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Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
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lugnet.build, lugnet.general
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Wed, 12 Jul 2000 20:33:55 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Drew Lawrence writes:
> In lugnet.build, Marc Cook writes:
> >
> > >
> > > I live near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. They fly A-10
> > > Warthogs and their primary mission is to train new pilots. The paint scheme
> > > is a uniform light gray (called Ghost Gray I think) with low-vis markings. • I
> > > bet light gray bricks would be a close match. The three tone dark green
> > > camouflage used in Europe would be very difficult (impossible?) to reproduce
> > > in Lego.
> > >
> > > They fly in formations of two aircraft at all times during landings and • take-
> > > offs. Maybe you should build two A-10's :-)
> > >
> > > - Bob
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> > I would but parts will probably be the limiting factor. The color
> > problem does not bother me. The idea here is to build a model
> > that represents the a-10's shape as best as possible. Keeping
> > the model all one color is ideal. The green could be done but
> > you would need to do the unthinkable... use Megablock parts
> > that come in the deep forest green.
> >
> > I just can't bring myself to such a crime...
> >
> > - Marc
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> Clones! ACK! There are only a FEW clone pieces which I'll use - M-16 Assault
> Rifles. (Lego sized.) They are extremely hard to come by, though... I'll have
> to go to a Toys-R-Us and see if I can find some. (They'd ROCK for a SEAL • team.)
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> Jeff Christner (I think that is his name) has a few.
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> BTW, I'm going to start working on my F-4 Phantom II. (Navy white'll be pretty
> easy to do.)
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> Drew "Luke" Lawrence
As a purist my SEAL Team uses 100% geniune lego parts....but they suck!
http://www.netpresonic.com/lego/seals/weapons.html
I'd love to see your F-4 Phantom when it's done.
Do you have any links to a real one handy?
- Marc
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| (...) Clones! ACK! There are only a FEW clone pieces which I'll use - M-16 Assault Rifles. (Lego sized.) They are extremely hard to come by, though... I'll have to go to a Toys-R-Us and see if I can find some. (They'd ROCK for a SEAL team.) Jeff (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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