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Re: Future Piaggio P9000x
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 7 Aug 2001 19:34:07 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> hiya!
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> I own a classic Vespa P200e and I love it, but I have always hoped the
> familiar wasp shape design would come up again in a future vehicle, so I
> built this little MOC:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6047
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> Its probably the only "swooshable" thing I've made in years :O
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> LMKWYT!
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> cheers!
> Joel K
Joel!!
Awesome scooter, man! It seems to run in the same vein as Paul Hartzog's tan
speeder bike from months past. At least to my eyes. :)
I love the use of the 2x3 black backhoe "scoop" as the "skid plate" or
whatnot underneath. Is that a cleverly hidden click-hinge arm behind it? It
looks like it in this pic:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=60980
You've made a great use of parts all around!
Y'know.. looking at that same pic, it almost strikes me as something that
might have shown up in the background during the "chase" scenes at the
beginning(ish) of The 5th Element...
I love it! (and you've inspired me to try and think up something about this
size, now.. curse you! <G>)
Joel J
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| (...) thanks, I wasn't thinking of his speeder when I made it, but I can definately see why you'd think that. I like his vehicle a lot, so I don't mind the comparison. (...) it is a click hinge, although I wasn't really trying to hide it, it's just (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.space)
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| hiya! I own a classic Vespa P200e and I love it, but I have always hoped the familiar wasp shape design would come up again in a future vehicle, so I built this little MOC: (URL) probably the only "swooshable" thing I've made in years :O LMKWYT! (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.space)
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