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Re: New MOC: Shrike Interceptor
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lugnet.build
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Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:56:48 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> Ed "Boxer" Jones <edboxer@aol.com> writes:
> > Great work as always.
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> Thanks, Ed! Nice meeting you at Brickfest, BTW. (Did you notice your red
> wedge slopes? Those parts, along with the canopy, bionicle heads/feet, and
> wings are what inspired me to build the jet)
Great fianlly meeting your there as well. Actually I hadn't noticed the
wedge slopes (since I thought it was orange until I read your
reply to the color question). Glad you're finding them useful.
> > Nice design, although it appears that the landing gear
> > retraction would cause a lot of drag from those plates lowering in the
> back.
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> I agree. But since LEGO landing gear takes up much more room than real
> landing gear, my justification is that the long retract covers are
> functional only...were the jet to exist in real life, only the shorter,
> sideways opening covers would exist. Just like castles aren't hinged in
> real life. Does that make any sense?
> --Bram
That's what I assumed.
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| (...) Thanks, Ed! Nice meeting you at Brickfest, BTW. (Did you notice your red wedge slopes? Those parts, along with the canopy, bionicle heads/feet, and wings are what inspired me to build the jet) (...) back. I agree. But since LEGO landing gear (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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