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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 21:57:05 GMT
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> > Wow, nice to see another WWII airplane, especially a rather uncommon one.
> > Good MOC, you nailed the pencil thin fuselage, though once again the canopy
> > is tricky. Did the old TV antenna's come in grey? That would look great,
> > though I have no idea what they go for.
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> The old antennae do indeed come in grey - though I couldn't tell you what set,
> or what they're ging for now. I was thinking the same thing, they would be a
> perfect representation of the aerials in the front.
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> Great plane, Gary! Somewhere recently I read something about those 60-degree
> top-mounted guns, though for the life of me I can't recall the source.
> Definitely a nasty idea, given how vulnerable the bombers were (I haven't read
> the whole book yet, but Stephen Ambrose refers to the fact that one could
> pierce the side of a B24 with a knife in _The Wild Blue_).
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> The embedded insignia on the wings looks fantastic as well.
Thanks guys. Yeah, I thought how killer those antennae would look, didn't
have any available though :( If I can dredge any up, I'll be sure to try
them out.
I just got some parts in from BrickBay, so I'm overhaulling the front end
tonight. Stay tuned...
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| (...) The old antennae do indeed come in grey - though I couldn't tell you what set, or what they're ging for now. I was thinking the same thing, they would be a perfect representation of the aerials in the front. Great plane, Gary! Somewhere (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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