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Re: New MOC: "Loiterer" Anti-Tank/Mecha Helicopter"
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lugnet.build.military
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Mon, 3 Dec 2001 02:25:44 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Kirby Warden writes:
> I don't reply very often to people's MOCs these days because I find it
> difficult to say something different everytime I like something and I really
> hate telling people I don't like their work.
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> But in this case, I've got somthing to say.
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> I like this.
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> I really like sci-fi helos. I've built one and a half so far, the second
> one got scraped for something more urgent. The first one was created with a
> collection of less than three thousand pieces, so it didn't look much like
> what I had wanted.
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> Your Loiterer incorporates all sorts of stuff that is just...cool.
Thank you Kirby! I'm glad you like it.
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> The landing gear seem to be the dessert of the MOC, a great inovation, of
> course I could have missed someone elses use of pullys-for-landing, but I
> don't think so.
Actually, now that I remember, Tim Courtney used them on his [1] Harrier LEGO
model. When I was building this, I went through many different ideas, and then
finally grabbed those zip-line pieces... The seem just perfect as wheels; plus
they were my only choice. ;-)
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> I also like the anti-mech idea.
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> I've been building some anti-mech units myself but it's not very cost
> effective for me to convert my pics to disk for uploading to brickshelf.
> It's nice to see someone else building anti-mech units while I wait for
> money to grow on trees.
Well, I hope to see your stuff, whenever you are able to photograph it.
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> Great job!
Thanks again Kirby!
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://www3.sympatico.ca/mladenpejic/
[1] http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2805
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> In lugnet.space, Mladen Pejic writes:
> > http://www3.sympatico.ca/mladenpejic/Loiterer.htm
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> > Inspired by:
> > Russian Hind D
> > helicopters seen in Patlabor 2
> > NOTAR helicopters
> > AH-1 Cobra (sorta...)
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> > The "Loiterer" utilizes [1] NOTAR technology, therefore it needs no tail • rotor.
> > Also, it DOES have retractable landing gear. Just wanted to get those two
> > things staight... ;-)
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > Mladen Pejic, over and out!
> > http://www3.sympatico.ca/mladenpejic/
> >
> > [1] http://www.kulikovair.com/NOTAR.gif
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