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Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
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Date: 
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:21:15 GMT
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Instead of wasting my time studying for finals, I decided to do something
useful and built another plane instead.  This MOC is a WWII-era Me163 rocket
fighter (Germany).

It was hard getting all the curves to look right, but I feel it came out
fairly close to the original, considering the size.  I also added some
decals and a small ground crew set to add some interest.

Photos and .dat file are at:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9024

The Me163 used a jettisonable trolley to take off with and landed using a
retractable skid, so that's why the MOC's undercarriage is so goofy looking.

The dat file's a bit different from the photos - the wings what I would have
liked to do in real life if I had the parts, and I also left out some
interior parts that can't be seen.

Anyways, hope you like it.


   Take care,

   Gary



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  Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
 
(...) to the original. The curvature is well done too, especially the nose and tail. The fuel wagon is a hoot! Do you have one for each fuel? :) (...) It looked OK to me--but then again, in this group we're more likely to be aware of such Komet-type (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
  Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
 
(...) snapped up another one, and an excellent rendition, too. The Star Wars canopy works well in this case, thanks! So what's left, the Me-262, Ju-88, some Heinkel and Dornier bombers? The wooden jet fighter that never really flew? The humongous 6 (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
  Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
 
(...) Wow this thing is great.Nice to you went for accuracy in the decals.To me it means you include all symbols from that era even if you deem it bad(which if you really look into history it's not) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
  Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
 
Wow! I love this! so smooth, the shape is perfect, instantly recognizable, wow, this is really good, Great work! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)

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