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Re: F-15E Strike Eagle
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Date: 
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:41:04 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Peter Ehrlich wrote:
In lugnet.announce.moc, Ralph Savelsberg wrote:
Recently I completed building a 1/36 scale model of an F-15E Strike Eagle. The
brickshelf folder is:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=228206
I hope you like it.
I've spent quite a bit of time on this one, and would appreciate your comments.

Cheers,
Ralph

It looks excellent!  I'm a big fan of the windshield, how did you make it?  Is
it stiff plastic or flexible?  (Yes I'm considering making a custom windshield
for one of my own mocs)

It's relatively flexible plastic, from a document cover, which I carefully cut
into shape and which is held in place with adhesive tape. I strated doing this
years ago, and despite LEGO now producing somewhat better canopies (such as the
one on the Naboo starfighter, for instance), IMHO this still looks better.

Nice work on the landing gear also.  Have you ever tried studs down building for
the wings, instead of tiles?  It looks nice!
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2279793

Well, it's an idea I might consider, although the, of course, I would end up
with studs on the bottom of the aircraft. I typically don't mind to see studs on
an a model, and by combining plates with studs and tiles alongside, you can
actually suggest gradual curvature.

Cheers and thanks for the feedback,
Ralph



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(...) It looks excellent! I'm a big fan of the windshield, how did you make it? Is it stiff plastic or flexible? (Yes I'm considering making a custom windshield for one of my own mocs) Nice work on the landing gear also. Have you ever tried studs (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.military)

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