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Ok just email me and I'll email you the pics. They are set to 800x600 size (nice and convienient for desk top walpapers :) ) Derek (...) (23 years ago, 29-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) EEK! Yes!!!!! If you are willing to part with those pictures and/or scan them in to the computer I would much much appreciate it!!! I have yet to design the back quarter, with the gradual slope down to the screw!! Please!! THank you!!! much (...) (23 years ago, 29-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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Hi Rick.If your looking still for good source material for your SSN project, go down to your local bookstore and pick up a copy of Tom Clancey's "SUBMARINE: A Guided Tour Of A Nuclear Warship." Its full of great illistrations and some photos as well (...) (23 years ago, 29-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Gosh I wish I would have kept my sub, although it was crappy. It had a good conning tower, and was a basic sub idea, with only one deck. No pictures either! ~Evan :-D (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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Gee that's cool ! Too bad he doesn't have comments/descriptions in English (or at least German?) ! -- Enjoy ! Dejan & Nives Lugnet #595 Brickbay: (URL) Hankinson <geordanh@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:GJvw1F.JIA@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Neva been on a sub but it's lookin' good! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Oops, fiancee. I suppose one might argue that that extra "e" is important in some cases ... (...) LOL - no, no, nothing so scandalously entertaining! Upgraded it was, last June (2000), and everything is still wonderful :) Though she has stated (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Hi Rick, I posted a couple quick LDraw pics of the torpedo type I've been using for my WWII German S-boat ... which in turn are similar to the design that Carl used on his U-Boat. (URL) that's of some use ... -s (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I'd hope they weren't "Pibbers." The last thing you need is flashbacks on the tour. But no, I haven't visited Fall River--I really should. I'm not Sure Susan would be willing to humor me running hog wild over a South Dakota-class ship--I mean, (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Oops - I meant Battleship *Cove* in MA. I do know the difference, I swear, honest I do. -s (sorry if this gets posted twice - my message seems to have been chomped somewhere along the line) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Lindsay,My bother in law has invited me with him and his son to stay the night on a WWII sub(might be the one in Holland can't remember where it's at).His sons boy scout group do it every year:-) (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Tell me you've gotten a chance to visit Battleship Row in Fall River, MA, Lindsay? If not, *when* you get permission to hang out with LEGO-types (not *if*, you may note), we'll have to take a day trip down there. Two PT boats, a battleship, (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) For a reference book, try Tom Clancy's "Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship." It has been a while but i believe it has a rough deckplan. Should find it at a library or flip one in the local bookstore. Joel ===== God Bless the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Heh, did you get to hear the story about why, among the "scorecard" on the tower, there's a bus and a crane standing on a dock...? I hope one day to get to Pearl to see that, among other things; we had the _Bowfin_ book in our house when I was (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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Rick & All, (...) U.S.S. Missouri ship in Pearl Harbor, and it was an absolute pain for me to try to manuever in that thing! (Since I am a rather big guy) My video of the events was funny to see. But it was a great experience to see. Good luck on (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Good idea. The full model will take a boat-load (pun intended) of bricks. By the way, with all the studs on the outside this puppy is going to make a you-know-what load of noise going through the water. Lester (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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Lookie. People who have been on a sub can comment if they want :-P (URL) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Hey! You forgot to stick this in .military too, we *love* to see these kinds of cool projects. :D For SSN-688s you might want to start with: (URL) ...but as these vessels are still in service, the Navy is understandably (if not entirely (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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Sweetness! i'll try and find you some stuff, look forward to seeing it! crossposted to .military cuz that's where it shoulda been! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) My solution swivels, but doesn't pivot up and down. I figured that was just too hard to do in Lego. --Bill. (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Glad to have been a help, I spent some more time on it the other day, but I couldn't find a design that was compact, and worked, glad you found a solution though! Can't wait to see the final product! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I was able to get the helicopter windscreen to work the way you suggested - thanks! Instead of the 4x4 dish, though, I used the "Windscreen 5 x 2 x 1 & 2/3": (URL) was able to mount it using SNOT techniques at about a 60 degree angle so that (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks Dave! this stuff rules! oh man! this guy is so creative! this rules!(URL) his mecha! this is a awesome mecha, so cool!(URL) looky all that detail! awesome! That is a great mecha! This guy rules, might it be a good thing to add him to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.mecha)
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OMG!!! this site is awesome. Some of those models are dead on to the real world thing. Mike out (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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wow, do you think this person likes tanks? ;-) Gary another tank nut. K'taark <ktaark@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GJrwEG.KBM@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) GAH! All the time I've spent drooling at the Zizy site, and never realized that image was a link...this stuff is way cool too...love the smiley face tanks! Matt (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.mecha)
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@_@ (URL) let the site speak for itself (even though its in japanese) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I've added a few pictures of the aircraft's underside showing the landing gear and the internal bomb bays. The gear are simple in design - built with some technic elements. They are raised and lowered using click hinges. (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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I've thought about it, it could be done in microfig scale even. alas, i have no balloons, know anyone whos willing to sell just the balloons? I want them for some other projects too (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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hey, would anyoen be planning on making a Kirov Airship from Red ALert 2? It would be kinda easy, you could just use the Zeppelin "pod" thing from the Air Zeppelin adventurers set. I think taht would be an awesome Idea! (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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snip> > (...) But my design still isn't quite right... gotta keep working on it. (...) well to work I go! until I figure out exactly how to do this, I'm going to keep building. You could use bionicle balls to make it rotate all around,(?) C'ya (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Feel free; I'll do the same. The turret on the nose is a ball turret, actually; it rotates and tilts. We can fudge some of that, but I want it to be as close as possible if I can. For example the wings and tails have moving flaps, the turrets (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) oops, I didn't realize it rotated, I'll try and come up with something if you want. (...) Try brickbay.com, very good way to get parts in bulk. I would love to have the radar dishes on the sides be (...) The downside of working in black and (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) have to find a way to make it rotate.... I don't have any of those helicopter windscreens in trans-light-blue, which is the color I'm planning to use for all the windows of this beast. Perhaps i can find some on e-bay. I would love to have the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks though I couldn't see the cockpit well enough to see (...) Sorry, the pics aren't that clear, this pic shows it though, look at the back of the area, (URL) borrowed it from Mladen's archer.(URL) I applied it a bit differently. (...) I (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Geordan, Wow, this looks great, though I couldn't see the cockpit well enough to see the 2x2 brown plate. One minor quibble, should the radiator scoop be more pronounced, or did it vary with the different models? Thanks, George (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I wanted to build the plane first and then add in details after if I could, managed to get most of the stuff I wanted in there and still keep it looking like a P-51, which was lucky! (...) Thanks Gary! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks, I think I went a little overboard on them though, maybe slightly beyond realistic, oh well, it was fun! ;-D It looks like a P-51D to me-- (...) Woohoo! that's the best comment ever! (...) I'm looking forward to seeing whatever one of (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) D-Day stripes into the scheme. It looks like a P-51D to me-- it couldn't be mistaken for anything else! That reminds me...it's time to get back to building. I'm too spent from this week. I need to recharge. Thanks for your wonderful model. LFB (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Cool! Gary Geordan Hankinson <geordanh@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:GJMws3.8A5@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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First impresion: WOW!! Second impresion: look at all those details! Its great Geordan! Gary Geordan Hankinson <geordanh@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:GJMwEG.77M@lugnet.com... (...) seat. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Another MOC that you have to comment on! Made it be know that this was NOT inspired by the Solotrek personal craft, but rather by the two amazing lego v-tols by Mark and Bram. The propeler surrounds are the only thing similar to the solotrek (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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It's finally here! Enjoy! (URL) to Mladen for using 2 x 2 brown round plate as the back of the seat. -Geordan- (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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well here's some pics of my idea, feel free to use it modify it anything, doesn't matter, it may be a little too small for the scale you're working at but I hope it works, of course colour code it, I didn't bother, BTW, this is for the front upper (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Cool! The only Korean war era plane I've ever considered is the tigercat, congrats for being the first! (I think :-D)> (...) I'm no master yet, but I have some experience and a lot of unshown tinkering with turrets etc. so I'll go on it (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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I'm working on a rather ambitious project - a minifig-scale WWII/Korean War bomber (1 stud = 1 foot). It is the Navy's PB4Y-2 "Privateer", which is derived from the B-24. My dad flew Privateers in the Korean War (dropping flares, not bombs). So far (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build)
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(...) I wouldn't even begin to know how to make a DAT of it... I may temporarily dismantle some of the primary components and take a few pictures if people really want to see some of the internal construction details. (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) The stiffness of the model seems OK. I can pick it up by the wings which seems to be the natural way to handle it anyway. I didn't reinforce the side engine intakes because I didn't want to tie everything down while I was still moving (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Congrats! Very well done! makes me want to run out and build a scale SR-71 Blackbird to match it. (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Oops, sorry, shoulda put FUT .military, sorry castle! (...) Thanks! The funny thing is I originally had a picture story planned for this, but decided against it for no reason. (...) Nooo...ooo! Keep building! resist the urge! -Geordan- (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build)
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(...) No, yours is *great* the way it is! However, my approach to the problem of a lifting body is quite different. You may find it interesting, even if you don't use the ideas to improve your model. How's the mechanical strength of your Stealth (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Hmmm... very nice... I think these dioramas are just begging for a story :0)!! Rob McMurray "must...fight... dark age..." (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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I don't know how you feel about this, but I did the one thing I can do well. And that is scenes like these. I made this Missing Man formation of three of my new "David" fighters in tribute to the lives lost at the WTC today. If you have comments (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military)
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This should of been posted a while ago, anyway... I thought I might post somethin' to take our minds away from the devestating incident that happened earlier today. :-( (even though it's not a particularily peaceful model :-o) Here ya go, the first (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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The most realistic Lego MOC i have seen, the smoothness helps a lot but the proportions and the angles are what makes it. Any chance of a DAT of it? I always feel that the people that can make models like this should be headunteed by Lego asap! Tim (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) A wonderfully done model. I don't think I could spout enough praise for this one. Just makes me feel inspired to do some MOC fighter jets for myself (though I deffinately don't have time at the moment to even think about it. Rich -- Have Fun! (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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You said it! I'm double big time impressed!! Gary Mark D. McKean <qpanda@quantumpanda.com> wrote in message news:qpanda-17430B.2...net.com... (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) The slope is best estimate for now. The x and y measurements and proportions were taken from the overall dimensions of the ship, and a line drawn plan and elevation that seemed to suggest that the hull was essentially in three equi-length (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) thanks, i did the bulk of the plane in a couple days, but i can't seem to finalize the bottom and rear structure. being at college away from everything doesn't help either. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Gee - isn't that like asking a magician to reveal all his tricks? j/k ;=) Actually the construction isn't terribly complicated - it just involved a lot of trial and error to arrive at it's final form. It's kind of hard to describe with words. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) It will be a large model (but still smaller than my space shuttle) I have tons of black parts leftover. When you have no idea how you are going to build something, you always end up ordering lots of parts just to simply experiment with. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Well, I don't think being first means much - the reward is all in the execution of each model. I'll be interested to see what you come up with for your lifting bodies. I'm sure there will be some new ideas that will inspire me to improve my (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Doh... true, it's not a Lockheed... ironically I was going to say an SR-71 blackbird, but then I figured you'd try to do that in the same scale, which would end up a monstrous over 100 studs long! And the U-2 spyplane just doesn't have the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Well, the B-2 is Northrop right?! My next projects will be the Lockheed SR-71 followed by the U-2. My goal is to build all three of the Skunkworks famed planes. (...) The front nose wedge was the hardest part. I couldn't get the rest of the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Wondered if you remembered:-) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I remember you refreshing my memory about that nickname a couple of months ago. I read that early on in the development they had a couple of minor bugs to work out in the flight control systems - hence "wobbly goblin" - although it was really (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) ooh neat, the plane is cool, I like the probe thingy too, but the plane is the best, I look forward to seeing it finished! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Hey, i havnt posted in a while, but i thought with the new military group it would be a good time to show you waht i'm working on currently. based on Kow yokoyama's wonderful SF3D/Ma.K. model series ( (URL) ) i'm trying to render the Neuspotter (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Wow. Skunkworks would be proud (can't wait to see your rendition of the B-2 Stealth bomber ;). You really captured the faceted look of the F-117, and an especially brilliant job on the nose. Heck, I even like the scale! Mark W. (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Hi John First when I saw the thumbnail pictures I was very disappointed. Why has somebody put up pictures of a plastic scale model of the F-117. Then I realised it was LEGO. Truely a fantastic model. Is it possible that you will tell us more about (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Great job on the wobbly goblin! (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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I absolutly love it. If possible can you post some close up pictures of the landing gear, if you don't mind me borrowing some ideas. (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) GRRRR! Upstaged again... I too have been experimenting with 3-D lifting body shapes that don't suffer from the "jaggies." I wanted to be the first to display one, and you've beaten me to the punch. FANTASTIC work, John! -- John J. Ladasky Jr., (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Mmmmmm is right! My only question is: Is that frame to be incorporated in the actual ship? If so, how? You did mention that its actual width will be 2x what's in the picture--but does that mean that the ship will be stouter (which it in fact (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Hi John, I know this has been said before, but this looks amazing! The thumbnails look indistinguishable from a photo fo the plane taken out on the tarmac. I think most of us would have looked at this plane, considered it for a moment or two, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) <CLIP?> (...) That is VERY cool. All those surfaces going in crazy angles to each other. It is simply beautiful. Thanks for sharing. -Jason Spears (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Hmm, seems I cackled too quickly here. My credit card was promptly refunded as the book has already been sold. Another copy I tracked down in nearby Gloucester MA was just sold ... and I'm waiting to hear back about another copy sometime (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) build a canopy. Thanks, George (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) And your warships 8?) ROSCO (Casually adding .build.military to the X-post to make sure they're all awake over there...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Oh my, that IS amazing. I don't think I've ever seen a model that's so, well, *smooth*. Wow. I think I like stealth2.jpg the best. I like that you nailed the proportions so well too. So when are you going to do a B2? :-) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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AHHHHHHH! I never thought it possible to do this! but you've done it! I've always stared at the pic in my room of this and thought how ugly it would look in lego, cuz of all o the wierd lines, but you did it! Yeow! this is so cool! Very nice, Love (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) cool! (URL) some hefty mecha here, awesome! (URL) is cool! (URL) very nice, lots o detail, (URL) Sproat you rule! (URL) guys, happy aniversary! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Yea, yea, I know... he just happened to be hanging around during construction. Just think of him as some sort of anthropomorphic test dummy the engineers were using for feasibility studies! :) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Uhhh...uhh...yeah, those are just horrible, inexcusable, terrible 1/2-mm gaps there... Good Lord man, that F-117A is *brilliant*! Your decisions were good ones, and they definitely show in the model. I'm gobsmacked, dumbstruck, jawboned, etc. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Beautiful! Simply terrific! Great work John, I love the SNOT construction. Nice landing gear too. ;-) (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Wow! That is very very realistic! Amazing man. All the angles and SNOTtyness is great! Well done! (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I agree, the way the smoothness of the aircraft has been captured is exceptional. It's cool. Carbon 60 (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Great piece of work. My favorite view is Stealth11 showing the front_side view. Looks like the real thing. Congratulations! -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Spencer Rezkalla" <srezkall@peoplepc.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Well, after more than 5 months of on and off experimenting, ordering pieces, building, tearing apart, and re-building, I've reached a point where I am ready to declare my version of Lockheed's F-117A Nighthawk (aka stealth fighter) basically (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.military) !!
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(...) And they did! I got an email from the vice president of Millenium Jet, Inc today: "Bram, very impressive. Now if we could only sell the idea to Lego to include it in one of the sets they sell......." Don't we all wish we could sell ideas to (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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(URL) Pejic, over and out! (URL) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Muhahahaha, perfect! (...) Hmmm, seems I happened to log into Amazon.com and click that little button that says "add to cart". How'd that happen? Seems I don't need much of an excuse to order books. Lindsay, you're going to breka me though ... (...) (23 years ago, 8-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Spewin'. I was all geared up for the Australian-American-...ace-Design conspiracy. Oh well, it'll have to be another day ;) Zac Soden Potential Lego Conspirator (23 years ago, 8-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) To avoid having my name taken in vain, I must answer! (URL) This has some photos that may be helpful, at least for curvature work, but no interior shots *again*! But never fear... I do have a (gasp!) non-electronic reference that SHOULD have (...) (23 years ago, 8-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Heh. Maybe you should change your title to "Kyle E. Keppler, *suuuuuper-genius*." That, and start going after roadrunners. best LFB (23 years ago, 8-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) <snippity> (...) Haha! See, I allways knew I was a genious :^D --Kyle (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 8-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) And even a 6 stud long chieftan bridge laying tank! And a bunker, and humvees! and infantry! BTW, Bryce, I think I'm catchin' up as far as shameless plugs go, ;-D But it will be tough to beat da masta' though! :-D -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 8-Sep-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) OOPS! I was chatting with Kepplah this afternoon and he pointed out that I used an Arctic head. My mistake. Sorry for the confusion. :^) ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Yeah, heck I shouldn't even be posting here! :-D Well, I was just upstairs fiddlin, and I came up with a way to do a micro fig tanks! and only three studs long! I'll incorporate this with a diorama, pics tonight, should be good...hehe. :-D (...) (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.military)
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