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Re: Iron Reich MOC: Iron Tiger
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lugnet.space
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Sun, 12 Sep 2004 12:33:39 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Chris McNamee wrote:
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Hi Chris
I would have replied to this post earlier as well, but have forgotten about
it a few times. I hope I’m not too late for you to read this!
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Never.
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It’s nice to see somebody supporting the hovertanks and it’s ok to scrap the
turret, it gets a nice low profile that way, but what I’m really missing is
the possibility to adjust the guns vertically so it can hit targets above
the level of the tank: It can’t hit anything but ground in front when parked
at a downward slope, let alone defend against airstrikes (which the guns
seem really good for).
If you look at the WW2 German Elephant tank (large
caliber without turret, probably the one that inspired you) it still has a
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possibility for slight adjustments (10-20 degrees or something like that if
you play Battlefield 1942 ;-)).
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I tried really hard to figure out a way to make them adjustable. I was
hoping no one would notice really...but nothing gets past you guys, which is
good. The guns are really heavy, and I tried everything from pins to axles
to hinges, and nothing can hold them up. They’re really big, about the
length of five to six minifigs I think. Don’t quote me on that.
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BTW what kind of ammo does it use? It seems like it could run out pretty
fast considering the small hull of the tank...
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Hmmm...yes...ammo, it would seem that the large caliber would mean large
ammo, so not so much storage room. Maybe it has a supply truck that follows
it to rearm. Maybe not. Thanks for commenting!
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It seems to be pretty easy for replies to “old” post to get lost around here...
Have you tried to balance the guns better by moving the point of balance
forward? (And maybe raising it a bit to make room for tilting) As far as I ought
to be able to move it as far ahead as just behind the barrels...?
You could also consider using clickhinges or the new technic balljoints (these
would enable some slight horizontal adjustments as well).
-NB
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| (...) There's only one place to connect things to the guns because of their construction unfortunately, though the click hinges may work. (...) I don't have any technic balljoints, though I really wish I did. (20 years ago, 12-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Never. (...) I tried really hard to figure out a way to make them adjustable. I was hoping no one would notice really...but nothing gets past you guys, which is good. The guns are really heavy, and I tried everything from pins to axles to (...) (20 years ago, 11-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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