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Re: APC, and IFV and an artillery vehicle
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lugnet.build.military
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Sat, 2 Sep 2006 19:20:15 GMT
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Mladen,
In lugnet.build.military, Mladen Pejic wrote:
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In lugnet.build.military, Magnus Lauglo wrote:
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Hello all,
After being debuted at BrickFest as part of a battlefielf diorama, I have
pix posted of three new armored vehicles.
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I saw pics of the battlefield diorama - very impressive! I’m a big fan of
your tanks.
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Hey thanks, I’m hoping to get some more pix of that up online some time soon!
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http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=203197
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Very nicely done. It’s like a cross between the AAVP and the LAV! I’m
impressed with all the features you were able to incorpate into such a tiny
model. Could you provide a pic of the underside? I think I know how you did
the suspension, but I just want to make sure. I will definitely refer back to
this when I work on APCs in the future.
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Check these out, I hope they make the steering and suspension system clear
enough.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1998581
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1998582
One of the problems with giving it suspension and steering is that the entire
vehicle ends up being much higher than it otherwise would be. But I liked the
way it worked so much that I decided to sacrifice scale for functionality.
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http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=203194
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My favourite of the three! I can definitely see the influence of the CV90 and
the BMP1. I’m amazed it can fit so many figs, as well. The only suggestion I
would make is to get rid of the AT3 Sagger-style missile (it’s so 1960s -
replace it with tube-fired missiles) and give the main gun a better muzzle
(perhaps by reversing the 1x1 cone). Otherwise, this is an excellent AFV.
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Thanks for your comments, with this gun I was going for something that looked a
little heavier than a 20 or 30 mm cannon - maybe a 40mm or so. I agree that the
missile system doesn’t look very 21st Century, but I think I like it for now.
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http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=203193
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I love your solution for the turret and the overall design of the barbette.
I’ll definitely be copying that. :-)
This is another fantastic model, Magnus. I like everything about it except
for maybe the muzzle. It’s okay, but it could use a muzzle brake, such as the
following:
In general, I also think your smoke dischargers are a bit oversized. Have you
seen TONY’s WW2 armour
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Thanks for the link! The challenge is finding something in black, brown, green
or dark green. I knew I wanted a larger cannon, but I thought the 2 by 2
cylinders would look too big.
I’m not 100% satified with this vehicle,I couldn’t quite decide if I wanted it
to be a artillery piece or a tank, and I think the sloped front and turret bears
that out. I am however quite happy with the interior turret and rear. I could
see myself doing a MarK II version some time.
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Continuing from my Warlord motorized tank, the latter two models have a new
camoflague scheme. You may notice looking at my BS account that I’m
developing (at least) two different opposing factions. They don’t have a
back story or even names yet, but I’ve amassed a small army on either side,
and look forward to continue building vehicles for both sides.
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Cool! I look forward to seeing more military MOCs from you. :-D
Mladen Pejic
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Thanks! BTW, I love your “Mammoth” Next-Generation Hovertank
Having built a motorized tank, the next stpe woudlbe to build something that
fires, although it will be a real challenge to do that in minifig scale. If only
the NXTs were half the size they are now....
cheers
Magnus
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