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(...) Thanks! The Popeye-wing connection was purely by accident! The person in the canopy is the Pilot, the gunner is in the blue helmet sitting between the two co-gunners: (URL) particle shield only fully covers the ship up to the main fuel tank, (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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Thanks David! The CG does look kinda spare by today's standards, but I kinda like it. It's not overdone like a lot of CG we see now. I love the shot when the Gunstar first takes off and we see it coming towards the camera, spinning to show off its (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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Thanks Josh! I loved the movie too. Still love it, although in a slightly different way! It's VERY eighties, isn't it? Dave "Josh Wedin" <pushmi.pullyu@verizon.net> wrote in message news:HCB7F3.143J@lugnet.com... (...) Gunstar (...) replicate (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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"Tony Knaak" <tknaaker@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HCB4MF.w1u@lugnet.com... (...) create (...) angles. (...) and (...) Thank you, thank you, thank you!! The wings were one hell of a challenge, but exciting and inspiring at the same time. (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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Thanks Travis! SNOT building can indeed be very frustrating, but you just have to keep working on it until the light bulb flashes on. This project had lots of fits and starts, but you just have to be dogged and relentless! Dave "travis" (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) <> (...) <> (...) Nathan, This ship is great! Those engines are FABOLOUS! I also like the construction of the fuel tank and the sniper rifles...nice greeblies. Keep it up! ciao&salaam -Andrew (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I liked the movie--was the "first" time entire computer generated scenes were used in a movie--28 minutes of them iirc... Looks cheesy by todays standards, but back then I was pretty much blown away... YOu did a wonderful job of capturing the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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Very cool, David! This was my favorite movie when I was a kid. The Gunstar looks great. Too bad there aren't any lego windshields that could replicate the cockpit, though. Build On, Josh (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) You should rent it. It's not the best space movie, but the plot was unique and the Starfighter is one of the coolest ships in any space movie. If you can't rent it where you are, I'm sure you can pick it up used somewhere. Doing a quick search (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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I must commend you on your dedication to this project! It is easy to create a space ship from your imagination with LEGO because you usually limit yourself to the brick constraints. But with previously non-LEGO creaed ships, you really have to push (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) you managed to get all those weird angles witout any noticable "cracks" between the plates. Amazing really! A work of art! I can't see how it can be made any better! (...) this alone was worth the Spotlight! (...) /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I (...) but (...) Actually it is a moonbase module. Stay tuned. Pictures and LDraw model will be up this week! Jaco (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.space)
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i'm totally envious of your ability to round in snot... I can't seem to get things right when i got outside of 90 degrees... uber kewl... and good sized too. -tk "David Simmons" <xenobuzz@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:HCA078.2CE@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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i like the way that you've some of the parts, like the engines to make the wings look they are popeye arms. why does the rear gunner have a canopy and the others don't ? -tk "Nathan Wells" <lordofthelego@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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"Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:HCA1Hs.64A@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) IMO. Yeah, they don't look as firm as bricks, but I couldn't think of a better solution that would be as slender. The canopy IS pretty airy, it's just (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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OK, I just spent 12 hours using MLCAD to create a whole bunch of Moonbase corridors, adapters, and inter-connection modules. After moderation pics and dats will be here : (URL) Carrol's "wide" corridors are *VERY* useful. The nice part is that it's (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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Hey guys, Been working on a couple of new things in the last few days, Both of which are still in the prototype stages. One we'll call [project x] and the other is almost done, so expect pictures tomorrow. I can't really explain the first one, so (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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Hey Y'all, During four months of lurking I read some here, posted some there, but that was about it. Now, after a frenzied two-week long marathon of building, brainstorming, building, sorting, building, re-sorting and more building, I have decided (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc)
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"Hendo (John P. Henderson)" <hendo@valyance.com> wrote in message news:HC9vzu.1tG5@lugnet.com... (...) colors (...) Actually, each one of those buildings attach to the corridors by a moonbase connection opening. At any point I could remove one (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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That's really cool. I'm surprised you were able to get that much detail and articulation into something so small, and still have room to fit a minifig in it. Great work. -Andrew (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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