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Re: MOCs: P38 and AA Flatbed (WWII)
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Wed, 23 May 2001 13:08:33 GMT
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Shaun, these are great, your a really good builder, I like all the creations
on Brickshelf! Last Sunday my Grand uncle came over and we looked on the
computer for a "Willies Duck -amphibious assault vehicle" we could'nt find a
good pix of it, maybe you could build one!
Any how, I have always enjoyed your creations. I'm not sure I ever told you.
Plus, when the thumbnails are viewed from a distance, they look so real! I
ussually have to look twice to be sure what I'm looking at!
Build on!!!
Eric
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.
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> 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.
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> -shaun
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> FUT lugnet.build
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