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Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
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lugnet.build, lugnet.general
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Mon, 10 Jul 2000 21:57:09 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> In lugnet.build, Marc Cook writes:
> > Well beyond a microfig scale A10 I cannot find any other folks who have built • a
> > minifig scale version. Has anyone built one and has pictures? I'm off to
> > build one myself but just wondered what the competition has?
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> Short of throwing together a few sketches of some of the body parts, I haven't
> gotten very far with a minifig-scale version. A few thoughts:
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> Due to the relatively blocky shape of the A-10, it should be easier than most
> fighters to model in Lego.
YES --- a main reason why I'm working with this model (besides the
fact I love the air craft).
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> The cannon should be a breeze -- we've seen lots of Gatling-style guns made
> from the skinny Technic wheel. (I *think* I saw it on Terry Keller's models
> first...)
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> It's too bad that the Naboo Fighter canopy piece doesn't come in a shorter
> version; it's almost the perfect size & shape for the back half of the A-10
> canopy but would need to slope more in the front.
Yep. Yep. It's definitely going to be the back half. The front part
is what I'm really having problems with.
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> The biggest challenge would be (IMO) a convincingly round set of engine
> nacelles. I've actually played with this problem the most, as I was trying to
> cook up a believable VTOL with round nacelles as well. Everything I came up
> with was either too blocky or too stepped, or both. We almost need an
> anti-aliasing tool for Lego pieces. :-,
The UCS x-wing has some cool round pieces that will work nicely
for the jet engines.
> Cheers,
> - jsproat
- Marc
http://www.netpresonic.com/lego
UH-60 BlackHawk Helicopter
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