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(...) I got it right in the body, but the subject says "Rotary" when it should be "Radial". Oops! --Bill. (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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One of the weaker spots in my PB4Y-2 model is the engines. They are very basic. I'd like some advice on how I can make more realistic engines. The real plane has four radial engines, with air scoops above and below, for an elliptical shape. I (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Hi Evan, *Go to Tims site: (URL) one of the best most informative AFOL pages anywhere! --==Richard==-- P.S. Shaun, great 'post-title'...love it!!! :) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Where are you people finding this stuff?? I want a piece of the pie (hehe) It would be so cool to have some german officers, but I also want to know where you guys are getting these pics from..... ~Evan (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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but look close at 4594.... there is a new special piece with a fig head and helmet! Can't they just use a mini fig?!?!? Juniorization is going way too far. Gary Will Hess <nchokie@ripline.com> wrote in message news:GM1Iur.JAL@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Mmmmm....that fender assembly over the rear wheels of set 4582 looks promising too. Needs Brasso though :-) The red spoiler in 4593 ((URL) looks useful too. Will Bricksburg Fire Department: www.bricksburg.org GoB Bricksburg Depot: (URL) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.military)
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I'm a townie & trainaic, who's now drooling, the racers have Red Bald Tyre Wheels! (URL) Look at #4582! New fire engine work? wheres the regular wheel in red!? I also see Green Large Tyre Wheels! More army products? Josh (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Yes indeedy...! I also noticed here: (URL) 4793 -- that buzz-saw like thing.... depending on scale...might it not work well for scews on modern subs such as everyone was trying to find a solution too not that long ago? Granted, they would (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks! The main landing gear was probably the hardest part. After much banging of head against wall I realized that it was not working because the wing was too thin. I was working with a wing that was not quite 2 bricks thick, so the base of (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) No. I did preserve the fiction that minifigs could crawl from position to position inside the plane as much as possible - there is a passageway from the bombardier's station to the central part of the fuselage, and from each of the ball (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I had to buy the canopies on BrickBay. I bought quite a few parts on BrickBay in fact, mainly for the turrets, but also some of the slopes in the tail. It's not at all easy to build a model this big, and it takes up a lot of brick. Just about (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks! He's a bit unstable, I'll admit... --Bill. (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks! Actually I picked this plane partly because I wouldn't have as many tricky curves. The plane was known as the "flying boxcar" by some. The wings' airfoil shape was probably the hardest curve to get right. --Bill. (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Bill, Wow, this is fabulous, a great model considering the tricky curves you have to emulate in Lego. George (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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, (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) your tail gunner's sites :-) Amy (23 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 (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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- (...) (23 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 (...) (23 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 (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Great idea - please post the URL so we can see. --Bill. (23 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 (23 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) (23 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 (...) (23 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 (23 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- (...) (23 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- (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Heh... I use Babel Fish all the time when viewing all these Japanese sites. Like you mentioned Ross, it's *far* from perfect, but at least it's [1] something! ;-D Mladen Pejic, over and out! (URL) Especially if you want to know small details like (...) (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Go to (URL) and type the URL in there. It's not perfect, but you can usually get the gist. ROSCO (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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this guy is realy good! I like this one: (URL) Sullivan <shaun_sullivan@irco.com> wrote in message news:GLnpyn.E1@lugnet.com... (...) couple (...) the (...) site: (...) color, (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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To All, (...) could read Japanese, though! (...) Hey, I am a very conservative AFOL, and I don't mind it one bit. Oh, wait, you meant in terms of non-LEGO use. Oops! : ) Scott S. (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) considerable use of MegaBloks in its constructions, such as this one: (URL) love it, of course, but some of the more conservative AFOLs may find it objectionable... Dave! (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Hi all, K'taark pointed out this sight with some great military models on it a couple of weeks ago, but I figured it would be worthwhile to point everybody in the direction again. The composer (?) posted a number of new models at his site: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) George (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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That is so cool! That is awesome! Great form! I love the conning tower! keep it up! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 21-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Hey Rick (and all)-- For that interior detail, I saw something very interesting this weekend at TRU: A MegaBloks cut-away model of a 'boomer! I don't know if it would be worth a look, as it's nowhere near minifig scale, but I found it sort of (...) (23 years ago, 21-Oct-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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This is my project for our next LUG meeting. I needed a tester for the brickshelf thing and chose this. Not a particuarily complex or accurate model but not to shabby if I do say so myself... Take a look (URL) (23 years ago, 20-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Yeah, one time in a post I figured out exactly how many tread links I used (it may even be in this thread somewhere, if not it was a resulting one) - I recall that the person asking the question was aghast at the notion that they'd be spending (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Hi Lindsay, I didn't pay as *much* attention as I would have liked to to interior design as I did to the exterior ... that is something I would definitely like to go back and address. The largest lapse is in the turret - minifig proportionas (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) In the past I had made a few tracked tanks and APCs. I didn't have enough of the track pieces so I had to fill in a few gaps with the really thin chain type. It didn't look good at all, but it was all I could do. Too bad I never took any pics (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." This kind of boat plays a central part in Apocalypse Now. Nice work! George (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Yeah--those are excellent things to own. They've got me full of AFV dreams... Out of curiosity, Shaun: Where did you get your interior shots of the Pz III? I'm digging around looking for authoritative data on the interior of the 38(t), now (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Ack! My bad for using an uncertain referent. Overall length. (...) I'm not sure it would need to gain any, really. Maybe a bit of width at the tail (which would then be the midships), but again, only to keep the curvature. The maximum width (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Thanks for the suggestions... I've got some more grey plates. Some technical questions: - where should it get longer -overall, foredeck, afterdeck? - does it need extra width as well? (it would need to gain a bit to keep the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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(URL) Pejic, over and out! (URL) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Oooh! I *do* like the cut of that prow. It's very "escorty"- looking indeed. That forward mounting is quite excellent as well, and I like the raft platform aft. My only suggestion, if it's possible to do: Can you lengthen it about 50%-66%? I (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks, Geordan I've still got to get this new camera sorted out. I think I need to work on the lighting. (...) The Olbrook was built after a visit to Holbrook, NSW, and inland town named after a WWI submarine captain. They boast the complete (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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Hey cool! It's hard to see what's happening sometimes, the pics are a tad unclear, but it looks really good none the less! I love the deck guns, really neat. The hull looks really great as well, I was peekin' around in your Gallery a bit, your (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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I think i'll have to build that, maybe even the one with the bed in the back too, both for the fire departments, could be a great chief's truck! Josh(who'sspacebardo...yrightnow) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.military)
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hey, Jeff I just wanted to say that is a cool jeep. It makes a good brush unit. It's good to see that you are still around, too. Ryan Dennett Legofield Fire Co members.tripod.com/l...ieldfireco (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.military)
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Hello all, I usually only post my new fire apparatus creations to .town, but due to the type of MOC and the fact I built a non-firefighting version I thought it might serve some passing interest in .build.military. (URL) Fire Tech is proud to (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.military)
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I've just uploaded pics of my first modern(ish) military vessel to Brickshelf. The HMLS Snottler has been described (by someone who knows more about such matters than me) as a Vietnam era river boat. It's got a medium sized gun on the foredeck, and (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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I think everyone agrees, the tail and the landing gears are the best features. great work Mark. David Rabadan "Tiera must be rebuilt at all cost!" Lieutenant Jason "Rattlesnake" Reedyk of the 1st Tieran Marine Corp. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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Please don't ask me why this didn't go to all of the groups that I put in, oh well I'll repost. -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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Spiffy. Like the others, I like the tapered tail. :-) (...) (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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Great job Mark! nice job with the overall shape, ie tapering, I love the landing gear too, the extended cockpit is nice as well, Nice work! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Hey very cool Steve! That looks great! very cool form, you portrayed the angles perfectly! thats awesome! I love this thing! Ouch, I really feel for the guy getting run over. ;-D Great job! -Geordan- (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.jp, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I wanted to angle the wings, so I just used a couple of the old skool plate-hinges. :^) (...) Nope. That's just the light leaking through the solid red 4x4 cylinders. (...) Thanks. (...) Those come from the UCS X-Wing. (...) Good, that's what (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) is different. (...) fins on the front look good too. (...) an airscoop on the bottom, F-16 style. (...) Cool neato! Overall, another great model from our resident Admiral! Rick (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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I definitely like the landing gear. Simple to build, yet visually tasty. I also like the taper along the aft section of the body. I haven't figured out how to taper properly - yet. You and Rick seem to have a knack for pulling that off. -Duane (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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Hi Everyone, I made a VTOL Patrol craft and snapped a few pics at the SEALUG meeting on Saturday. So have a look: (URL) is powered by two large turbofans atop the fuselage, and has a single internal fan that powers four thrust nozzles beneath. The (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) He's smiling because he's plastic and he knows the tank won't really hurt him! :-). Or it could just be the way he's printed! Steve (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.military)
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Why is this man smiling... (URL) Nice job Steven! Cheers, Ralph (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.military)
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My tank now has a proper site, I should have done it a while ago, but it's here now. You can find it at: (URL) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.jp, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Of premade parts, Larry's solution (the windmill fan) will probably look best. But if you're feeling adventurous, you might try to make one from a clutch of 3x3 plates with one round corner. I got a pretty good approximation of a ship screw (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) The technic propeller (which I can't find in Partsref unfortunately, but is used on the tail of the 8412 Wasp) is 9 wide. You can mount two back to back on an axle so they are only 1 deep. Problems with this are that you can only have 4 blades (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) That'd be pretty cool-- I think the propellor would end up being something like 3 bricks tall/thick using that scheme? (I think each step/"blade" is what, 2 plates thick?) That might be just about right for such a large propeller... DaveE (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Outback Airstrip windmill blades? About the right shape except the blades aren't slanted but that's minor. (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Try one of the spiral staircases from the new HP sets. :) James (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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I need help on the Submarine's screw. Propeller for the un-navy terms. It needs to be about 8-10 wide, and have 5-8 blades. :) THanks In advance. Rick (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks, I've been mulling over a P-38, and toying with ideas for the difficult rounded shapes, such as the cockpit and the tail, and I have some ideas, but it will be quite a while before (if ever) I get it done, the spit is taking a rather (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) and chris churchill's too. :-D (URL)Lessee, I know there's at least one kicking around here somewhere .... (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks, (...) Well, see, if you did this, it wold have been alot better, partly due to the amount of time you would have spent on it, :-) -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Aha, that is nice, thanks! George (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks for the kind comments, Geordan. I'm glad you approve! (...) I am, but it's taken a backseat for the time being. Most of my effort lately has been on my German S-boat. Further updates as developments warrant :P (...) Thanks again! -s (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the kind comments, Geordan. I'm glad you approve! (...) I am, but it's taken a backseat for the time being. Most of my effort lately has been on my German S-boat. Further updates as developments warrant :P (...) Thanks again! -s (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very cool, Geordan! Funny, what you call "quickly-thrown-together" or "afterthought" models look like projects that would take me weeks to finish :P Keep up the good work! -s (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Lessee, I know there's at least one kicking around here somewhere .... (URL) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Geordan, That looks great, but it whets my appetite for a minfig scale P-38. George (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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coooooool! definately has the look. Gary Geordan Hankinson <geordanh@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:GKM4D9.1EB@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Hey'all! I got temporarily bored with my mecha that I'm working on today so I built this little guy, (URL) know what you think! -Geordan- (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build)
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Well, this is a re-post to .announce since I didn't get any response the first time, And before I keep on going with this I need to know if people are interested! here's the original post:(URL) know there isn't much now, but I want to know if people (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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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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