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Re: PP 1444 X, my P-38 contest entry
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lugnet.space
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Thu, 1 Apr 2004 07:05:05 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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I’ll take ‘clever’, ‘cool’, ‘radical’ and ‘oddball’, but I don’t know about
‘too’. In thinking of a ‘space’ version, I went to three dimensions and no
‘right way up’ so I ‘squared’ it. I could easily remove two of the wings and
connect the remaining two with the ‘tail wing’, and it would be more
P-38ish, but, you know, whatever.
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I’d advise against it. The design, as it stands, is very innovative and just
plain cool. Who cares if it isn’t P-38ish? This is maybe your best moc so
far, and, i think, your most ambitious. While i always enjoy the creative
little bots and such, more creations like this would be amazing!
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Thank you Lenny. I definitely went ambitious on this one. There are other
ambitious things in the works, and they will appear in due course. (Including
the other very different, ‘first’ version of a cross-wing P-38 design still in
progress.) The little bots and such, just keep popping into existence, (there’s
quite a backlog of them too) on the way to other designs. I don’t have much
space to build at the present time, so it’s the little things that stand a
better chance of getting finished. And, they require fewer photos...
As for removing two wings, I wasn’t serious. In the words of Phoebe Buffet when
she was asked to help someone move: “I wish I could, but I don’t want to” I hope
to take another picture tomorrow that will show off the P-38 essence of this
craft, but yeah, who cares...
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I really like the creations that have come about in response to this
contest. There’s some tough competition out there, and some truly inpiring
and inspired MOCs. Having said that, there is a distinct trend toward
atmospheric flight and less of a clear emphasis on space and zero-g travel.
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One of the reasons why I haven’t had much inspiriation for the P-38 concept
is that very reason. However, I do think a few were of the 0g persuasion
more so than atmospheric. Ryan’s Cylon comes to mind easily.
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Indeed
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But you are very right. Contests such as these aren’t meant to be won, but
to inspire people to try new things and push.
It is that spirit (that the p38 design inspired the pp1444X) that makes your
entry a valid one.
-Lenny
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Thanks again Lenny,
Peace and pushed envelopes,
Professor Whateverly
PS. As for innovative, the start of the build notes is
elsewhere in this thread
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| (...) I'd advise against it. The design, as it stands, is very innovative and just plain cool. Who cares if it isn't P-38ish? This is maybe your best moc so far, and, i think, your most ambitious. While i always enjoy the creative little bots and (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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