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Subject:	Question about the 3451 Sopwith Camel's machine guns....
Newsgroups:	lugnet.modelteam
Date:	Sat, 6 Dec 2003 07:44:03 GMT
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3451 Sopwith Camel
577 elements, 0 figures, US$50, 2001
LEGO > Sculptures

Forgive my ignorance of WW1 war machines, but how is the machine gun supposed to fire without damaging the propellor? :)

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		Re: Question about the 3451 Sopwith Camel's machine guns....
(...) I believe they used a timing chain in order to shoot between the blades of the prop. It was mechanical, yet very clever, technology. I wondered the same thing myself years ago while playing a video game, then a friend explained it to me. :) (...) (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.modelteam, FTX)

		Re: Question about the 3451 Sopwith Camel's machine guns....
(...) Here is a webpage with a bit of the history and developments to answer your question: (URL) (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.modelteam)

		Re: Question about the 3451 Sopwith Camel's machine guns....
Thanks all for your answers. If what Martin said was true and the synchronisation COULD fail, I'd be really nervous each time I'd fire one of these... (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.modelteam, FTX)

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