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Re: F-15E Strike Eagle
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lugnet.build.military
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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
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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)
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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