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Re: Condor Dropship
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Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:14:13 GMT
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in article GABzzw.IwI@lugnet.com, Joel Jacobsen wrote:
> I've just finished uploading the rest of the related pictures to the Scorpion.
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> Once I had the Scorpions built, I decided they needed to have a field
> delivery system and so the Condor was born:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3774
OOoooohhh!!!!
> The wings are variable position depending on flight conditions. It's also a
> VTOL, if it wasn't obvious from some of the pictures. :)
Oh very nice. I like the way the wings can angle (reminds me of the Nazi
plane thing from Raiders of the Lost Ark) and I like the li'l gap in the
front of the wing that forms an air intake for when your engines are in
flight configuration.
The Falcon cockpit looks good, too. Good visibility for the pilot.
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> Once the carried module/vehicle has been dropped off, the Condor has enough
> armament to allow it to function in a ground support role.
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> The one area that will likely be revised would be the landing gear (no
> comments, Muffin Head! <G>) but I need to get some more click hinges first.
:^P
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> I've also built a troop/cargo module for use when Scorpions aren't needed
> for a mission:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3775
Neat. :^) Kind of like a little forward outpost thing.
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> Lastly, I've uploaded pictures of the Scorpion units loaded into the Condor.
> They are in the Scorpion folder:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3768
Nicely done. :^)
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
--
Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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| (...) Thanks, Mark. :) I knew that the wing design was inspired from someplace. ;) Thanks for jogging my memory. It was indeed the big plane from 'Raiders, now that I think about it. I just knew it looked 'right'. :) The engines were a lot of fun to (...) (24 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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