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Re: Star Trek Lego?
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Date: 
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:30:30 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:

I've frequently played with trying to build Federation and Klingon-style
ships, but have encountered much difficulty in capturing the ubiquitous smooth
bulbous hulls and thin struts at weird angles.  However, I'm sure it *can* be
done, and that there's an elegant solution waiting to be found.

Once, a long time ago (ie, a couple of years) I built a Klingon Bird of Prey
out of parts from a 6889 Recon Robot.  I guess it was to "microfig" scale,
although I certainly hadn't heard that term then. :D

Anyway, I thought it turned out fairly well.  I have often considered
re-creating it, but right now the pieces are all tied up in my BrikWars army,
and will probably remain so.

Has anyone found a way to do this yet?  'Cause I want to use the thin strut
design for my Shadow Battlecrab...

If someone could build one of these accurately, I'd be really impressed.

Black and brown pieces... hmm....

eric



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(...) The really nice thing about modelling Star Trek ships is that you can take something like a salt shaker, lay it on its side and stick some toothpicks in it, and it becomes a Thiralian Hegemony Light Cruiser. :-, I've frequently played with (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.space)

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