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Re: Beautiful ship on Brickshelf (sort of)
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Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:11:18 GMT
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Great work, William, and glad to read that you are joining the circle of
spaceheads!
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> And now the construction notes:
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> I wanted to build something using the new Jango Fett Slave 1
> cockpit piece, since it's the right width to put a proper walk-in
> cockpit inside. I started off thinking about dropships and gunships,
> and I think I'd have ended up with something like the amphibicopter
> in AI. Instead I went for something a bit bigger.
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> The tug is basically a box with a cockpit on the front and lots of
> nurnies, and there was a little inspiration from the Nostromo in
> Alien, especially in the feet, engines, and cramped interior...
Did I also notice a touch of the Space: 1999 Eagle or is this just my
interpretation?
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> I think that at some point I'll have to rework the roof - the
> two 8x6 panels are detachable, and the rear section behind the
> drive ring unplugs (technic pegs) but you can't really see enough
> of the inside like that because the hatch framework divides the
> cabin from above. To take the interior pictures I had to remove
> some of this. Originally I built it like this for strength, but
> the underframe is now strong enough that I probably don't need to.
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> I spent most of the Jubilee weekend here building and tweaking it,
> but didn't get around to taking any pictures until last weekend.
I'd love to see more of your work real soon!
Alexander
My LEGO site: http://www.zwagerman.net/lego/
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| Hi there Jon (and everyone else) This is sort of a de-lurk, although I have posted once or twice before on .loc.uk. I've been waiting for my work address to get posting confirmation, which has now arrived, but I was tempted to lurk a little longer (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.space)
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