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    Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
   When the United States collapsed it took much of the new highway system with it. Pacific Northwest based Kenworth adapted to the change and abandoned truck building for planes. (URL) Along with Boeing Syndicate, Kenworth grew to be one of the main (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX) !! 
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Steve Runnels
     (...) Even though you've shown me preview pics, it *still* took me a minute or two to figure out which way was the front. Awesome. :P --(URL) SteveR> (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
     (...) You're all wrong...it flies sideways and sort of up and to the left. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jean-Pascal Rignault
     Very nice plane Jon! Double cockpit, wow! And it seems the crew can easily spot what's following them. Heu, no, what's they're targeting and following. Yep, figuring which way this plane flies is surprising! I guess I have this feeling mainly (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
     (...) I might have over done the ambiguity on this one, but one of my goals for mocs is to get that exact reaction. "Which way does it go?" And I do actually love to go really fast in reverse gear sometimes, by the way! (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Mark Sandlin
      (...) Jon, you like to go really fast in every gear. Love the plane, BTW. SNOT canopies r00l. -Grand Admiral .space Curator (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jean-Pascal Rignault
     (...) Oh then it was you I saw this morning passing me on the highway? Arf! Arf! Arf! JP. (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Daniel Hamann
     (...) Very unique and very cool shape. I wouldn't have tried such a style own my on, it's inspiring to see that it works! And congratulations for the photo work, too. It's definitely worth the extra effort. Happy building! (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
     (...) Thanks Daniel. I was actually really upset with how the photos came out this time. My Sony butchers red and one of my lights blew out when I was shooting. So good to see somebody likes the pics. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Leonard Hoffman
     (URL) (...) Jon, This is a very weird design, but you make it work. The double-cockpit is always a chancey move, and this one works well. And the plane is definately not something I'd want to run into - that giant gattling on the front looks like (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
     (...) Thanks Comrade. I love how the double cockpit came out. And after I made it I even found a P-51 variant on the web with 2 side-by-side cockpits as well...the P-82. I had no idea it existed. (URL) (The above plane is flying to the left by the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —John Henry Kruer
     (...) Dude! This is really cool. I love the sleekness and snotlessness... you're a true master it it, Jon. The angles are really neat, and I like the use of binocular pieces to mount the guns. Seems kind of odd to have everything backwards, though, (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —John Henry Kruer
     (...) AHEM. Definently not snotlessness... I ment studlessness. :) -JHK (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Felix Greco
     (...) Okay! I've really enjoyed following all the Crimson Skies models being built. I have to say, this is my favorite. Of what I've seen of the game, you've really captured the essence of the theme. Are the game creators aware of the models bieng (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
     (...) Thanks Felix. And to think I was just going to say I thought you had gone insane (judging from your latest sculptures) during your last hiatus. I mean this in a loving, respectful way...please understand. I went looking for a Crimson Skies (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Greg Majewski
     (...) I like that quite a bit. (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
     (...) Thanks Greg. Welcome back. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Geordan Hankinson
     Sweet! I love this. It's a floating tank that flies. I've been completely out of the LEGO scene for months, and I'm playing catch up now. This crimson skies stuff is awesome, but this is definitely my favourite of them all so far. I think that the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
     (...) Thanks dude! (...) I actually hesitated to put that on because at the time (1937 or so) there weren't really any guns like that used. It was sort of a dead period between the gatling guns of the post-civil war era and the vulcan miniguns of (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Gary Thomas
     (...) Ah, at last, something new under the sun. Really great work Jon, innovative design, interesting background story, etc. A+ Take care, Gary (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
     (...) Thanks a lot! I'd like to make some more planes like this before I get back into some other projects. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Daniel Jassim
     Hey Jon, I'm not sure if you meant to be funny or serious but I think the Berserker is absolutely hilarious! It borders on looking like one of those crackpot flying contraptions from old movie reels of the early days of aviation. This airplane is (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Mark Sandlin
      (...) Dan, you have completely failed to consider the important things: 1) How well does this MOC whoosh? 2) Big honkin' gun! 3) Looks cool. -Grand Admiral .space Curator (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
     
          Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
       (...) Hmmmm. Airforce. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
     
          Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Daniel Jassim
      (...) Nah, I dig it as a Lego MOC. Jon did a great job all around, as always. Don't get me wrong. The criticism is really against Kenworth Industires for designing a "flying deathtrap-for-two." They need to stick to trucks. --Dan (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
      (...) Jassim with the smack! Sounds good to me. I'll address your points and knock them down like the thrift-store mega bloks they are. (...) The canard was inspired by the one on the Wright Flyer. When I was building this I actually made sure the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
     
          Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
       (...) (URL) forgot the punchline...> (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
      
           Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —John Henry Kruer
       (...) NICE... how do you find things like that? :) -JHK (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
      
           Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Soren Roberts
       (...) Careful. People who ask Jon that question tend to get dragged off by the nice men in black suits. Soren (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
     
          Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Daniel Jassim
      (...) I'm Rick James, b*%#h. What did the five fingers say to the face? *slap!* (...) Werd. (...) Better yet, just say it was an experimental airplane with telepathic mutant pilots. (...) I knew it! (...) LOL! (...) Revenge? Me?! (quickly hides (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Mladen Pejic
      Gotta agree with Dan, he hit the nail right on the head with that post. Despite employing SNOT techniques beautifully, this airplane seems to scrunched up. Maybe if you lengthened it a bit it would look better. I can see what you were trying to (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Geordan Hankinson
      I dunno, I think you're missing the point. This Crimson Skies stuff is purely fictional, and as a fictional plane straight out of Jon's imagination, this thing is damn cool. I don't like it when insanely whacky but intensly cool stuff like this gets (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
     
          Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Leonard Hoffman
       (...) this can be taken so wrong. on-the-other-hand, i do agree with the general point of your post. i mean, really, i read that book where stephen hawking discusses different theoretical attempts at interstellar travel - none of them were at all (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
     
          Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Daniel Jassim
       (...) Yes, Crimson Skies IS fictional, but it operates on the premise of an alternate earth reality and the level of technology is supposedly that of the WWII era. So even an alternate reality has to have physical and technological realism. That's (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
      
           Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Geordan Hankinson
       (...) hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha beats chaff doesn't it. I read your other reply to Jon and I see where you were coming from. No hard feelings, it just seemed like you were jumping on him or something, which you weren't. Sorry bout my jackalizing. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
     
          Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Ryan Wood
      (...) (URL) Shooting noses> :) --Ryan W. (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
     
          Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Geordan Hankinson
      (...) Hahahaha nice catch. -Geordan (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —David Laswell
     (...) I remember reading once that the tri-wing+ concept was scrapped when it was realized that it didn't really provide any more lift potential than a bi-wing, but I suspect the switch from WWI bi-wings to WWII mono-wings had more to do with (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Nathan Wells
     (...) Jon, this is truely AMAZING. You have inspired me to get back into building space creations. Great job! On a side note, is Crimson Skies your own creation (like GA's 3vil and Lenny's Eastern Blok), or is it a movie? (URL) Nathan Wells (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Larry Pieniazek
      (...) Neither, it's a videogame, I believe, as well as a miniatures game. Try (URL) this site> for the miniatures and (URL) this site> for the video game... I think the miniatures came first but I don't recall. Hope that helps. (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
     (...) Thanks Nathan. I'm actually going to make some castle stuff one day too. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Adrian Drake
     (...) It took me a while to wrap my brain around the direction this thing flies, but once I figurd it out, I'm rather impressed. I mourn for the loss of the stud, though. All this snot/studless building... Adrian (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
    
         Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Jon Palmer
     (...) Thanks Adrian! You should take some time off from the Trib and make a plane. That would be great. The stud is dead. Long live the SNOT. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Paul Baulch
     (...) Excellent modelling as always Jon, but having all three sets of wings swept forward just makes it look like a backwards-flying airplane - which simply makes me go "yuck" from an aesthetic point of view. I would have done it with the front (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
   
        Re: Crimson Skies MOC: Berserker —Ryan Wood
   (...) Y'know...the whole craft is very beautifully constructed and really killer, but I just can't get my mind to accept the orientation you present. I see and understand that it flies in the direction you say, but it really does not work for me. I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
 

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