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Re: Could TLG Answer our prayers?...A Millenium Falcon
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 21 Apr 1999 16:38:48 GMT
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On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 14:49:46 GMT, "Ben Fleskes" <benfleskes@msn.com> wrote:
> A few comments, keep in mind, dimensions of the Millennium Falcon vary by as
> much as 40% depending on what source to use. But if you scale it based on the
> 8 studs as the width of the cockpit you come up with number pretty close to
> what Derek mentions below.
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> Regarding a six stud wide cockpit. That would work if you had a square cross
> section, but the cockpit is supposed to be round. Thus you need a six stud
> wide area the full sitting height of the minifig. That drives the width up to
> 8 studs in diameter.
You are correct, but that's assuming the cockpit tube is nearly circular.
If the tube was built to 'suggest' a circular cross-section, it could be
smaller than 8 studs across.
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This would be very cramped.
Other than a totally special piece, the easiest solution is to use the
octagonal corridor pieces (example at
<http://home.att.net/~partsref/images/2466.gif>) and create an 8-wide,
6-high tube.
This still leaves the problem of the cockpit canopy/nose. The TIE Fighter
porthole wouldn't cut it for this application. It would work, but it would
be ugly (ugly=not like the real thing).
Steve
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| A few comments, keep in mind, dimensions of the Millennium Falcon vary by as much as 40% depending on what source to use. But if you scale it based on the 8 studs as the width of the cockpit you come up with number pretty close to what Derek (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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