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Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
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Wow! I love this!
so smooth, the shape is perfect, instantly recognizable, wow, this is really
good,
Great work!
-Geordan-
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:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9024
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Anyways, hope you like it.
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> Take care,
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> Gary
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