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| Hi All, I just loaded a whole cartload of new pics onto (URL) . Included are pics of the following: Sd.kfz 222 German Armored Car (North Africa) and crew Sd.fkz 251 German Halftrack (North Africa) and crew, with Howitzer Willys MB Jeep (North (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build) !
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| (...) These guys are really nice. Great use of the Naboo Guard torso and the Knight's Kingdom torso- I had written the latter of as only being good for heavily armored troops, so I'm impressed by how lightly-armored the bald Ranger looks. And the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| hey shaun, i'm a fan of wwii models so i particularly like your jeep and half-track...terrific recreations!! is there any chance you know the approximate piece count for the jeep? it doesn't look like you used a lot of parts but the model is very (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) That jeep looks familiar: (URL) I modeled it after a Vietnam era jeep, not a WWII one. But they are quite similar! Also, I don't care much for minifig scale, so I didn't model it for the minifigs. But it appears to work pretty well anyway. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) You can find the specs at: (URL) mostly. I didn't include all the minifig tools.) Fredrik (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| aw, man, i love it when we get a .dat file (to see the making of a great model so i can make some at home). i particularly like the way you used the hinged plates to effect the fenders of the jeep, fredrik. your original model is an excellent basic (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) I'm happy to hear that you were inspired by it! That's why I post models on the web (and LUGNET), in the first place! I didn't add the tools myself because I found them a bit too large (and many weren't available in LDraw). I thought about (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) All very slick. (...) Arg. I really wish they'd bring this backpack piece back! :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) I was inspired by it, as well. Shaun pointed me to the file after our first BrikWars game, when I couldn't stop slavering over his Jeep. As a Jeep owner, I found it to be especially cool. So, of course, I went and made some further adaptions (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Me too. I only have two, in black, and I have to admit that I fid it indispensible for minifig designing- things like heavy weapons a la _Aliens_, angel wings, duel katana holders, etc etc etc. It's a pain to have to keep swapping them out for (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| Oops! Sorry, Fredrik, I forgot to mention you - I've been good up to this point, but it seems I skipped over appropriate crediting this morning. Anyhoo, the Willy's MB is borrowed heavily from Fredrik's design, detailed in other posts in this (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) No worries! I'm happy to see that you liked it. Especially since you appear to make so extraordinarily great models... ;-) Fredrik (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| Shaun, I love the WWII stuff. Any chance we can get some dat files for at least the smaller stuff? ie jeep, howitzers Keep up the good work. Ryan (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) I think you may become a bit disappointed: It isn't nearly as great as the Willys. But it was the first model of the two, so it gave me some inspiration for the latter. Feel free to try to improve it if you want to. Right now I'm working on a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| Wow, fantastic stuff! I love Lego war models. -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Film News Shaun Sullivan <sullis3@mit.edu> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Amazing detail, building techniques, and trueness to the prototypes! You're getting way too good at this--I'm beginning to get discouraged ;) --Bram (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| Amazing WWII stuff aside, I love your characters! -Shiri (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Aye, that Skelton Army is dern nifty! I like the rangers and jester too. -Chris (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| Shaun, I loved it all. My personal favorites were the jeep, SAMAS armor, skeletal warriors, and the various gun emplacements (Howitzer, etc.). Trying to place a Green Willy's Jeep into my LDraw community, I must ask: A. Have you built your jeep on (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) The chassis of the jeep basically follows my model posted below: (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| Thanks for all the positive feedback. As noted in other posts, Fredrik has already made the Jeep chassis dat file that served as the basis of the Willys MB. I'm not currently planning on doing the armored car (sd.kfz 222) since the angle and (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Having looked at the jeep a second time, I had kinda forgot why I used that somewhat strange setup for the front axle. But I believe that I needed a lot of half-stud offsets for the bumper mount and the grille and the headlights, and that was (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) You're right ... I think some smaller wheels would be more accurate in terms of size, but I had made the decision to go with the big old' tires 'cause I thought they looked cool. The overall effect is very similar to the original, but the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Here I am, already correcting myself. Looking at the dimensions for the real world halftrack (2.10 m wide), it is painfully clear that even the width is too large - so the conclusion is, my halftrack is *about* minifig scale, and (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) While attention to scale certainly is important, the appearance is probably even more important. And your models really look realistic! Given the choice to incorporate minifigs at all, there is probably no other solution than to build at (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Amazing stuff! I've built a remarkably similar jeep (in black), but mine is a little bigger and uses lots of curves and tiles for a smoother finish. I guess it's still a work in progress, though, since I've got one big problem: I need a 6-wide (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| I have only just read lugnet for the first time in aggggggeess. Shaun, what can I say?..COOL!! I think my tanks have something to shoot at now! ;) Regarding scale, I think if anything, the halftrack is slightly too long. Other than that..perfect. I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Thanks. I found that out before you replied. What I was curious about (after Americanizing the steering column) is the gun fixture in the back. Otherwise, it adds perfectly to my Transformers-based LDraw elements. If you like, I show you some (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Thanks. I found that out before you replied. What I was curious about (after Americanizing the steering column) is the gun fixture in the back. Otherwise, it adds perfectly to my Transformers-based LDraw elements. If you like, I show you some (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Thanks. I found that out before you replied. What I was curious about (after Americanizing the steering column) is the gun fixture in the back. Otherwise, it adds perfectly to my Transformers-based LDraw elements. If you like, I'll show you (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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