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Re: MOC: Stealth Fighter Revealed
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lugnet.build.military
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Mon, 10 Sep 2001 13:17:58 GMT
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In lugnet.build, John Spencer Rezkalla writes:
> 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 complete.
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,
and then surreptitiously turned the page and hoped that no one was watching ;)
Having taken it on is impressive enough - having produced such a great model is
truly commendable!
> I'm not 100% satisfied with the aesthetic appearance of the model. There
> are some gaps and discontinuities between panels in the outer skin that
> have been difficult to overcome - there are only so many angles of
> sloping bricks available!
lol - well, you seem to have managed to incorporate every angle, and them some
new imaginary ones as well!
> Fortunately working in a black color scheme
> helps to minimize their visual impact. I am sure I will continue to
> tinker with the model to improve the visual continuity. Nevertheless I
> feel I have achieved my goals as far as the model's desired shape, size,
> structural design, and features. I decided early on to use a smooth
> brick scheme for the plane's faceted surfaces, that minimized the
> appearance of outward facing studs on the skin, rather than trying to
> use plates.
It really is beautiful. Any projects in your mind for the next undertaking?
An F-22 could make use of some of your already-demonstrated prowess in
incorporating smooth surfaces at challenging angles. I'm still awaiting the
first minifig scale A-10, too, all you brave souls out there.
... Hmmm, maybe we should consider some sort of military building contest in
the not-too-distant future? Food for thought, at least :)
-s
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