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Subject:	New MOC: One-man Scout Ornithopter from "Dune"
Newsgroups:	lugnet.space, lugnet.build
Date:	Tue, 16 Oct 2001 20:52:55 GMT
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"I must rule with eye and claw - as the hawk among lesser birds." - Duke Leto Atreides ___________________________ Hi everyone - I'm a big fan of Frank Herbert's "Dune", but I've never cared for the way that ornithopters have been shown in the movies and other illustrations. Other folks have tackled them in Lego, so I thought I'd give it a shot too. (notably Allison Mackay http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4276 and Bryan Hodges http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2440) Herbert's descriptions of 'thopters are pretty vague and somewhat confusing - sometimes buglike and sometimes birdlike. My version tends to be more birdlike. It features wings that can move, wingtips that retract (well, not really retract, but be removed :-)), seating for one, and a Holtzman generator for shields and repulsor-lift that pops out for maintenance. Pictures are at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7580 I've made a GIF animation that shows the wings flapping (about 300K): http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=76696 And just for fun, I've made some of the characters from the book to go with it (any suggestions how to make a "grossly and immensely fat" minifig for Baron Harkonnen?) http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7581 LMKWYT! Thanks - Paul

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		Re: New MOC: One-man Scout Ornithopter from "Dune"
hey, that's really cool. I never thought of a 'thopter like that. I remember the ones from the Sci-Fi miniseries, and the ones from the old movie. didn't really care for either design. I think my favorite design so far came from "Dune 2000", the (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)

		Re: New MOC: One-man Scout Ornithopter from "Dune"
In lugnet.space, Paul Hanson writes: This 'thopter rules. It looks a LOT like I've always imagined one would. Very birdlike. Now you need a Spice CrawlerFactory and a carrywing to go with it. (...) Hagrid? Those 2x2 based figs with the 2/3 finger (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)

		Re: New MOC: One-man Scout Ornithopter from "Dune"
(...) Paul, I think your 'thopters are the best of the three listed, they come pretty close to capturing the feel I got from the books. Do you remeber where did you get the felsh colored minifigs with the tubes/pipes on the face? Thanks, George (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)

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		Re: New MOC: One-man Scout Ornithopter from "Dune"
Hi, I'm a big Dune fan too. I love the ornithopter, just as I imagined it (and completely unlike the movie, which is good - I hated the movie!). The minifigs are pretty cool too, though I must point out harkonnen uniforms are blue, not red. Westwood (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)

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