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Re: Cockpit resource idea...
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Date: 
Fri, 26 Oct 2001 01:24:23 GMT
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very good idea! that the reason I've never been able to finish a WW2
fighter,
I can never make the cockpit work!

Gary

Geordan Hankinson <geordanh@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:GLsG3v.K8v@lugnet.com...
> Heya'all!
> 
> When building any sort of aricraft, one of the most challenging thing, is
> coming up with a cockpit that not only resembles the real thing, but also
> allows room for a minifigure.
> 
> Many people have come up with ingenous way's of combating the challenge of
> building cockpits, I have decided(deciding) to put together a massive
> brickshelf gallery with individual cockpit's for different planes, people
> would be able to use the cockpit ideas for their own models, or modify it,
> or just to garner insipration to create their own. It would use lots ideas
> from other people, but would also consist of my own ideas, I plan on
> starting with just WWII and KW aircraft, but gradually advancing to modern
> airplanes. Each section will contain a picture of the plane, as well as • the
> cockpit(s) made out of lego for that plane. Each cockpit will also be
> cadded, as my collection of clear parts isn't too big, but ther is always
> Brickbay to buy the parts you need to make the cockpit.
> 
> I have already started some planes,
> 
> Let me know what you think of this idea and if I should keep at it, I hope
> someday, to have over 100 different plane canopies in the folder, • hopefully,
> this will also inspire people to build planes that they would never have
> considered building for fear of the cockpit.
> 
> One last thing, I'd definitely be open to people helping out by • contributing
> ideas and such, I would put them up, and cad them, but they would get • credit
> for the idea.
> 
> I'm pretty busy at the moment so if this does go through, It might be • awhile
> before I get it all up.
> 
> Thanks, LMKWYT!
> 
> -Geordan-



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(...) Thanks for the feedback everyone! This is definitely a go, if you would like to be a part of contributing ideas and such, please e-mail me. (geordanh@yahoo.ca) Thanks! I'll begin cadding the cockpit's tommorow hopefully, if I can get the next (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)

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  Cockpit resource idea...
 
Heya'all! When building any sort of aricraft, one of the most challenging thing, is coming up with a cockpit that not only resembles the real thing, but also allows room for a minifigure. Many people have come up with ingenous way's of combating the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)

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