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Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
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Tue, 11 Jul 2000 17:55:32 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> Or have I seriously misconceived the size of the gun? I'm not really an
> aviation buff, but I was thinking that the gun was a six barrel 20mm,
> which isn't _that_ large... I think.
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> I agree that the A10 really lends itself to LEGO modelling. But I think
> I would aim for slightly larger-than-minifig-scale to be able to capture
> the details better.
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> Fredrik
It's a 30mm with seven barrels. But I agree the technic pulley would be
too large. sometimes I make gatling cannons with a 2x2 turntable, and a
couple of 2x2 round plates with a handful of 1x1 cylinders to simulate the
"barrels." you only end up with 4 barrels, but it looks neat. A technic axle
would probably be closest, scale-wise.
HTH,
~Mark
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 | | Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
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| (...) The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II's primary gun is the General Electric GAU- 8/A 30-mm cannon. And Mark is correct, it does have 7 barrels. The A- 10 "Warthog" is also capable of carring up to 15,950 lbs. of weapons. The aircraft's FAC load (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
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| (...) The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II's primary gun is the General Electric GAU- 8/A 30-mm cannon. And Mark is correct, it does have 7 barrels. The A- 10 "Warthog" is also capable of carring up to 15,950 lbs. of weapons. The aircraft's FAC load (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
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| (...) Really? I recently (a few years ago) put my head up to the muzzle (good thing it was parked and unloaded, eh? :-) and it was *totally* huge. 20 or 30mm per barrel is probably close, but the cannon assembly is much bigger. The 2x2 would (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
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| (...) Wouldn't a cannon made from the 3x3 medium technic pulley be a bit too large for minifig scale? How about simply using a single black technic axle? It doesn't have six edges, but it has four, which may give the correct impression. Or have I (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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