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Re: Minifig-scale China Clipper flying boat complete!
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Thu, 30 Dec 2004 05:57:19 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Matso Limtiaco wrote:
> Good evening! I've just posted some photos of a minfig-scale, Really Big Flying
> Boat that I finished yesterday. To see the pics, go to
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=110109
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> I've been working on a variety of Golden Age flying boat MOC projects and this
> one is easily the largest I've attempted. Once again, it's based on the Martin
> M-130, better known as the "China Clipper," that Pan Am flew on its transpacific
> routes in the late 1930s.
Excellent work. I love the sculpting under the tail.
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> The smaller model I finished last month served as a prototype where I worked out
> a number of design ideas, and some of those made it into the larger boat. I
> learned that three seats side-by-side don't really hold three minifigs, as their
> arms take up more space than one seat offers. So the aircraft is not nearly as
> wide as it should be for six-across seating, and each of the five passenger
> compartments has 8 seats instead of 12.
A very reasonable compromise, I think!
> The standard airplane windows are a little small for scale, and I didn't have
> enough of the single windows to try SNOT techniques...so I used double windows,
> and this plane has a lot more windows than an M-130. Artistic license, anyone?
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> The real M-130 had a plain metal exterior with orange on top of its wings. I
> went with a red/white/grey color scheme because I thought plain grey would be
> dull, and I have a lot more red slopes (for the nose) than blue ones!
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> My ultimate goal is to try a minifig-scale Boeing 314 flying boat, but I'm
> certain that I need a lot more parts for that project. But as my 6-year-old son
> said last week, "Lego isn't about worrying, it's about building!" So maybe I'll
> give it a go with what we have on hand.
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> Constructive comments are welcome. If anyone has some ideas for creating more
> convincing dihedral in a 40"-48" span wing made from large bricks and plates,
> I'm all ears!
No ideas from me, but I'll be listening in for the answers too.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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