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| | | "Greetings Starfighter! You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Kodan armada!" (URL) also have a page with pictures of the project from start to the first rough version of the ship. (URL) a couple little (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.space) !!
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| | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | (...) good job of mimicking the canopy shape, end up looking a little too airy, IMO. Does it have landing gears? I tried really hard to make them on my small version, but it just didn't work out. Anything large enough to support the weight ended up (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | "Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:HCA1Hs.64A@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) IMO. Yeah, they don't look as firm as bricks, but I couldn't think of a better solution that would be as slender. The canopy IS pretty airy, it's just (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —Travis Kunce
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| | | | | i'm totally envious of your ability to round in snot... I can't seem to get things right when i got outside of 90 degrees... uber kewl... and good sized too. -tk "David Simmons" <xenobuzz@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:HCA078.2CE@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | Thanks Travis! SNOT building can indeed be very frustrating, but you just have to keep working on it until the light bulb flashes on. This project had lots of fits and starts, but you just have to be dogged and relentless! Dave "travis" (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —Tobbe Arnesson
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| | | | | (...) you managed to get all those weird angles witout any noticable "cracks" between the plates. Amazing really! A work of art! I can't see how it can be made any better! (...) this alone was worth the Spotlight! (...) /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —Jeff Findley
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| | | | | | | (...) You should rent it. It's not the best space movie, but the plot was unique and the Starfighter is one of the coolest ships in any space movie. If you can't rent it where you are, I'm sure you can pick it up used somewhere. Doing a quick search (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | Hi Tobbe, "Tobbe Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message news:HCAtGD.2os@lugnet.com... (...) how (...) between (...) Thanks so much for the very kind words! *blush* (...) that (...) Thanks again1 I thought this page would be fun for everyone (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —Tony Knaak
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| | | | | I must commend you on your dedication to this project! It is easy to create a space ship from your imagination with LEGO because you usually limit yourself to the brick constraints. But with previously non-LEGO creaed ships, you really have to push (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | "Tony Knaak" <tknaaker@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HCB4MF.w1u@lugnet.com... (...) create (...) angles. (...) and (...) Thank you, thank you, thank you!! The wings were one hell of a challenge, but exciting and inspiring at the same time. (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —Tony Knaak
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| | | | | | (...) If you own any copy of Back to the Future II, the Centari star car is in it for a good cameo if you need some good daylight pics! t (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | Hey Tony, Thanks for the tip! I always liked the second best because it was so dark. I probably won't do the car since the ship was more than enough work! I need a vacation! Where does the car show up in BTTF II? Dave "Tony Knaak" (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —Josh Wedin
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| | | | | Very cool, David! This was my favorite movie when I was a kid. The Gunstar looks great. Too bad there aren't any lego windshields that could replicate the cockpit, though. Build On, Josh (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | Thanks Josh! I loved the movie too. Still love it, although in a slightly different way! It's VERY eighties, isn't it? Dave "Josh Wedin" <pushmi.pullyu@verizon.net> wrote in message news:HCB7F3.143J@lugnet.com... (...) Gunstar (...) replicate (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Koudys
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| | | | | (...) I liked the movie--was the "first" time entire computer generated scenes were used in a movie--28 minutes of them iirc... Looks cheesy by todays standards, but back then I was pretty much blown away... YOu did a wonderful job of capturing the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | Thanks David! The CG does look kinda spare by today's standards, but I kinda like it. It's not overdone like a lot of CG we see now. I love the shot when the Gunstar first takes off and we see it coming towards the camera, spinning to show off its (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —Adrian Drake
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| | | | | (...) Seriously cool. I love the "making of" pics. That's always a great feature to show people the way stuff goes together. I'd do that more often myself, but the way that I build (in huge stretches of time, usually til 2 or 3 in the morning) (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | Hi Adrian! "Adrian Drake" <tremor@apk.net> wrote in message news:HCBLLu.8oK@lugnet.com... (...) feature to (...) but (...) on (...) I'm with ya brother! There were a few weekends there where I got less sleep than I do when I'm working! (...) It's (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —John Henry Kruer
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| | | | | Wow! I've never seen the movie in question, but this looks like a very cool model. I am impressed with the SNOT work. You have way too much gray! :) Do you have any pictures of the hinges and snot pieces you used? 'Cause its hard to find strong (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | Hey John, "John Henry Kruer" <jhk@jhkruer.com> wrote in message news:HCBpF2.LA7@lugnet.com... (...) cool (...) :) Heh, without the ISD that my Dad and Grandma sprang for for Xmas, this would never have happened! (...) its (...) Let me know what part (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —John Neal
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| | | | | (...) Dave- Wonderful MOC! TLS was and still is one of my favorite movies:-) To immortalize the gunstar in such a faithful and detailed way is terrific. Excellent job! TLC couldn't have designed it better! JOHN (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | Hi John! "John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:HCBrzz.uFs@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks so much! I love the movie too, and the ship is just the coolest and most unique design I've ever seen. I really wanted to do it justice. I'd love to see TLG (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Ba! They'd just POOPify and Juniorize! I'll take yours, thankyouverymuch:-) JOHN (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —Gil Shaw
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| | | | | This movie was one of those 'fuzzy rememberances' of the 80's for me. I remember seeing it and loving the idea of the kid that would be galactic pilot - as I'm sure many here did and still do ;) An excellent reproduction of the model...the death (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | Hi Gil, "Gil Shaw" <NIXtoradochSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HCD1GA.oA@lugnet.com... (...) Yeah, it's a fun movie, even it does taste rather strongly like cheddar when you grow up. :-) (...) I didn't really try with glass because I wanted (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —Ted Michon
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| | | | | (...) Dave- Great model, easily recognizable. By coincidence, we played the DVD for the first time in years the same night you posted your announcement. True story: Atari actually built an arcade game that looked like and played like the one in the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —David Simmons
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| | | | | | Hi Ted, "Ted Michon" <ted@michon.com> wrote in message news:HCHwGL.q7M@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks! It was fun to build. (...) night (...) *cue Twilight Zone theme (...) played (...) well (...) to (...) instead. That's a shame. In the movie, I liked (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: MOC: Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter" —Brian Tobin
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| | | | This is just too cool! A ship I had never thought of doing in LEGO, and you've rendered it amazingly well. Great attention to detail! -Brian (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.space)
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