Subject:
|
Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.build.military
|
Date:
|
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:31:57 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
217 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.build.military, Gary Thomas writes:
> 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
That's gorgeous! I love how you got the wing geometry so *close*
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? :)
> 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.
It looked OK to me--but then again, in this group we're more likely
to be aware of such Komet-type idiosyncrasies. ;) And like the real
thing, on any but the softest landings, it breaks into a bajillion
pieces (although without the nasty fireball).
> 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.
Hmmm...I'll have to take a look at it and see about building my own.
Actually, the Luftwaffe projects on my drawing board are the He162 and
the Hs132A--the jet divebomber where the pilot lay prone (prototypes
only, naturally).
best
LFB
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
|
| (...) Thanks Lindsay, I appreciate the comments. I was trying to get the wings a bit more accurate by sweeping them slightly, but it was way too flimsy. I might try it again one of these days. (...) Ha, good point :). I guess this one would be the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
|
| 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 (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military) !!
|
21 Messages in This Thread:
  
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
