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Re: spitfire MOC
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lugnet.build.military
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Thu, 6 Dec 2001 14:33:24 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Drew Lawrence writes:
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> > I took your advice and here's where you can see the dope:
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=8824
> Ahhhh. Thats nice. I REALLY like how you put the plates on either side of
> the cockpit - that really gives the effect of the narrow Spitfire cockpit.
> Niiiice. Mad props, my friend.
thanks muchly! I appreciate you taking the time to re-visit.
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> (pasted from a different part of the thread)
> > In lugnet.build.military, Eric Sophie writes:
> > Hey, the landing gear are'nt that bad, it's good.
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> > Well, they actually fold the wrong way-- away from the fuselage, not toward.
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> You got it right, actually. The landing gear on a real Spitfire DO fold away
> from the fuselage. Take a look at the gear on my BF-109.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=kornyphreak
> The Spitfire and the BF-109 both shared the narrow wheel base. The only
> modification I would make to the landing gear is pull the hinges a bit
> closer to the fuselage.
Huh. Not according to the pics I saw (after the fact). They hinged just
outside the wing guns, and folded in, not quite hitting the fuselage. Now,
I'd seen a number of other variations as well, with undermounted pods and
four blade props etc. .. oh, well. I dig your models, for sure!
thanks again,
stuart
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| (...) I'm not sure what images you used as reference, but take a look at these: (URL) later variants of the Spitfire may have had the outward folding gear, but in all of the images I can find it features inward folding gear; exactly as you portrayed (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| (...) Ahhhh. Thats nice. I REALLY like how you put the plates on either side of the cockpit - that really gives the effect of the narrow Spitfire cockpit. Niiiice. Mad props, my friend. (pasted from a different part of the thread) (...) You got it (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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