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Re: Landing Gear Help
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 25 Jun 1999 16:25:58 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Duane Hess writes:
> > > I have structural beams running along the bottom of the ship right now, but • it
> > > won't support it's own weight yet. Once I am able to attach landing gear, I
> > > will add a few more supports and the retractable cargo ramps and enclose the
> > > whole thing. Still lots of work left though.
Very cool. I'd love to see how the landing gear works out!
> > How many studs long and wide is this ship now?
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> Currently about 90 long by 32 wide plus the start of an engine design on each
> side.
Be sure to include a structural integrity field so the ship doesn't sag under
its own weight ;)
> > > Let me know if you have any cool engine ideas too. I haven't been giving • much
> > > thought to how this monster is going to be powered.
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> > You'd have to send a picture or twelve before I could offer advice on • engines.
> > They need to match the lines of the ship and there's a few ways of doing it.
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> The ship has a lot of windows, trans-orange corridor pieces and canopies.
Excellent.
> The start that I have so far on the engines involves an assembly made out
> of four Castle Wall Corners (2345) turned on it's side and attached to
> the side of the ship with technic pins. I just haven't given much thought
> as to how to build them up. I'm imagining some sort of nacelle design since
> the rear of the ship is mostly door for the vehicle storage bay. The
> nacelle design will also lend some sleekness to the ship since it is only
> about 10 bricks high or so.
At http://radiotitan.8m.com/gv9.htm see my castle wall corner engines. I
attached those engines with 1x2 x 1x2 plate hinges at the front just
underneath the 6x6 dome canopies, and in the middle section of each engine
where it looks hollow. They're not really hollow - each engine contains two
trans-blue half cylinders.
If you are going to make your engines stick out the back instead, you might
want reinforcement of some kind, maybe like those rods in the Y-Wing fighter
or maybe a latticework/cage of some kind.
> Pictures will take a while. As we have all learned, black models just
> don't photograph well. I will be investing in a digital camera when I am
> completely done with the ship. The main color is black with some white
> interior and grey detail pieces.
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> Let me know if you have any tricks to trade.
As was said in another part of this thread, diffused lighting works better to
cut glare, especially where black is concerned. Also, more than one light
source works better. Be open to moving your light sources around once you have
the shot angle you want. Sometimes you can light up sections that were
previously "nebulous".
I have a coupla more pictures of the GV-9 coming soon with it standing on its
engines pointing skyward. I'll try to post them today if I remember :)
-Tom McD.
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