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Looks excellent Phil...that canopy really lends well to the chopper form. The detailing on this is particularily nice - the gearing around the heat exhaust, the classic space balloon tires and the clustered weapons package...all makes for a tight (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: MOC: WWII Japanese Heavy Cruiser "Takao"
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This is too big to even comment on effectively. I could spend hours pouring ove the details of the deck and the functionality of the midship compartments alone (and probably will). Not to mention the historical detail...right down to the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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Hi! I just bought a soccer set, 3421. The mountings for the goalies looks amazingly like mountings for AA guns: (URL) light gun for a minifig, or maybe a german 88mm AA gun in microfig scale? Does anybody know if this is available in colours other (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | MOC: SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, step 1 - planning.
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Hi all! As there is a lot of non-constructive chatting in lugnet.technic I figured I'd tell all what I'm planning. Here's the story: Back in 2000 I started on a big scale project, a Hercules in scale 1:20. It got "finished" in April the 8th 2001. (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Wow, that's big! Same reason I'm not committing to anything bigger, at least until I buy a house first. (...) Have you tried burying a 4x4 turntable into the works, or even that huge technic turntable? There is also a pretty cool turntable in (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) To be "minifig scale" the ship would have had to be 22 feet long. That's a little bit big, unless I buy a minivan. ;) (...) That's always the limiting factor. It was for me, too. (...) mass of the mount, I'll be interested to see how it pans (...) (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Yes, the barrels have that magical flex tubing holding them together. I added a few more snapshots to answer your question about the gun elevation to the gallery: (URL) ship is a Cleveland class cruiser from WW2. It will be about 3 meters long (...) (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Perhaps I'm being unrealistic, but I've scaled my plans to match the minifig (1 stud = 1 foot or 4 x 8 plate = 4 x 8 feet). The mounting may actually be slightly too big, because my plans were blown up from a really tiny drawing. Your own (...) (22 years ago, 16-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) tanks are always great, but the 40mm mount is the real star of this update. But then again, I'm biased. ;) I'm especially impressed that it's in actual minifig scale and not compressed. I've given some thought to making just a standalone (...) (22 years ago, 15-Feb-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: MOC: WWII Japanese Heavy Cruiser "Takao"
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(...) Apologies for the delayed feedback - I don't have time to peruse Lugnet as much as I would like. Anyway... congrats on the nice MOC. The superstructure seems a little more boxy than it should, but I love the flared effect on the bow. I was a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Feb-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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| | Re: Are LEGO going for military models now?
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(...) I agree. What makes the chopper look like an attach chopper is the profile of the cockpit, I think. On the other hand, the floats on the side don't make too much sense for an attack chopper. And besides, it doesn't appear to have the weapon (...) (22 years ago, 8-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Are LEGO going for military models now?
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(...) No, they'd be floats/sponsons like the Coast Guard used to use (see (URL) ) Cheers Richie Dulin (22 years ago, 8-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Agreed, it looks like a SAM battery, and isn't that a bit unappropriate for a set that was originally exclusive to airline companies (according to Brickset). Nothing more that I want to think about as I'm on a flight than surface-to-air (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military)
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The sheriff or police emblem seems pretty clear. I think the 'rocket launchers' are supposed to be landing skids (yeah, right). I definitely agree that alternate models seems like it has to be a SAM launcher... what else could it be? SAMs for the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I've heard that refered to in the media as 'trolley rage'. Steve (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Is that like road rage with a shopping trolley on a serious level? Martin (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) According to S@H, its an Air Police Helicopter. The alternate model looks like a SAM site to me. -Brad (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military)
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After looking at the following set: (URL) would seem that LEGO are working towards building military models...This one looks rather like an attack shopper with 'radar' and SAM battery...though this could just be my seeing something that isn't (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: MOC: WWII Japanese Heavy Cruiser "Takao"
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Richie- Thanks for the comments. I'm just waiting for the next incarnation of the Famous Mister Snottler to appear--they've been getting to be quite amazing, and given the extreme flare of the bows on those types of warships I'm looking forward to (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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| | Re: MOC: WWII Japanese Heavy Cruiser "Takao"
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Mattias- Thanks so much for the feedback--I think selective compression plus the minifig scale meant that some details (for example, using triple TT instead of the real ship's quads) were in fact sacrificed. But I'm sure it would be very possible (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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