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| | | Indeed, it all looks great, except for the plates around the engine. They're quite bowed. I hope that's just a sign of hasty assembly. Even though I probably won't buy this set because it's in the new colors, it does look they did a superb job with (...) (18 years ago, 11-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Bowed plates around the engine? —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | (...) I don't believe they are bowed - it looks like the "roof" is mad of large circular sectors, which when tilted to get the conic shape produce what looks like bowing. ROSCO (18 years ago, 11-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Bowed plates around the engine? —Joe Meno
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| | | | (...) You can, but it's about 15 pounds: (URL) The superstructure is musing Technic beams and pins, so it can be held from the center and moved. The top cannon plate does have to be removed though. It's a gorgeous model. Joe (...) (18 years ago, 11-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Bowed plates around the engine? —Paul S. D'Urbano
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| | | | | (...) Hi Joe, Along with (URL) picture> I think I recognize him as the same guy who designed the Death Star II. Am I right? Did you get a chance to talk to him? I'm curious what other LEGO sets he's designed over the years? He's obviously a very (...) (18 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Bowed plates around the engine? —Joe Meno
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| | | | | | In lugnet.lego, Paul S. D'Urbano wrote: (snip) (...) Yep, that's him! His name is Jens Kronvold Frederiksen - you can find an old interview with him (URL) I got talk to him for about fifteen minutes before things started (and people found out who he (...) (18 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Bowed plates around the engine? —Joshua Delahunty
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| | | | | | (...) ... (...) ... (...) Well, you have to love this part from that interview: (...) Quite nice that it didn't actually come true! :) -- joshua (18 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Bowed plates around the engine? —Didier Enjary
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| | | | In lugnet.lego, Joe Meno wrote: It seems Joe did not find time to link more pics from his blog : (URL) Didier (18 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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