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Subject:	Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
Newsgroups:	lugnet.build, lugnet.general
Date:	Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:35:25 GMT
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> It's a 30mm with seven barrels. But I agree the technic pulley would be > too large. sometimes I make gatling cannons with a 2x2 turntable, and a > couple of 2x2 round plates with a handful of 1x1 cylinders to simulate the > "barrels." you only end up with 4 barrels, but it looks neat. A technic axle > would probably be closest, scale-wise. > > HTH, > > ~Mark The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II's primary gun is the General Electric GAU- 8/A 30-mm cannon. And Mark is correct, it does have 7 barrels. The A- 10 "Warthog" is also capable of carring up to 15,950 lbs. of weapons. The aircraft's FAC load consits of up two 12 LAU-68 seven-tube rocket pods, two AIM-9 Sidewinder heatseeking air-to-air missiles, and one ECM pod. :) You know the USAF is going to replace the A-10 with the more versatile F-16 Fighting Falcon? They say the A-10 is too slow, and thus vulnerable to ground- to-air fire. :( Another problem with building the A-10 is the color. Lego doesn't make the drab green pieces required for the typical A-10's camoflauge. (And if they do, the pieces in the quantity needed would be hard to come by.) ~Drew "Luke" Lawrence

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		Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
(...) They also come in light gray, dark gray, desert brown, black, and (I kid you not) I've seen one painted red. I'm guessing here, but they probably get them out of the factory in some grayish color, then paint them later... (...) Isn't this (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build)

		Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
(...) True, but many a-10 are gray. Example: (URL) facts there also. I like the rotating 2x2 pieces with 1x1 cylinders for the gatlin gun. 4 technic axels with small cap pieces might look good too. Like this (but closer) : (URL) if you're bored (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)

		Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
Because of the earlier discussion about the original aircraft, the A-10, not the Lego version. (We were discussing the USAF's policy of camoflauge.) ~Drew "Luke" Lawrence (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)

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		Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
(...) It's a 30mm with seven barrels. But I agree the technic pulley would be too large. sometimes I make gatling cannons with a 2x2 turntable, and a couple of 2x2 round plates with a handful of 1x1 cylinders to simulate the "barrels." you only end (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)

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