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This newsgroup (lugnet.build.military) is great for posting military aircraft, such as (URL) Ralph Savelsberg's F-117A and Su-27>. But there's really no suitable place for civilian aircraft. I know that LUGNET has been in a pretty static state for a (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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| | Re: New military aircraft: F-117A Stealth fighter and Su-27 Flanker
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(...) Thank you. In recent years LEGO have made things a lot easier by introducing all kinds of convenient wedge shapes and suitable colours. The Flanker wouldn't look as good in old-fashioned blue and grey. Cheers, Ralph (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Wow. Those are just stunning. You've really raised the bar for aircraft MOCs. (17 years ago, 29-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Stealth gunship
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(...) Hi Magnus, Indeed, camouflage is harder to do on a small model with complex shapes. Large flat areas are relatively easy. In that case limiting the number of colours is a good idea. That simplifies matters somewhat. I agree that certain parts (...) (17 years ago, 26-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: New military aircraft: F-117A Stealth fighter and Su-27 Flanker
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(...) I spent a lot of time on getting the shape right, and reading this I guess I succeeded fairly nicely. I do think that the studs were a bit of a give-away as to what is the LEGO version. (...) Thanks. I appreciate it, Ralph (17 years ago, 26-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: New military aircraft: F-117A Stealth fighter and Su-27 Flanker
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(...) Thanks. (...) You've got a keen eye. Yes, they rotate through a full 180 degrees. It's not quite the way it works on the real aircraft, but indeed there simply wasn't any room otherwise. (...) Thanks. For some odd reason it doesn't always turn (...) (17 years ago, 26-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Stealth gunship
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Marc, (...) :) Thanks! (...) It's held in by a half pin, which means that it stays on well enough unless someone knocks against the tail. (...) It would be cool to build something like that, it would allow me to build an armored vehicle a littl (...) (17 years ago, 25-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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Ralph, (...) Thanks for your kind words! You do camo very nicely. I think the problem with this chopper is that there are too many colors being used and there isn't as much space to spread them out over, as there is on say the top of a fighter (...) (17 years ago, 25-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: New military aircraft: F-117A Stealth fighter and Su-27 Flanker
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Ralph, Wow, love 'em both!:) (...) Very nice, your bomb bay and landing gear all look so neat! Do the rear whels rotate as they go in (otherwise how do they fit?) Great use of a variety of slopes and snot to get that unique look just right! (...) (...) (17 years ago, 25-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: New military aircraft: F-117A Stealth fighter and Su-27 Flanker
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(...) These are both fantastic models! I especially like the Stealth - I remember modeling those with the old Testor's model as a teen years ago. Your Lego version is beautiful - when the BrickShelf folder came up I had a hard time figuring out from (...) (17 years ago, 25-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: New military aircraft: F-117A Stealth fighter and Su-27 Flanker
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(...) Hi Jack, thanks. I'm glad you like them. Since your from St. Louis, I can imagine you liking my Hornet and Eagle as well. (URL) Anyway, the windows on both (actually the canopies on all of my aircraft) are made with transparent plastic, cut to (...) (17 years ago, 25-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) Ralph, Very nice, both of them. I was big into military aircraft in high school (so many years ago) and these brought back some good memories. One of these days, I'll get around to building some modern war-birds. What did you use for the glass (...) (17 years ago, 24-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) Hi Magnus. Indeed, It does look like a cross between a Comanche and a Cobra. The retractable landing skids are a nifty touch. I doubt that's ever been done on a real helicopter, but it looks good. The overall model is nicely proportioned and I (...) (17 years ago, 24-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Plus, it just looks cool! Nice work, Magnus. The landing gear is quite clever; just looking at the first couple pics, it doesn't even seem like it's there. How is the tail rotor held on? Is there a half-pin in the arch, or is it just jammed in (...) (17 years ago, 24-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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Robert, The US seems to have moved away from having lighter undersides on both planes and choppers (perhaps because so many missions are at night) but I've seen a number of Russian helicopters with lighter undersides. I'd guess that it has less to (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I don't see the utility of having lightened undersides for helicopters since they generally fly so low. It certainly helps high flyers like fighters and bombers. Your MOC is a fine looking helicopter. (17 years ago, 23-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: LEGO AFVs
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Don, The wheels or tracks effectively add 2 to 6 studs of width, so starting anything more than 8 wide is going to make for a unrealistically big tank. I'd start with 6 o 8 in width, and maybe two and a half times that in length. I like to make sure (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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Thanks to all who replied to my questions. I have ordered lots of LEGO to build with. It will probably be next week before these come in and I can build. In the meantime, I will study the info presented. I do have a couple of questions. As almost (...) (17 years ago, 22-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Stealth gunship
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Hi again, Might as well post another chopper while I'm on a roll:) The Skystalker Stealth Gunship is the first aircraft I've built in a few years. It looks a lot like the classic Cobra gunship, but was mainly inspired by the stealthier Commanche. It (...) (17 years ago, 22-Jul-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military) !
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| | Going airborne!
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Hi all, It's high time for my military arsenal to grow beyond tanks and AFVs: Check out the new Pegasus Assault Chopper. BS folder, when public: (URL) until then: (URL) Pegasus performs in the role of multipurpose assault and transport, and usually (...) (17 years ago, 22-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc)
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