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This is my rendition of an ornithopter. I built it for today's Confusion
convention. Its wingspan is about 30", it seats 4 minifigs and features jointed
wings, movable tail and a passenger cabin that's able to stay level in flight
regardless of the position of the rest of the fuslage. I've taken some "humming
bird" pose pictures to demonstrate...
http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/conventions/ornithopter
Amy
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| (...) Wow! I really like the canopy design on this. That's seriously cool! Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Wow Amy, That's a unique rendition, or at least nothing that ever appeared in my imagination. Is it based on the Dune movies (I only saw snippets of Lynches, and missed the first episode of the SF series). Thanks, George (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.space)
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| Amy, I can't comment on its accuracy--it's been 12 years since I read the original Dune books--but I love the design, particularly the cockpit glass. I look forward to seeing it in a few hours! Peter (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) jointed (...) "humming (...) Oooh, nifty windows! I like the seats inside too. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's Lego Creations (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) This is the kind of vehicle I imagined when reading Dune. I can almost hear it hum! Great work. Alexander (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.space)
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| That thing is wicked cool looking! Is it all tan or all yellow? It is hard to tell. -Mike Petrucelli (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.space)
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| I got all warm and fuzzy just reading the heading on this one - I've been re-reading Dune over the last couple of days - it's sort of like slipping on my comfiest old sweatshirt. Amy, what you've built is so totally divergent from what I imagined (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) certainly looks like what I thought an ornithopter should look like! Give your figs a nice birds eye view of Abston, too! ROSCO (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thanks, all, for your comments. This is the first vehicle I've built in 20 years, and perhaps my first ever flying vehicle. The canopy is actually the second design I tried. The first was more conventional and ... well ... it stunk :-) I have (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.space)
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| Wow, what a great idea! I love seeing people build things I would never imagine to build out of Lego. Those seats look very comfortable. And that kitty in the main picture is in for a heck of a surprise when it wakes up... ~ Tom Amy Hughes (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.space)
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| Oh man that is seriously cool is right! Hey good job, wow I always knew you were a good builder.....and one of my favorite themes too!! "Worm sign, is it Worn sign?" "Yes, you have sharp eyes!" "Two men in each of the spotters! Run! RUN!" wow I've (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.space)
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