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Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
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lugnet.build.military
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Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:28:33 GMT
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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).
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> 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.
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> Photos and .dat file are at:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=902
Ah jeepers, at some point I want to make a German WWII MOC, but Gary just
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 engined
glider/transport?
George
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
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| (...) Dude!! Thats awesome!! You did a great job on that model, my friend. The nosecone is simply inspired! BTW, just a detail, the Me163 was also known as the "Komet." (...) Nope, I've already started on the Me-262 ^_^ `Drew (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
| | | Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
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| (...) Thanks, I appreciate the nice comments. (...) Hmm, not sure yet. German aircraft of that era had a lot of style, which is why I like to model them, but there's a few Allied aircraft I'm thinking of doing. There's a few more German planes I'd (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
| | | German Planes We'd Like to See
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| (...) The "wooden jet fighter" I think you're talking about is the He162 (Salamander), which *did* fly, however poorly. They even had an Erprobungskommando outfitted with the things, but they were strictly forbidden from engaging enemy aircraft. Or (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military) !!
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