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Good evening! I've just posted some photos of a minfig-scale, Really Big Flying
Boat that I finished yesterday. To see the pics, go to
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=110109
I've been working on a variety of Golden Age flying boat MOC projects and this
one is easily the largest I've attempted. Once again, it's based on the Martin
M-130, better known as the "China Clipper," that Pan Am flew on its transpacific
routes in the late 1930s.
The smaller model I finished last month served as a prototype where I worked out
a number of design ideas, and some of those made it into the larger boat. I
learned that three seats side-by-side don't really hold three minifigs, as their
arms take up more space than one seat offers. So the aircraft is not nearly as
wide as it should be for six-across seating, and each of the five passenger
compartments has 8 seats instead of 12.
The standard airplane windows are a little small for scale, and I didn't have
enough of the single windows to try SNOT techniques...so I used double windows,
and this plane has a lot more windows than an M-130. Artistic license, anyone?
The real M-130 had a plain metal exterior with orange on top of its wings. I
went with a red/white/grey color scheme because I thought plain grey would be
dull, and I have a lot more red slopes (for the nose) than blue ones!
My ultimate goal is to try a minifig-scale Boeing 314 flying boat, but I'm
certain that I need a lot more parts for that project. But as my 6-year-old son
said last week, "Lego isn't about worrying, it's about building!" So maybe I'll
give it a go with what we have on hand.
Constructive comments are welcome. If anyone has some ideas for creating more
convincing dihedral in a 40"-48" span wing made from large bricks and plates,
I'm all ears!
Matso Limtiaco
Everett WA
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| (...) (snip) (...) Hey, I got one of those - and it's transferable :-) (...) You did a good job with your color choices...it looks a little sportier! (...) Your son has a better attitude than some I have seen as of late ;-) (...) Well, I think you (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) great and the interior is fine. (...) Well I dunno about that, but if I was building a flying boat, I would make the hull (below the load line) easily removable. That way you can display the whole plane in the air, but remove the hull for when (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| Hi Matso That is a fantastic flying boat you have built. I clicked "up" to see your other models and like Ted says, your MOCs would look great at a show/large layout. I hope to see more of your Flying Boats in the future. Thanks. Chris (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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