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Re: "Elefant" Hover Tank
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Sat, 30 Aug 2003 23:50:11 GMT
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Leonard-
This is really neat! I definately like the main armament, and I like how you
think “out of the box” in the design of this vehicle’s shape. Also, usually,
successful military vehicles and equipment find themselves being utilized in
a number of ways, and have a number of variants. I like the concept of the
Elefant being able to have different weapons packages. Finally, It’s been
mentioned in other posts about the glaring vulnerabilities of armored
fighting vehicles with big honking windshields, so it’s also good to see that
a good design can look cool without them.
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I especially thought about the structural weakness when I was building the
Kalashnikov. The bridge is under one big paradisa canopy, and I thought, you
know, one missile and the whole ship is rendered useless (also cause 50% of the
crew sat in the bridge).
Furthermore, I remember hearing how many fighter pilots today rely more on their
scopes than on looking out the window to find their enemy. I think that in the
future, clear canopies will be increasingly about aesthetics than military
usefulness - especially as sensors become more and more developed. Especially in
space.
Of course, the problem in lego building is the lack of “centering” that a canopy
provides. It immeadiately shows where the minifig goes, and where the front is.
One of the first comments I had showing a ‘in construction’ pics was “does a
minifig fit in? where? - where’s the front?”
But thank you for the compliments, especially about “out-of-the-box”. I really
try to think outside of the common aesthetical cliches when building.
Espeically military designs. What struck me about the Mammoth was how Mladen
totally re-thought the concept of a tank within new technological background
that suspensor-hover tech will provide, and I tried to implement that same
re-evaluation in the Elefant.
once again thanks
-lenny
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| In lugnet.space, Leonard Hoffman wrote: -snip- Hey Leonard, Sorry for not replying to the main message, but I found this one very interesting. First I'll talk about your MOCs. I really like the two hover tanks! Heh. They're very compact, sleek, and (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Leonard- This is really neat! I definately like the main armament, and I like how you think "out of the box" in the design of this vehicle's shape. Also, usually, successful military vehicles and equipment find themselves being utilized in a (...) (21 years ago, 29-Aug-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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