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Re: IP2002 contest entry C-52 Snowstorm
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Date: 
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 17:05:21 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Tom Sciortino writes:

Anyone who never took Ice Planet colors seriously would have to think twice
after running into that thing!  You have the angular Ice Planet look down
quite well and merged nicely with just a hint of Klingon Battle Cruiser. :)

Oh, and I love those nuclear missile silos! (errr, I mean tripple reactor
engines...  ;)  The attention to detail  and the funtionality like the
landing gear, the engine bay, storage locker, and that folding ladder are
all awesome!

The engine placement, the thruster placement... all very realistic.  This
model is cool on so many different levels!

           -- Tom

Wow, thanks!

This ship was actually inspired...  well, copied a bit... from the model
team formula one car (set # 5540).  I just couldn't get the idea of a
spaceship based on that set out of my head, so, naturally, I started
building.....

If you've looked at any of the other incarnations of this craft on my
brickshelf account, you'll probably see the resemblance.

Thanks, again.

Tim Romine
AFOL for life



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  Re: IP2002 contest entry C-52 Snowstorm
 
I would have never guessed, but now that you mention it, I can definitely see it. I have that set too - it's one of my fav's. The midsection definitely has the same form as the engine compartment and the front spoiler kind of suggests a formula 1 (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.space)

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"Tim Romine" <enimor7@juno.com> wrote in message news:Gy4usM.8pz@lugnet.com... (...) Anyone who never took Ice Planet colors seriously would have to think twice after running into that thing! You have the angular Ice Planet look down quite well and (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jun-02, to lugnet.space)

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