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Hello, there are three new entries for the ISCC, three wonderful castles! #26 Castle with Keep (James Stacey, United Kingdom) (URL) story- #28 Wizard's Castle (Patrick Bosman, The Netherlands) (URL) castle is occupied by seven wizards and several (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Re: Red Baron's Albatros DIII
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(...) Dear Drew, Richthofen flew several planes in WWI but the Albatros DIII was the one he painted red. More information is here: (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) Yeah, I thought he flew a tri-plane as well. Here's my own minifig-scale version; (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) I do admit keeping the wheel design, although without cross bracing like the Sopwith Camel has, and the upper wing is almost identical except above the cockpit. (why change what works best?) The cockpit was also much more difficult because of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) Nice triplanes! How is the comma tale made, exactly? I don't konw of enough pieces to fill it in and make it solid. Thanks, George (25 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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Hi Ben, I didn't know that Richthofen also flew a bi-plane. Your model is very nice and it is in fact lots of fun to transfer the "set of the year" into a own creation. Do you know the Fokker DR I from Vancouer / Canada: (URL) my personal version of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) Thank you Drew for your praise. I had always wanted to build this model and spent three days constructing and reconstructing the plane. I am a perfectionist and not totally happy with the plane's fuselage and nose but it was really fun to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.military)
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(cross-posted to lugnet.military as well) I saw yesterday when I was browsing Brickshelf's Recent stuff, and i was wondering if you would post it to Lugnet. (so we can shower you with praise for such an excellent model) You did a great job on it, I (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I would have thought it easier to do the boxier Fokker D7 than the curvy Albatross, but I recognized the plane right away! Great job. Bruce (25 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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I have changed the contrast of the photographs so they are brighter. Unfortunately, the digital camera I am using can not do closeup shots well. Ben (25 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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