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(URL) why a Swopwith Camel? Not complaining, but just wondered why out of all the things they could have done someone decided to make a sculpture of this. Someone came into work one day and said, "I know, I will make a Swopwith Camel". Hardly top of (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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Lawrence Wilkes wrote in message ... (...) could have (...) Swopwith (...) Depends what you're interested in. For me, having a long-standing interest in WW1 biplanes, it's perfect. I never built one out of Lego as a kid, but I did build them out of (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) ... (...) (LOL) Yes, Kev, you do make spiffy buildings -- but hopefully that won't stop TLG from making new ones (they have the advantage of being able to include new pieces with their sets ;) Hmm... I also remember trying to build planes out (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Great question, and since TLG has the resources to invent parts where there was none brfore, I would like to see...Hmmm. Gotta think here, It's kind of hard, but if I want something wierd I just build it. I don't worry about what TLG is going (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What a silly question!.. Of course I'd build a Sopwith Camel!.. :-) sorry can't resist. Anyway, having an B.Sc. in aeronautical engineering, and a great love to historical aircraft (though I really prefer WWII classics) this is quite a beauty (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I would build a B-17 but that would force Lego to make military green pieces. <drool> Before any one suggests it I already bought a Mega Bloks set for that color. [hides head in shame] It will be good for a moss covered cliff in the backround (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) snip (...) Or silver pieces - many B-17's (and B-24 Liberators plus almost all B-29 Super Fortresses) were sent out in natural aluminum towards the end of the war - saves cost, weight and time not to have to paint a big airplane olive drab. - (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmmm... silver would work good for an N-1 Nubian too. I don't care much for Queen Amadala's ship but there seems to be alot of Star Wars fans that do. Of course having another set like a B-17 might help convince TLC to make silver. -Mike (wow (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmm. Because they had never done anything remotely like it before? Because they needed a new set, and someone had built a really cool Sopwith, so they went with that? Because they needed a good excuse to sell us some brown plates? (...) Why (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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