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Re: Alien Fighter+a variation on a theme by Jon Palmer
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Date: 
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 02:32:27 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> > I've made an alien fighter:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=30189
> 
> I don't like this from this shot:
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tboy/Space/Alienfighter/alien1.jpg
> 
> --For some reason, but I like it from all the others, especially this one:
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tboy/Space/Alienfighter/alien3.jpg
> 
> It's probably that I like the back of the wings better than the front of
> them.

It looks MUCH better with a SNOT plate going along the front of the jagged
wings, but I didn't have enough brown to do it, and no other color looked
right.  :-/
> 
> I've always liked brown and green together, and unlike Kyle I like the trans
> red canopy.
> I'm eyeballing some Sopwith's on clearance, this makes me want them even
> more.

Thanks!  Believe me, get the Sopwith.  It has some great brown plates in it,
and lots of other interesting tidbits.

> 
> > And Dave's Freighter, a model that is inspired by Jon Palmer's Bison MOC
> > (that is truley one the best MOCs ever, IMO)
> > 
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=30190
> 
> Tons of great stuff on this. Thanks for the nod!

:)

> 
> What I like:
> 
> -The way the 2 canopies flow into each other up front

That was how the whole thing started.  In fact, the immediate front was
intended to be the front of a space semi truck, I had this  Jack Stone
bumper along with two pistons in front, and it looked great.  But it sort of
grew.  :)

> -All the barrels you used on it, and the palm tree sections is great.

I got a bit crazy with them.  They were a big pain lying around.

> -The angles tapering in the middle

That was hard.  I've pretty much ran out of inverted slope pieces.

> -Again I gotta say I really like the trans blue. And I don't have either of
> those parts.  Grrr.

Neither did I, 'till I went to Bricklink.  :)

> 
> Not much I don't like besides the black. The black works, but I wouldn't
> have used it.  The greebs and colors could also be a little more lumped
> together.

The black was origanally gray, but I didn't have enough tiles to finish it.
The gray looks MUCH better.

> 
> Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for all the tips!

-JHK



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"John Henry Kruer" <jhkruer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:H7uwx5.Jqo@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) some reason, but I like it from all the others, especially this one: (URL) probably that I like the back of the wings better than the front of them. (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.space)

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