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For a German WWII helmet, you can custom make somthing that works pretty well. I
cut down a motorcycle helmet, and one of the flare-necked castle helmets. Glue
the bottom of the flare to the top of the motorcycle helmet, repaint, and you get
something that's pretty accurate. I actually did it for my AT-ST troopers, but
since the Imperial forces are very Nazi-reminiscient (sp??), it works well. You
can see the results at http://web.mit.edu/~sullis3/www/ATST/ATSTCON1.htm , about
3/4 down the page. Imagine the helmets without the goggles, of course.
shaun
Carl Greatrix wrote:
> Shaun,
> yes, they are as accurate as possible. The cannon is modeled on a German ww2
> 50mm PAK anti-tank gun and does actually have working suspension for recoil
> and ejects the empty shells out of the breech :)....the machine guns are just
> as close as I could get to belt fed MG's...and as youve noticed now"grin" I
> get references from modeling sites on the net....I used to build a great deal
> of model tanks when I was a teenager...Lego has resparked my passion....expect
> the street scene to increase in size, and many many more tanks, half tracks,
> etc are on the way :).
> DOES ANYBODY KNOW OF ANY LEGO HAT THAT WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR A GERMAN WW2
> HELMET???
> Please help me.
> I can feel a room sized diorama coming on!!!!
>
> In lugnet.general, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> > Carl,
> >
> > The Tiger II Tank is AMAZING. What do you use for reference material? The • detail
> > on the interior is stunning, especially if it is all accurate! The WWII • Street
> > Scene looks perfect too. I'm going to be hosting a NELUG Brikwars event in • March,
> > and my contributions look to be strongly weighted in WWII period items. They • may
> > get mulched by flying mechs and such, but they'll look cool ;) The Tiger • Tank
> > would look stunning too. Any chance there will be some LDRAW files in the • future?
> > I know it's intimidating, but I found it pretty straightforward when I picked • it up
> > to LDRAW my AT-ST.
> >
> > By the way, are the howitzer and heavy troop-portable machine-guns accurate • too (as
> > much as can be expected at that scale?) That is, do they represent real • guns? My
> > howitzer is pretty much a custom job, though it does look period authentic. • Even
> > though it's in black :D
> >
> > Anyways, I can't say enough. The Tiger II is unbelievable ... I am throughly
> > shell-shocked by it *grin*
> >
> > shaun
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Carl Greatrix wrote:
> >
> > > I have just posted pictures of the first 3 models I have built in 17 years • in
> > > the members gallery at www.brickshelf.com.They are a battle tank, star wars • AT-
> > > ST and Millenium Falcon...please let me know what you think :) Thanks!!
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| Shaun, hmmm I had wondered where on earth you got those helmets from in the AT-ST...I looked everywhere for them...Now I know!!:) I dont know if I'm prepared to start cutting Lego about though!! (...) well. I (...) Glue (...) get (...) but (...) You (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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| Shaun, yes, they are as accurate as possible. The cannon is modeled on a German ww2 50mm PAK anti-tank gun and does actually have working suspension for recoil and ejects the empty shells out of the breech :)....the machine guns are just as close as (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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