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Re: HES Valhalla
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
Date: 
Fri, 24 Nov 2000 01:29:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Kerry Raymond writes:

"Richard Parsons" <richard_w_parsons@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:G4Gxt2.7uo@lugnet.com...
Having said that,
MB models do not seem to need to follow the standard Lego 'blocks in the
middle, plates on top and bottom' approach - a ship doesn't actually need
baseplates...

Indeed, I rather like the way the MB ships have little wheels under them. It
adds to their playability.

Mmmm, I thought it was a nice touch.

Better than building a vehicle fixed to a base plate anyway.

Armed with my trusty stanley knife, I (heretically - don't tell anyone) trim
the baseplate to suit the model - so the model isn't so much fixed to the
baseplate, as the baseplate to the model :-)

Although, given the size of this monster, maybe there isn't room to drive it
inside the house. If you take it outside, you'll probably need bigger wheels
to cope with the greater variation in the surface.

I have never really thought about whooshing an aircraft carrier around the
room the way one might with, say, a racing car, an X-wing or a cat.  I guess
it could be done...

Richard
Still baldly going...



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  Re: HES Valhalla
 
(...) guess (...) Given the size of the behemoth-in-progress and the fact that such vessels do not "whoosh" in real life, I think the aim should be to "sail majestically" with it. To that end, avoid any fiddly bits that will easily knock off, add (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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  Re: HES Valhalla
 
"Richard Parsons" <richard_w_parsons@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G4Gxt2.7uo@lugnet.com... (...) Indeed, I rather like the way the MB ships have little wheels under them. It adds to their playability. Better than building a vehicle fixed to a (...) (24 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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