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Re: Minifig scale He219 WWII German Nightfighter
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lugnet.build.military
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Wed, 14 Nov 2001 15:35:17 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Gary Thomas writes:
> 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.
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 cockpit? It might look a tad bit more realistic, I dunno,
Anyways, great job! I look forward to seeing more of your stuff!
-Geordan-
> Photos are here:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=8300
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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).
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> Anyways, let me know what you think. The next idea I'm brewing will
> hopefully come out better.
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> Later,
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> Gary
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| (...) Thanks! (...) Ahh! You ruined the suprise... I just got 2 of the canopies in from Brickbay, and am overhauling the front end with them. I'll repost the new photos when I'm done - should look *much* better. I should've waited to begin with, but (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Minifig scale He219 WWII German Nightfighter
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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: (URL) The 4 antennae in the front are supposed to be radar aerials, not guns. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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