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Subject: 
more WWII models, plus one minimech
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Tue, 21 Nov 2000 14:09:13 GMT
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This past weekend Tim Courtney was kind enough to take some pictures of
some undocumented models sitting around the ole' LEGO room.  They
include a small one-person 'mech, and in the grand tradition of my
fixation on German WWII vehicles, another halftrack and a VW scout car.

Mech:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2059

Sd.Kfz. 250 Halftrack
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2057

VW Command Car
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2058

enjoy!
-shaun



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  Re: more WWII models, plus one minimech
 
(...) I would like to put up a link from the NELUG site if there are pictures. Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.build)
  Re: more WWII models, plus one minimech
 
I like the Kübelwagen. I once tried to make one at 6 studs wide, but I never managed to get anywhere. The two studs tall grey doors are a nice fit for the model. Fredrik (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.build)
  Re: more WWII models, plus one minimech
 
(...) sticks in the cockpit are a bit cumbersome, but that's about the only nitpick I can think of. I like the vent tile on the back of the SW engine... it's a simple detail, but it just jumped out at me as making sense on the back of a large (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.build)
  Re: more WWII models, plus one minimech
 
(...) minimech that I hadn't really thought out completely until later... I usually don't at all like the look of using the click-hinges as mecha legs... while the hinges (especially in pairs) are capable of handling quite a bit of weight, they look (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.build)
  Re: more WWII models, plus one minimech
 
(...) Shaun - I love these models. The detail is perfect for models of this size - but can you tell me what colours these are done in? Are they all light and dark grey, or have you used tan? All the pictures seem to have a greenish tinge, but I know (...) (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.build)

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