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Re: F-4 Phantom MOC
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Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:29:58 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Douglas R. Clark wrote:
   Here is a MOC inspired by the McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) F-4 Phantom.

Vool MOC here! I esp. like how you captured the look of the unique spine of the Phantom’s fuselage.

I understand that you have compressed the design and I know all about fighting Lego elements when copying something from the Real World, but I was wondering if it was possible for you to bring the forward landing gear towards the nose of the plane more (i.e. in front of the cockpit)? I bet that there wasn’t room for it to be retractable if you did that so compromise was probably the order of the day.

Phantoms Phorever!!







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  Re: F-4 Phantom MOC
 
(...) You are right. Moving the nose gear foward would have taken up too much room and not allowed enough room for a pilot in the cockpit. He's stuffed in there pretty good as it is. This MOC was all about compromise given the compressed scale I was (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jun-07, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)

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  F-4 Phantom MOC
 
Here is a MOC inspired by the McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) F-4 Phantom. The MOC is mini-fig scale in that it can hold a fig. However, the actual scale is compressed to using the small wheels as engines and the technic-air scoop piece as intakes. (...) (17 years ago, 13-Jun-07, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) ! 

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