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Subject:	Re: New Steam Launch
Newsgroups:	lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats
Date:	Sat, 26 Feb 2000 19:04:14 GMT
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Richard Parsons wrote: > Mr L F Braun wrote > > I have new pictures of my rowboat-based Steam > > Lanuch (circa 1890-1920) > > http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/Steamlaunch-1.jpg > > http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/Steamlaunch-2.jpg > > Cool. When I get around to 1890's I'll finally have a use for my flotilla > of rowboats. I haven't looked at one in red yet, though that's on the agenda... > Minor mod musing: Rather than have to put the control sticks on their own > blocks to the floor, use 1x1x1 light blocks (the ones with the stud in the > side) backward facing in the wall supporting the windscreen, and connect the > control sticks to those. You get control sticks without using up any floor > space. Just musing.... Great idea! I was trying to keep to all-brown, and didn't have those in brown when I first built the boat--but now I do! Thanks. > > I have new autogyro and carrier biplane .jpgs as well, but > > those are highly unpiratical by any stretch of the imagination. ;) > > So where will one have to go to get the URLs for these? (being a bit of fan > of autogyros :-) Here you go (picture 1 is of the unit folded for storage, BTW) http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/autogyro-1.jpg http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/autogyro-2.jpg http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/autogyro-3.jpg http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/autogyro-4.jpg And here's the black and white Eagle Stunt Flyer carrier plane mod: http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/bw-esf-1.jpg http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/bw-esf-2.jpg http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/bw-esf-3.jpg ...with close-up of arrester gear: http://www.msu.edu/user/braunli1/bw-esf-4.jpg Enjoy, feedback gratefully accepted. best Lindsay

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		Re: off topic Autogyros (re: New Steam Launch)
Mr L F Braun wrote (...) fan (...) autogyro is entirely too cool. I particularly liked the work around the rotor - that'll dramatically improve some of my helicopterish musings. I'll have to dig out my aviation bits now..... Regards Richard Still (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)

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		Re: New Steam Launch
Mr L F Braun wrote (...) of rowboats. Minor mod musing: Rather than have to put the control sticks on their own blocks to the floor, use 1x1x1 light blocks (the ones with the stud in the side) backward facing in the wall supporting the windscreen, (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)

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