Subject:
|
Re: X-Planes - building and inspiration
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.general, lugnet.build
|
Date:
|
Thu, 1 Apr 1999 00:12:38 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
953 times
|
| |
|
|
On Tue, 30 Mar 1999 14:45:55 GMT, Bram Lambrecht <braml@juno.com> wrote:
> Terry wrote:
> > I love aircraft, but they are a tough subject to do.
> > I tend to be overly critical of form, and lego rarely lends itself
> > well to the subject. So while I have tackled a few, I rarely like
> > my results. :-/
>
> What about your Apache and your Star Wars models?
Exceptions to the rule. :-)
The Apache somehow came out extraordinarily well. It surprised me.
And wait till you see the x-wing. Another surprise.
I would like to do some good fighter aircraft, but those damn curves keep
screwing things up.
> > The only quibble I have about your version would be to lower those 4
> > jet engine pieces so they meld into the rear wing, rather than go over
> > it - I think that might match the example a little better.
>
> I know. Those engines are another thing I added only while LDrawing. I
> built a couple proof-of-concepts IRL, but couldn't figure out a way to
> meld them into the rear wing while retaining the spring nearby that keeps
> the large ducts from
> changing position.
I see.
Springs? Hmm... that model has more to it than meets the eye. Pictures and
renderings are nice, but nothing comes close to seeing a model IRL.
We need an immersive virtual reality modeling system. We need holodecks.
-- Terry K --
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: X-Planes - building and inspiration
|
| (...) Not yet, sorry. I'll try to render some more views as soon as I have time. (...) Actually, I didn't use that piece in the model that I built IRL (which is slightly different in other ways as well.) It was just an idea that came up while I was (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
|
12 Messages in This Thread:
 
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
