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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 (...) (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military)

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