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Minifig scale He219 WWII German Nightfighter
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lugnet.build.military
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Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:56:20 GMT
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Hi,
I've put together my first WWII moc, a Heinkel He219 nightfighter
(German). The He219 was a high-performance twin-engine fighter that debuted
in 1943.
Photos are here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=8300
The 4 antennae in the front are supposed to be radar aerials, not guns.
Also, the two grey light-sabers sticking up out of the top of the aircraft
represent a Schrage-Musik istallation. Schrage-Musik are duel cannons
firing upwards at a 60 degree angle, which was designed to destroy Allied
bombers from below.
Overall, I was happy with the results. I liked the look of the dark-grey
with black underbody, and also how the engines turned out. It might be
hard to tell from the photos, but the engine bases are each made up of 4
macaroni pieces, and a 4 x 4 round with holes.
The things I didn't like were, one, running out of dark-grey 1 x N
plates, damnit. You can see in the photos where I substituted light grey.
Other thing is that it's a bit flimsy - the engines and landing gear tend to
fall off. Also, the real He219 had tricycle landing gear, whereas mine has
a tail-wheel (mine wouldn't balance with tricycle landing gear).
Anyways, let me know what you think. The next idea I'm brewing will
hopefully come out better.
Later,
Gary
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Minifig scale He219 WWII German Nightfighter
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| (...) Wow! that looks fabulous! the shape is so perfect, that is soooo cool! the wings are great, as are the tail fins. I love the engines too, they're sweet! Have you thought of using two naboo fighter canopies one in front of the other for the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
| | | Re: Minifig scale He219 WWII German Nightfighter
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| (...) Schräge-Musik installations, unfortunately, ignored the problem of falling bomber debris. :) And, of course, if they were photocell-actuated (rocket-firing versions were), your wingman could be in for a shock... (...) They look good--I did (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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