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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Kerry Raymond writes:
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> "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...
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> 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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| (...) 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 (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| "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 (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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