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Re: Cockpit resource idea...
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Date: 
Sun, 28 Oct 2001 17:05:28 GMT
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--- Bill Ward <bill@wards.net> wrote:
> In lugnet.build.military, Geordan Hankinson writes:
> > --- William R Ward <bill@wards.net> wrote:
> > > "Geordan Hankinson" <geordanh@yahoo.ca> writes:
> > > > I have decided(deciding) to put together a massive
> > > > brickshelf gallery with individual cockpit's for different planes[...]
> > > > I plan on
> > > > starting with just WWII and KW aircraft, but gradually advancing to modern
> > > > airplanes. [...]
> > > Great idea - please post the URL so we can see.
> > 
> > I haven't made it yet, but I will get it up as soon as I can,
> > 
> > Again, if you would like to help by contributing ideas, please e-mail me at
> > geordanh@yahoo.ca.
> 
> The cockpit in my PB4Y-2 is fairly simple, but there is one key trick that you
> might like to include: using 1x2 plates with center stud to squeeze a 2-seat
> cockpit into a 6-wide space.  I basically built a 5-wide cockpit and mounted it
> at 1/2 stud offset so that it would fit in the space.  It's hard to see, but if
> you look closely you can see what I mean:

I'll be sure to use it once I get it going, That seems like a trick you might want
to use for any plane where their are two pilots sitting side by side, so I think
I'll use that in a general tips section.

-Geordan-

> http://www.wards.net/~bill/lego/air/pb4y-2/
> 
> --Bill.


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(...) The cockpit in my PB4Y-2 is fairly simple, but there is one key trick that you might like to include: using 1x2 plates with center stud to squeeze a 2-seat cockpit into a 6-wide space. I basically built a 5-wide cockpit and mounted it at 1/2 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)

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