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Re: New MOC: 8 wide Lotus Esprit S4
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Date: 
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 17:35:28 GMT
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Bram,

Well of course I like this one too! Glad Mladen suggested using tubes for
the windshield frame; I agree with the tail lights comment, and I especially
like the tapered front via the use of 2x1 wall panels. (I may have to borrow
that idea someday... when I actually start building again!). A question
though; why do you turn the doors studs in instead of studs out on some of
your 8 wides?

Mark W



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  RE: New MOC: 8 wide Lotus Esprit S4
 
(...) Thanks! (...) The tapered front was an afterthought...but I really like the way it turned out. It looks much less squared off than when it was 8 wide all the way. (...) Usually, it's a matter of how they're attached. On some of the cars (like (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.build)

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  New MOC: 8 wide Lotus Esprit S4
 
I was chatting with Mladen one day about the difficulty of creating tapered windshields at small scales, and he suggested using flex tubes in this manner. I had dismissed this idea because I thought it would be too weak for my tastes, but it turns (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.modelteam)  

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