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Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
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Mon, 10 Jul 2000 21:18:55 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Marc Cook writes:
> Well beyond a microfig scale A10 I cannot find any other folks who have built • a
> minifig scale version. Has anyone built one and has pictures? I'm off to
> build one myself but just wondered what the competition has?
Short of throwing together a few sketches of some of the body parts, I haven't
gotten very far with a minifig-scale version. A few thoughts:
Due to the relatively blocky shape of the A-10, it should be easier than most
fighters to model in Lego.
The cannon should be a breeze -- we've seen lots of Gatling-style guns made
from the skinny Technic wheel. (I *think* I saw it on Terry Keller's models
first...)
It's too bad that the Naboo Fighter canopy piece doesn't come in a shorter
version; it's almost the perfect size & shape for the back half of the A-10
canopy but would need to slope more in the front.
The biggest challenge would be (IMO) a convincingly round set of engine
nacelles. I've actually played with this problem the most, as I was trying to
cook up a believable VTOL with round nacelles as well. Everything I came up
with was either too blocky or too stepped, or both. We almost need an
anti-aliasing tool for Lego pieces. :-,
Cheers,
- jsproat
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| (...) YES --- a main reason why I'm working with this model (besides the fact I love the air craft). (...) Yep. Yep. It's definitely going to be the back half. The front part is what I'm really having problems with. (...) The UCS x-wing has some (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Wouldn't a cannon made from the 3x3 medium technic pulley be a bit too large for minifig scale? How about simply using a single black technic axle? It doesn't have six edges, but it has four, which may give the correct impression. Or have I (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| Well beyond a microfig scale A10 I cannot find any other folks who have built a minifig scale version. Has anyone built one and has pictures? I'm off to build one myself but just wondered what the competition has? - Marc (URL) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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