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Oh my goodness! that is sweet! Great work! the detail is incredibly immense, Wow, I'm awesstruck, that is totally amazing. It looks real, that's what's so cool about it. The leopold is awesome, absolutely stunning. I can't get over the detail, (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was searching for the right phrase to describe my feelings upon viewing your pics - but Gary Thomas nailed it best. I was planning on doing an outstanding Star Wars model, and then I saw Gareth Bowler's B-Wing. I can't improve on perfection. (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was interested in doing a "war" train myself and now i see the standard that must be met. I especially like your 88. That gun gave the Allies a heck of a time during the war. When it wasn't shooting down planes, it made an awesome antitank (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks Lindsay. I do intend to make a shield for the 88mm gun at some point, I just haven't gotten around to it thus far. However, I have already made one of the 4-pylon mounts[1] for it though, so it can be removed from the flatbed and set up (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the compliments, Gary. The camera is my brother-in-law's Canon Powershot S10 Zoom, which has a 2 MegaPixel image capability. It's discontinued now, but may still available if you look around. The pictures are taken in natural (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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Stunning, as usual. Guys like you give me an inferiority complex :). Question: What digital camera do you use? The images are perfect. Later, G (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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(...) said this before)--do you have any plans to put a shield on that gun? I also wonder if the engine doesn't need a meatier cowcatcher. But man! is that nice. So let's see, now we have a boat *and* a train for BrikWars...:D best LFB (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, I concede that I'm trying to sneak an uninformed rendition of a caboose by as European guards' van :). I'd be interested in making it more accurate, though I couldn't track down James' site just now ... I found a post mentioning that he (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.build.military, Shaun Sullivan writes: <snip> Wow! Very nice. The only car I don't think is plausible is the guards van... it looks too US proto. See James Mathis's pages for some possible guards vans... the cupola tended to be a little (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, I finally completed my rendition of a German train from WWII. All told, it's over 12.5 feet long (over 3.8 meters - I believe this makes the double entendre in the subject heading perfectly valid :D), and comprises 11 cars: BR52 Steam (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains) !!
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Well, with all of the Stories going around, I figured I might give it a go, so here's mine, it's only one chapter long so far, but I will be updating it all the time, each chapter will build on the previous one. This story focuses around mecha, (...) (23 years ago, 29-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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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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