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Re: Messerschmitt BF-109 "Emil"
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Date: 
Mon, 26 Nov 2001 16:39:18 GMT
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Here's a quick mock-up of a fuselage cross I've been planning to put on my own
Bf-109 in progress.  It keeps the fuselage small, and rounded.  Rather than
have the tiles on top, one might even get away with 1x2
plates-with-center-stud, and a 1xn tile running along the midline to get more
top curvature.  Anyway, here's the idea:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=86749

That is genious! The only problem you'd have with that is incorporating it
into the angled slope of the tail boom of the Emil. If you look at a couple
of the real pictures, you'll note it extends straight from the cockpit,
angling upwards from the bottom.

On this note, has anybody else noticed that the hardest part of a WW2 plane
is the angled tail? The nose and wings are usually the easiest, with the
tail being the most challenging.


I am especially impressed with the SNOT techniques in the tail and rudder!  I
might have to "abscond" with some of those ideas in my rendition heh heh heh.
Seriously, the reverse angles on the trailing edges of the tail look fantastic,
and the way you built the rudder, to achieve the split coloration, is
exceedingly nice!

Wow.

I never, ever thought I'd be getting praise from Sullivan. ^_^ *faints*

To answer your question, yes, I believe mine is a little bit short. The
canopy should be a little bit smaller, and the nose a bit longer. I believe
the tail fins are about accurate.

And go right ahead and use my tail design. Us WW2 builders have to help
eachother out with tricky designs ^_^


Keep it up!  Hopefully I'll have mine done before too long too ...

Grrrrrr, can't believe you beat me to it :P
-s

Can't wait to see your version!

`Drew



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(...) Here's a quick mock-up of a fuselage cross I've been planning to put on my own Bf-109 in progress. It keeps the fuselage small, and rounded. Rather than have the tiles on top, one might even get away with 1x2 plates-with-center-stud, and a 1xn (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military)

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