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Re: SR-71 Blackbird
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Thu, 8 Jul 2004 04:34:55 GMT
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recently completed a SR-71 model, after being inspired partly from Bryce
Rollin's great designs, and a few months or so of research.

The model can be seen here:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=89485

Impressive, for the SR-71 I would of expected tiles used on all of the surface
areas, But because you got the shape spot on, you have not lost any of the
impact and the studs do not detract from the model. The cockpit and landing gear
look like the real thing (cockpit in the thumbnail looks real, not lego). A
really good job.

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I have seen how much other people's opinions help the building process, so I
would greatly appreciate questions or comments.

Not much to say, but I would like to see some photos of the engines close up,
curious on how you achived them

Aaron A



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  Re: SR-71 Blackbird
 
Ed: The submarine is just about 3 1/2 feet long, 10 inches wide, and 13 inches tall. It is not perfectly to scale compared to the actual Los Angeles class sub, but it is well proportioned for standard minifigures, and especially the vertical launch (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.military)

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  SR-71 Blackbird
 
Hi everyone. I am new to the post, but I have been "listening in" for years. I recently completed a SR-71 model, after being inspired partly from Bryce Rollin's great designs, and a few months or so of research. The model can be seen here: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.military) ! 

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