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(...) I've been trying to find a diagram of the old rotary engine, but searches always bring up the Wankel engine, which isn't nearly the same thing. I'm trying to get a sense for how much of the engine rotated, and how fuel delivery was done if the (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.build.military)
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That is amazing! Great job! I love it! It is so life like, so smooth, I love the cannons, the wings are perfect, this is sweet, I can just hear the sound of the engine in my ear, ;-) Great work! can't wait to see more! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Wow! thatlooks so much better! very cool, Great job, -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Good point; I think I could do this with the current structure by adding 45 slopes to the top of the wing, and shifting everything up by one brick. I could also lengthen them in the same way. I'll try it out. (...) You're right, the silhouette (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thank you for your compliments and your feedback. I can certainly fix that easily enough. That is a very good idea (thank you!) and I'll start doing it with future war models. In the mean time, I'm going to go hunt down a few pictures of the (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Drew, Very nice, the landing gear is an inspired design. One quibble that I'm guilty of two is not including a few pics or links of the real thing, for comparison. Thanks, George (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Take Two - Heinkel He219 WWII German Nightfighter
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(...) Gary, I like it much better with the new canopy. Thanks, George (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Gary, I must say, i like this new incarnation better than the last one. The previous canopy just didn't work for me. If i may offer a few suggestions though, i would say the only areas that need a bit of work are the engines and wingtips. - i think (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Take Two - Heinkel He219 WWII German Nightfighter
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Thanks to some new parts off BrickBay and a little creative part-shuffling, I've redone my Heinkel He-219, complete with bubble canopy, tricycle landing-gear, and enough dark-grey plates to finally cover the wings. To be honest, my last post looks (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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cool, me like. G LegoMasterLuke <drew@netpluscom.com> wrote in message news:GMuqvB.KKx@lugnet.com... (...) selected (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Minifig scale He219 WWII German Nightfighter
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(...) By "one in front of the other" do you mean "back to back"? If you put 'em back to back, you can probably angle them as well--tilt them downward about 30 degrees and the curvature would be absolutely perfect. Can't wait to see the pictures! LFB (23 years ago, 15-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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For my next model, I chose the Fokker Dr. 1, which was Baron Manfred von Richthofen's favored plane. Note the iron cross - the 'Balkenkeuz' on the side of the fusalage. Each squadron had its own color scheme, and I selected Jasta 11's - "The Flying (...) (23 years ago, 15-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) My thoughts exactly - after I was finished I realized it was a passable Dornier 17, especially with the canopy I used, and the upper wing profile. Oh well. (...) The Salamander would be a totally cool MOC, I'd love to see the photos. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Ahh! You ruined the suprise... I just got 2 of the canopies in from Brickbay, and am overhauling the front end with them. I'll repost the new photos when I'm done - should look *much* better. I should've waited to begin with, but (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks guys. Yeah, I thought how killer those antennae would look, didn't have any available though :( If I can dredge any up, I'll be sure to try them out. I just got some parts in from BrickBay, so I'm overhaulling the front end tonight. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Schräge-Musik installations, unfortunately, ignored the problem of falling bomber debris. :) And, of course, if they were photocell-actuated (rocket-firing versions were), your wingman could be in for a shock... (...) They look good--I did (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Wow! that looks fabulous! the shape is so perfect, that is soooo cool! the wings are great, as are the tail fins. I love the engines too, they're sweet! Have you thought of using two naboo fighter canopies one in front of the other for the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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Shaun, That's looking great! The hull's "smoothness" is very cool, The POV'd thumbnail's actually look like a real model boat hull, not lego, great job, I was at my library last night picking some WWII plane books up, and I checked for some (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) The old antennae do indeed come in grey - though I couldn't tell you what set, or what they're ging for now. I was thinking the same thing, they would be a perfect representation of the aerials in the front. Great plane, Gary! Somewhere (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) You can turn off perspective in POV-Ray by adding the keyword "orthographic" to the camera. For example, camera { location <x,y,x> look_at <x',y',z'> orthographic } Hope that helps! Just remember to remove the keyword when you want perspective (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats, lugnet.cad.ray)
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