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I've made some more ray-traces of variations of the car featured in the wallpaper I posted: (URL) can see them here: (URL) you can see, the doors and trunk open. The interior is fully detailed with steering wheel, instruments, gear-shifter, door (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.town)
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This is cooler than Westinghouse, Bram! It looks to me to be very reminiscient of early '60's (pre-Stingray) Corvettes. Good use of tan for the interior. -Cheese (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Last Saturday I went to the library, and saw a car in the parking lot. I don't remember what it was, but the design of the headlights and grille prompted me to build this model. I looked at some pictures of Mustangs and other (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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Bram Lambrecht <BramL@JUNO.com> wrote in message news:Fqtr8w.5xA@lugnet.com... (...) with (...) window (...) and (...) and (...) Wow. I was impressed with the modeling, then I read the rest of your post about moving and steering. I had to go back (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Thanks! (...) I tried my best :) The trunk isn't very big though, and I might have been able to fit a false engine under the hood... (...) Right here: (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message ... (...) with (...) window (...) and (...) and (...) These are great!!! I hope you do more. (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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Bram: (...) How did you find space for that in there? I think I have to have a look at that DAT file. (...) Good looking. Impressive number of details. - And I have never managed to motorise a car of that size. Most impressive. Play well, Jacob (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Thanks. I hopes so too! Do you have any style/inspiration suggestions? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Originally, I wasn't going to make the car very functional. However, I noticed that I had plenty of room under the front hood to add some steering. I also realized that the way the cars in the Ultimate LEGO Book are built, the wheels probably (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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Bram: (...) If you take it that way. - The smallest I have _attempted_ to motorise was something of about the same size as these sports cars: (2 URLs) It's true that it would take some effort to cram a battery (...) I haven't gotten as far as trying (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) I think it helps a lot if you build around the motor instead of trying to squeeze a motor inside an existing body. For my car, I first built the front bumper and lights, and then built the chassis of the car. I built the body on top of the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) One thing, though: I think I'd go the other direction with the stripe. The stripe starting high and going low lends a look to the car that the back is lower than the front (Optical illusion, since the front is the same height as the back) and (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Hmm, maybe I'll try that and see how it changes the look of the car. (...) Not something you see very often, but they certainly look hot[1] :) --Bram 1)...enough to burn your legs as you step out of the car : (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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