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Re: More new MOCS: a whole bunch
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Date: 
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 00:54:40 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Tom Sciortino wrote:
> Albatross reminds me of a world war II figher.  Cool look.  Nice work with
> the landing gear.  The ability to combine technic pieces with normal system
> pieces is a good skill to have.  I suggest you throw a few bricks under the
> tail strut to fatten it up a bit, and use something a little smaller for the
> rudder (like maybe an 8x4 wing layed down with 4 studs up and 8 across).

Thanks :)  Come to think of it, that would be a way better tail.

> The BBT is aptly named.  ;)   Always like a well-placed pirate flag.  I took
> the white flags off my Twin Starfire (an old school classic space set -
> #1499) and replaced them with Pirate flags a while back...  I'm also a big
> sucker for asymmetry, so I really like that curved plate you used just
> behind the barrel of the cannon.

The flag was an after thought.  Glad you like it!

> Which brings me to the Hauler, my favorite of the lot.  I usually don't go
> for land vehicles, but this one has a solid color scheme and realistic
> design.  And good asymmetry.  ;)

Really?  I thought it was one of my less impressive MOC's

> It's strange, but you seem to be gaining months of skills between pictures.
> Were these built over a long period of time and only just now you're posting
> pictures of everything?  The chopper is pretty cool.  It would probably kick
> my chopper's butt, but mine's faster, I'm sure.  ;)    One simple suggestion
> for it: lengthen the main rotor blades to as long as you can make them (that
> is, just short enough to not hit the rear rotor)

Actually, these were all built in the space of a few days.  I like the idea of
longer rotors a lot, but i had all thses built at the same time, and my grey
collection was kinda depleted :(

> The space ship is a pretty good concept, but I think it needs something on
> the roof.  Like, oh, I dunno...  a big ol' cannon or something!  Can never
> have enough of those...

Thanks.  i had planned to use on of those funky aquazone canopies to make a
turret, but i just couldnt make it "fit" with the rest of the ship.

> -- Tom

Thanks for the feedback!



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"spencer nowak" <spnow87@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HGC17E.LrB@lugnet.com... (...) Albatross reminds me of a world war II figher. Cool look. Nice work with the landing gear. The ability to ombine technic pieces with normal system pieces is a (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)

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