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Re: anti-aircraft tank
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Date: 
Sun, 14 Jan 2001 16:25:50 GMT
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Yeah I tried to streamline it a little more, but unfortunately, I am in the
process of building a pirate ship where I made my own hull, so it sucks up
alot of bricks, lots of them being grey. Espeically the bow area. What you
see on my tank is all I have left of grey. I really wanted the two walls
beside the cockpit to be angled at the same degreee as the cockpit, but I
couldn't scrounge enough (45 degree?)angled pieces.it can actually hold 16
troops not eight. oops. thanx for the coments.

geordan

In lugnet.build, Joel Jacobsen writes:
In lugnet.build, Geordan Ballantree writes:
Another MOC, anti aircraft tank. Quad ion's on the top, apc, all in one. I
have a short 5 sec movie too. two opening hatches. It is a halftrack sort
of, the front wheels are only used to pull it up steep inclines. room inside
for about eight troops, plus two pilots. Let me know what you think.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2796

It's definately an original idea, Geordan. I don't recall seeing many
half-tracks, other than Shaun Sullivan's WWII German vehicle MOC's.

Have you given thought to streamlining it somehow? It seems a bit blocky;
the fronts of the armor skirting for the tracks looks like it might actually
catch on the ground if going over uneven terrain.

Perhaps, bricks permitting, you might want to consider trying to smooth that
area out a little. Flat, vertical faces aren't very strategic - they take
the full force of kinetic and energy weapons head on. Angled armor allows a
vehicle to deflect some or even all of that energy away. Damaged vs
penetrated armor means safer troops and all that. Just a thought.

The colors work well for an APC, though, and I like the use of the angled
cockpit/train piece for the front.


Titan that I finished earlier...

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2787

I like this one - it's a nice design with some creative uses of elements.
The body seems just a tad too small to say a fig would comfortably fit, but
if it's more of a hardsuit than battle armor - or if it were unmanned - it
could work. :)

Input is appreciated

Thanx
geordan

Hope the suggestions help,
Keep up the good work!

Joel Jacobsen
http://home.columbus.rr.com/jacobsen/html/Main/lego%20creations.htm



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(...) half-tracks, other than Shaun Sullivan's WWII German vehicle MOC's. Have you given thought to streamlining it somehow? It seems a bit blocky; the fronts of the armor skirting for the tracks looks like it might actually catch on the ground if (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)

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