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Re: Red fighter plane from WoH
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lugnet.build.military
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Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:45:32 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Mladen Pejic wrote:
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In lugnet.build.military, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Well I seem to have found a new fad (after some prodding by Mladen). This
fighter is the major aeroplane for the ‘good guys’ in the final battle of
the film.
It’s far from perfect and I’ve already started making some suggested changes
but at the moment I’m a bit sick of the sight of it so I’m putting it out
there regardless. The body wheels can retract but the wing wheels are
removable.
Tim
PS. WoH = Wings of (the) Honneamise - go watch it
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That is a difficult plane to model, so I give you kudos for just attempting
it.
Despite a couple inaccuracies, I think this is a really good start. The
engine and the main wings are superb. The main body could use a bit more
trimming and perhaps a few curved slope pieces to smoothly transition it into
the wings. The canards have got to go though. I’ve never been a fan of
brick-thick wings, even if they are studless. I don’t see why you can’t just
replace them with 1x4 wing plates. I also think maybe you shouldn’t bother
with the retractable landing gear. Try building the plane without it, and
then try to add it in afterwards. Don’t let it sacrifice the overall form.
Anyways, I’m happy you’ve taken up WoH as your “new fad”. It’s a challenge
that you’ve got the skills to take up.
Mladen
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Hi Mladen,
I pretty much agree with everything you say here. The canards are studs out
mainly because the area they attach to is (neccesarily) studs out and there is a
fairly limited selection of snot bricks in dark red.
Along with other suggestions at Flickr I intend to rework this at some future
point when it’s not driving me up the wall.
Thanks,
Tim
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| (...) That is a difficult plane to model, so I give you kudos for just attempting it. Despite a couple inaccuracies, I think this is a really good start. The engine and the main wings are superb. The main body could use a bit more trimming and (...) (18 years ago, 28-Dec-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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