom layer bricks run parallel to the
leading edge. The two layers are pinned together using technic friction pins.
This provides a super strong plywood-like structure. The outer flap structures
are pinned to the lower layer and fit into the rectangle crafted with 75 deg 2 x
1 x 3 slopes.
I would appreciate feedback on this. Please let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Jon Walker
jonwalker@psyoplabs.com
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Message has 7 Replies:
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| -snip- I was awed by your XB-202, so I'm shocked to see this new and improved version. The SNOT construction, studless skin, and cleaned up colour scheme are all marvellous. The landing gear is a triumph of Technic engineering applied to .space (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
| | | Re: XB-202a stealth revision (I fixed the deep links)
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| (...) Thats a really nice piece of SNOT engineering on a large scale. I would like to seem more photos detailing the wing construction if possible. I like the "plywood" approach to add strength to the wing. Probably really helps to keep them from (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: XB-202a stealth revision (I fixed the deep links)
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| (...) Very, very, very sexy-looking. Great use of tiles at different heights to keep detail on the studless surface and add realism. I love the engine intakes and the leading-edge wing lights. I agree with Mladen, in that a bunch of optional extra (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
| | | Re: XB-202a stealth revision (I fixed the deep links)
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| (...) imparessive. The landing gear are excellent, and it's amazing that you were able to make SNOT wings work at that large a scale. I sincerely hope you're able to bring this to a Sealug meeting one of these days. -Grand Admiral .space Curator (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
| | | Re: XB-202a stealth revision (I fixed the deep links)
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| In lugnet.space, Jon Walker wrote: Snip snip (...) A most impressive build, Jon. In addition to what others have said, I especially like how you used the hinge plates for the control surfaces; it is a most elegant solution and very realistic in its (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
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