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Re: MOCs: P38 and AA Flatbed (WWII)
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Wed, 23 May 2001 12:48:24 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Shaun Sullivan writes:
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> Hi All,
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> I posted some pictures of my two latest WWII MOCs ... a flatbed train
> car with an 88mm anti-aircraft gun mounted on it, and a Lockheed P38
> Lightning airplane.
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> The P38 can be seen at:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4576
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> It was one of the fastest Allied planes during the war, thanks to its
> unique design and twin powerful engines. It's nose housed an impressive
> armament of four guns: three 7.62 mm guns and a 20mm cannon. Two of the
> three top American aces in WWII flew P38s. Its distinctive shape
> inspired German forces to refer to it as the "Fork-Tailed Devil". The
> model has a retractable landing gear.
Very cool, Shaun! I've wanted to take a shot at making a P-38, myself, but
I've too many other things lined up at present - including a rebuild of my
Corsair. (I was pretty happy with it till I came across your MOC's and now I
want to try and rebuild it to be more realistic like your creations.) :)
I wish LEGO made some different angles for canopies.. your solution is very
creative as far as getting around that limitation. Do you have any pic's of
the underbelly? I'd love to see how you did the retracts if you wouldn't
mind sharing. :)
> The flatbed car is the latest addition to my German train ... only four
> more cars to go and it's done! It can be seen here:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4577
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> The gun has a 360 degree traverse, and can elevate to about 85 degrees.
> Although it was originally intended as an anti-aircraft gun (and that's
> its use on this train), it found successful service as an anti-tank gun
> throughout the war. Typically, when used in anti-tank applications, the
> front shields were emplaced, as shown in some of the photographs. The
> guns were mounted on halftracks, trucks, train cars, and permanent
> emplacements throughout the war.
Your ability to transform real vehicles into LEGO creations continues to
amaze me. The accuracy is just awesome. Even more so, since military
vehicles aren't always intuitive to the converstion...!
I can't decide what part I like best about your '88, so I guess that means
that I like everything. :) A very well rounded creation and excellent use of
parts (as usual!).
Great stuff, Shaun. Can't wait to see what you work on next!
Joel J
http://home.columbus.rr.com/jacobsen/html/Main/lego%20creations.htm
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=jjacobse
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| (...) [snip] (...) slopes, or 1x1 clear plates. Either of those pieces would have allowed me to tailor the front of the canopy a bit better. Or a completely new shorter canopy piece that mates to the naboo-fighter windshield would be nice, too :D (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.build)
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| Hi All, I posted some pictures of my two latest WWII MOCs ... a flatbed train car with an 88mm anti-aircraft gun mounted on it, and a Lockheed P38 Lightning airplane. The P38 can be seen at: (URL) was one of the fastest Allied planes during the (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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