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Re: WWII Moc, UCS-style P-51
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Mon, 6 Oct 2003 02:34:09 GMT
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In lugnet.build, David Thomas Jr. wrote:
> It's been awhile since I've built anything, got in sort of a rut with mecha.
> I got the urge to start doing some WWII stuff and boy am I happy with this
> MOC.
Wow! Beautiful work!
> Check out some teaser pics:
> www.thomas-superwheel.com/lego/p-51_011.jpg
> www.thomas-superwheel.com/lego/p-51_012.jpg
> www.thomas-superwheel.com/lego/p-51_013.jpg
> One of the keys to making this moc look good is that I didn't rely on any
> clear canopy parts, since basicly there aren't any good ones for a p-51.
I've been interested in doing a warbird, and the lack of canopy parts has
stopped me from making any type of progress. I'm surprised at how yours works so
well.
> Instead, I used dark gray slopes and a pair of click hinges, and got a
> surprisingly very accurately shaped cockpit. I did this once before on my
> B-Wing moc and it turned out good, so that gave me the idea here. Also,
> notice the prop. It's not an existing part, but looks nice, and even allows
> the colored tips. The last part that is unique and really sells the
> authenticity is the dihedral angle of the wings. Most WWII fighters have
> this angle, and without it, the models just don't look right. The most
> challenging part of the model was coming up with a way to lock the wings at
> the right angle. Click hinges don't work, since the clicks angles are too
> steep. I used a hinge under the wing, and inside, another hinge.
I think that your choice of scale went a long way toward making things work.
Most of the other warbird models I have seen online have been minifig scale,
which forces some constraints that cannot be fixed. I would have been impressed
with a grey plane, but you sold me with the blue nose!
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> The only change I plan to make is to use a different construction on the
> auxiliary fuel tanks. These are too small and I don't like the dark gray
> color. I don't have just the right parts to make them better, but I'll be
> ordering them from bricklink.
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> Some other notes: Landing gear aren't retractable, there aren't any movable
> control surfaces. Doing so would have sacrificed authenticity on the wing
> shapes.
Good choice, but did you make any provisions to make the plane gear removable?
Just curious. I like it the way it is now so you can display it onthe shelf.
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> I plan to have this model professionally photographed so hold on for some
> bigger and better pics.
I'll keeping a look out! I hope youget some detail pics too of the bottom.
Very well done!
Joe Meno
.space paparazzi!
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> -Dave Thomas Jr.
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| The gear are easily removable, I used technic friction pegs into technic plates with holes. The landing gear doors and rear gear also come off easily. I will be making a stand to display the model in flight. One thing I found out when I was trying (...) (21 years ago, 6-Oct-03, to lugnet.build)
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| It's been awhile since I've built anything, got in sort of a rut with mecha. I got the urge to start doing some WWII stuff and boy am I happy with this MOC. Check out some teaser pics: www.thomas-superwhee...51_011.jpg (...) (21 years ago, 5-Oct-03, to lugnet.build) !
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