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Wow! Did everybody see the posted scans of the Final Duel sets? (URL) cheap-o set for Stormtroopers is nice and everything, but *DROOL* did you see the *perfect* Wermacht or SS Officer in front of Luke? And I just ordered enough dark grey Rock (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Wow great job Bill! I love all of the hatches and the landing gear, The model as a whole is very realistic, great job! I love the way you did the ball turret up front and in the rear, very clever. Great job Bill! Look forward to more creations from (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I'll be sure to use it once I get it going, That seems like a trick you might want to use for any plane where their are two pilots sitting side by side, so I think I'll use that in a general tips section. -Geordan- (...) ___...___ Do You (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Nice job. Very nice job. I spent a number of years working at a hobby/military history shop and love it when people produce models of lesser known hardware. I love the bomber's station especially. I was wondering, is there any access to it besides (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Very Impressive model. I love to see the models of the USAAF and USNAF. This gives me more incentive to find the time to finish my in-design B-24. Maybe I will since all of my black and red is in the hull of my sub right now. I might look into it, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) your tail gunner's sites :-) Amy (24 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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I was doing a little MLcad practice and I came up with this: (URL) think it's come out rather well, although having an HO scale Roco model to hand helped enourmously. Steve (24 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) The cockpit in my PB4Y-2 is fairly simple, but there is one key trick that you might like to include: using 1x2 plates with center stud to squeeze a 2-seat cockpit into a 6-wide space. I basically built a 5-wide cockpit and mounted it at 1/2 (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Some of you on build.military may remember I was asking for advice on building gun turrets. I finally finished that and many other challenges, and am pleased to reveal the results of my efforts. The Consolidated PB4Y-2 is a Navy patrol bomber based (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build) !
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Sorry for the delay between chapters, I've been quite busy the past two weeks to say the least, But here is chapter 4, and chapter 3 for those who missed it on Brickshelf before, For all of those wondering where the battles etc. are, the next (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey Bill! I haven't made it yet, but I will get it up as soon as I can, Again, if you would like to help by contributing ideas, please e-mail me at geordanh@yahoo.ca. Thanks! -Geordan- (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks for the feedback everyone! This is definitely a go, if you would like to be a part of contributing ideas and such, please e-mail me. (geordanh@yahoo.ca) Thanks! I'll begin cadding the cockpit's tommorow hopefully, if I can get the next (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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very good idea! that the reason I've never been able to finish a WW2 fighter, I can never make the cockpit work! Gary Geordan Hankinson <geordanh@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:GLsG3v.K8v@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) hopefully, (...) contributing (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Great idea - please post the URL so we can see. --Bill. (24 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Geordan, This sound like a great idea, historically "right" cockpits are very tough. I can't contribute anything yet though, unless you like a WWI washtub type one. Thanks, George (24 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I like it! <<Joel>> (who just walked in and turned on his computer) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Heya'all! When building any sort of aricraft, one of the most challenging thing, is coming up with a cockpit that not only resembles the real thing, but also allows room for a minifigure. Many people have come up with ingenous way's of combating the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) *pant pant* That's okay, I've managed to pull through with my ticker still intact ;P -s (24 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Oh never mind, the translation says that it's a fockewulfe 190 or ta 152, their goes my knowledge of WWII aircraft, ;-) Sorry for the initial shock there Shaun. ;-) -Geordan- (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Hey pretty cool, Not very clean, espeically up front, but still cool, love the landing gear. (URL) know someone isn't going to be too happy. ;-) -Geordan- (24 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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