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Re: Mini-fig scale F-16 Fighting Falcon
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lugnet.build.military
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Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:47:07 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Ralph Savelsberg wrote:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Ryan Parrish wrote:
> > I recently built a very detailed version of the U.S Air Force's famous F-16
> > Fighting Falcon. It was built entirely with Lego and I spent about 20 hours
> > perfecting the design. No glue was used. I welcome all questions and comments.
> > Check it out on my brickshelf page:
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=189335
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> It certainly is clearly recognisable as an F-16.
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> There are a few things that I don't like. The shape of the nose is very odd and
> the jet intake is too boxy. Also, the lower part of the fuselage is simply too
> big compared to the rest of the aircraft and -no matter what exactly minifig
> scale is- the aircraft overall is much too big for a minifig.
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> There are also quite a few things that I do like. The afterburner is very neat,
> the colour scheme is perfect and I like how you built the weapons. My favorite
> feature, however, is the retractable landing gear. Having built quite a few
> aircraft myself, I know how hard that can be. Years ago I too built an F-16, a
> scanned picture of which is in my brickshelf folder
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1235295
> That had a few problems with its landing gear and wasn't quite correctly
> proportioned either. Mind you, its lower fuselage was only six studs wide.
> Still, it is possible to fit a landing gear similar to that on the F-16 to a
> narrow fuselage. Check out the gear on my A-7 Corsair II
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=127827
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> In any case, despite my perhaps somewhat negative comments, this is a very
> impressive MOC and I look forward to seeing more of your building.
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> Regards,
> Ralph
Ralph, I appreciate your constructive critisism, in reference to my F-16. I will
be posting pics of my highly detailed F-14 Tomcat on Brickshelf soon. The entire
fuselage of my F-16 was built around the front landing gear to make the jet
stable as it rested on the landing gear. I'm sorry you didn't like my design
(the fuselage and the "boxy" nose). I have been working with lego for over 20
years and I build for detail, functionability, and stability. I saw the pics of
your A-7 and I like the overall design, but it was very "boxy" and the canopy
was not Lego. Ralph, I do have to say, we could build some pretty kick-ass jets
if we put our heads together.
Respectfully, Ryan
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| (...) Hi Ryan, Don't get me wrong. I have seen some other F-16s build in LEGO, and in many respects yours is the best. I to have been building with LEGO for about 20 years as well, and like you I value details and realism. I have to admit that (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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| (...) There are a few things that I don't like. The shape of the nose is very odd and the jet intake is too boxy. Also, the lower part of the fuselage is simply too big compared to the rest of the aircraft and -no matter what exactly minifig scale (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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