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Robert, The US seems to have moved away from having lighter undersides on both planes and choppers (perhaps because so many missions are at night) but I've seen a number of Russian helicopters with lighter undersides. I'd guess that it has less to (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I don't see the utility of having lightened undersides for helicopters since they generally fly so low. It certainly helps high flyers like fighters and bombers. Your MOC is a fine looking helicopter. (17 years ago, 23-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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Don, The wheels or tracks effectively add 2 to 6 studs of width, so starting anything more than 8 wide is going to make for a unrealistically big tank. I'd start with 6 o 8 in width, and maybe two and a half times that in length. I like to make sure (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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Thanks to all who replied to my questions. I have ordered lots of LEGO to build with. It will probably be next week before these come in and I can build. In the meantime, I will study the info presented. I do have a couple of questions. As almost (...) (17 years ago, 22-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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Hi again, Might as well post another chopper while I'm on a roll:) The Skystalker Stealth Gunship is the first aircraft I've built in a few years. It looks a lot like the classic Cobra gunship, but was mainly inspired by the stealthier Commanche. It (...) (17 years ago, 22-Jul-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military) !
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Hi all, It's high time for my military arsenal to grow beyond tanks and AFVs: Check out the new Pegasus Assault Chopper. BS folder, when public: (URL) until then: (URL) Pegasus performs in the role of multipurpose assault and transport, and usually (...) (17 years ago, 22-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc)
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Don, Take a look at my BS folder to see how I've used different tracks and wheels on different vehicles. (URL) with almost all things LEGO, there is no "one size fits all" solution that works for everything. I've experimented with various track (...) (17 years ago, 22-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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Showdown at Tokyo Hotel. When a ssassin is not enough. (URL) I made this vignette more than a month ago. I wanted to make some cyberpunk like scene, with two assassins in action. (weapons from www.brickarms.com) Some close-ups: (2 URLs) Please enjoy (...) (17 years ago, 21-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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(...) Fradel, Sorry for the late response, I couldn't hear you over the noise of the crickets in this thread. KeithLUG doesn't respond to demands, but it just so happens you'll see more of them soon. -Keith (17 years ago, 20-Jul-07, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Don, Brickmania, (URL) should have a link to instructions for a Panzer V Panther Tank (the link is down now, it might be up later). Thanks, George (17 years ago, 20-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) You can try this for inspiration... (URL) (17 years ago, 20-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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Cross-posted from LEGO Military: I recently attended Brick World and I was really impressed with the city battle. There were many Mechs and AFV's. For some time I have been interested in doing AFV's. The cost of buying mass amounts of separate links (...) (17 years ago, 19-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Mecha Builders Urged to Migrate to Flickr
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(...) Or I could have meant eminent. But thanks for pointing that out! I will do my very best to neber make the same mistake again. (17 years ago, 17-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I demand more coverage of the azns mEnTiOnEd. (17 years ago, 18-Jul-07, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) My unit and I will remain behind to cover the withdrawl. Godspeed to us all and see you at the rendevous point! (17 years ago, 18-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Bryce, To keep things easy to find, why not encourage common tags for the photos such as "legomecha" or "mechahub" ? Best of luck with the migration. -Tim (17 years ago, 18-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Dude, even if Bryce says "omniment", you go with it. He possesses mess you up skilz. JOHN (17 years ago, 17-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I think you mean imminent. (17 years ago, 17-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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With the emminent closure of Brickshelf.com the MechaHub is urging all Lego Mecha builders to migrate to (URL) Flickr>. Flickr is free and offers commenting and the ability to "circle" an area of a picture and comment on it specifically. The layout (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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To all, It is time for my annual (3rd year) Summer LEGO Camp through my local Parks and Rec program. Since the last camp (URL) I have relocated from Cedar City, Utah to Spanish Fork, Utah. After the move, I found that Spanish Fork had a more (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jul-07, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.ulug, FTX)
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