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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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| 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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| (...) 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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| 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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