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Re: B-Wing, Flight Mode (Foils closed)
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lugnet.cad
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Wed, 21 Apr 1999 21:26:26 GMT
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Jeff Stembel wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.cad, John VanZwieten writes:
> > Very nice! Can you describe why you did the hinges inside the engine
> > compartment the way you did? That was the most unexpected (and interesting)
> > part of the model for me.
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> Two Reasons:
> 1. Empty Space sucks. ;)
> 2. I needed something that would hold the Intakes together (besides the
> thrusters), and the bricks with extra studs (1x1 w/ 5 studs, etc.) didn't hold
> together as well.
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> This section was suprisingly solid. If you haven't yet done it, Use LDraw to
> see the other pieces involved in holding the two sides together. To understand
> how it worked.
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> > The two most missed parts in the X-wing set for building the B-wing:
> > 2 X 1 panels for the cockpit,
> > Technic hole/peg solution for the rotating cockpit.
> >
> > I bet your cockpit holds together much better than mine. Fortunately my son
> > has finally mastered the art of opening the windscreen without complete
> > disintegration :)
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> Unfortunatly, the only way to get the pilot in is to pull out the computer. He
> also won't attach to the studs, but the computer holds him solidly in place.
Is that because his arms hit the 2 X 1 panel?
> Jeff
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> P.S. Thanks for the Mock-up Parts John!
You're welcome. Did you notice the "real" wing parts posted last night?
Tell me about the two cannons at the bottom of the model when in attack mode.
I know one of them is an ion cannon, but what's the other. Also, does the the
B-wing have torpedo launchers both front and back just above the engine?
-John Van
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Message has 1 Reply: | | Re: B-Wing, Flight Mode (Foils closed)
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| (...) Yup! To have him fit in otherwise, his hands would permanantly be up. It is not a good thing to have a scared Pilot! ;) (...) Yeah, but I noticed them this afternoon, and I had already inlined the parts this morning. I didn't feel like puting (...) (26 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) Two Reasons: 1. Empty Space sucks. ;) 2. I needed something that would hold the Intakes together (besides the thrusters), and the bricks with extra studs (1x1 w/ 5 studs, etc.) didn't hold together as well. This section was suprisingly solid. (...) (26 years ago, 21-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad)
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