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| (...) all (...) shown... Thanks! I was really wowed by the vehicle designs. I went into the movie without any knowledge of the ships or tech or anything. Some very cool stuff. Didn't you love that gel that the marines and Quad vehicle landed in? And (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| The landing gear of the troop transport is akin to that of the Harrier jump jet. A pair of wheels extends near the nose and at the tail along the center line. Each nacelle has a wheel at the tip that is exposed to provide balance for the craft. Toys (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I haven't seen any evidence of a nose gear. (...) It looks nice in the package, but it's made of that soft rubbery plastic that's kind of warped, so you end up with misshapen wings and such. (I bought one today) (...) Pretty darn cool. :^) (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| I said -near- the nose. Maybe it's set behind the cockpit. I've seen the movie twice so I'm reasonably sure about this. However, I could be wrong. Here's a side shot of the transport: (URL) looks like there is space for a landing strut at the front. (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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