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Re: WWII Moc, UCS-style P-51
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Mon, 6 Oct 2003 12:26:47 GMT
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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 to improve the auxilliary fuel tanks is that
they apparently don't make a 3x3 cone in light gray. I tried making them
with a 4x4 but they're just too big. For now I'm using black 3x3 cones on
the end of gray tanks. Wish it could be better, but I'm against painting
lego so that's the best I can do. The tanks I had in the picture were too
small, and dark gray anyway so I think these are better.
Thanks for the encouragement. I've been toying with an A6M2 Zero for my
next model.
-Dave Jr.
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"Joe Meno" <jmenomeno@aol.com> wrote in message
news:HMBDsx.1wt5@lugnet.com...
> 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!
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> > 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
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> > 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.
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> 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.
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> > 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.
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> 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!
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
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> I'll keeping a look out! I hope youget some detail pics too of the bottom.
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> Very well done!
>
> Joe Meno
> .space paparazzi!
> >
> > -Dave Thomas Jr.
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| (...) Wow! Beautiful work! (...) 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. (...) I think that your choice of scale went a long way (...) (21 years ago, 6-Oct-03, to lugnet.build)
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