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Re: Civvie space contest entry II - Aircar.
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lugnet.space
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Date:
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Wed, 26 May 2004 12:55:21 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin wrote:
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It doesn’t have to be transatmospheric to be space. :)
As far as I’m concerned, anything science fiction is fair game in the .space
newsgroup. (Which is why you’ll see non-outer-space things like Crimson
Skies)
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I figured as much. :)
In lugnet.space, Daniel Rubin wrote:
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Cool beans. I think the landing gear was rather cleverly done. I have to say
that I don’t like the idea of headlights in neon green, but I know that part
isn’t really available in clear, and the shape is pretty cool, kinda looks
like a futuristic hotrod.
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Thanks Dan. My first choice would be to make the lights trans yellow, but I only
had one and it’s on the garbage truck. But see below for a nice surprise.
In lugnet.space, Chris Maddison wrote:
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Yes! This thing is so sweet. I’m almost ready to break into a Sophie “oh
wow - yeahyeah bomb diggity dang!” :-) Fast and yellow, great SNOT, the
often neglected underside is just gorgeous. And the landing gear is superbly
done. I really like how after the landing gear is deployed, the “hole” is
covered back up.
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Thanks. Landing gear are some of my favourite things to make.
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The only minor little thing I don’t like is the combination
of trans yellow and trans neon green. In this case, it’s due to part
availability, but I say pick one or the other.
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See below.
In lugnet.space, Tony Hafner wrote:
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I love it! The overall shape is nice, the detailing is well done, and the
landing gear looks solidly engineered.
This is precisely the kind of well-polished model that I’ve been aiming for
with my racers series, though I don’t think I’ve hit it with all of them.
Very nice!
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Don’t sell yourself short. I had another look at your racers, and they’re sweet
little ships. I particularly like the idea of the detachable engines on the
Slick Octan. I must have missed that one when you posted it ‘cause I don’t
recall seeing it before.
In lugnet.space, Paul Baulch wrote:
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Very, very classy. That landing gear is ultra-special. Once again your
competition entry is my favourite!
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blush.
In lugnet.space, Jeff Szklennik wrote:
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Wheee! This looks like very swooshable fun. The bottom detail/landing gear
is great. the headlights are a great use of pieces. Kinda Naboo-y overall,
& that’s good.
Jeff
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Thanks. Like I said, the headlights were the seed of this model. I really like
those parts, but haven’t used them much to date. The Naboo reference did occur
to me after I finished it. It’s the antenna out the back isn’t it.
Now for the ‘surprise’.
I took the hint about the headlight colour, and yes I would have preferred to go
with yellow originally. Anyway, I headed into town at lunchtime today in search
of a copy of 7030 or two to get some. After traipsing all over town searching
all the usual sources of Lego in the area and coming up empty handed I tried
David Jones (a local overpriced department store - not normally a good place to
buy Lego) in sheer desperation, and lo they had a single copy, and it was
discounted to boot. The things I do for you people :)
So here are a few more pictures with the proper headlight colours, and a
slightly more overhead view, which shows the shape a bit better than the
previous photos.
Enjoy,
Allister
  
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