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Re: Minifig scale He219 WWII German Nightfighter
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Wed, 14 Nov 2001 17:28:39 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.
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> 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.
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...
> 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.
They look good--I did almost scream "Do-17" upon looking at
it, because the geometric differences of a He-219/319 from it
are hard to model. Those engines are extremely hard to do, but
it looks excellent.
> 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).
The crosses on the wing look really good, and I like the
dark grey--it's very "night fightery." Tricycle landing gear are
notoriously hard, that's true--I expect that my attempt at a
He-162 is doomed to failure for that reason alone. Maybe if
I dip a brick in lead first...
Great job! I look forward to seeing more.
best
LFB
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| (...) My thoughts exactly - after I was finished I realized it was a passable Dornier 17, especially with the canopy I used, and the upper wing profile. Oh well. (...) The Salamander would be a totally cool MOC, I'd love to see the photos. (...) (...) (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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