To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.spaceOpen lugnet.space in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Space / 38451
38450  |  38452
Subject: 
Re: New MOC: RedTail air-racer
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.space
Date: 
Fri, 25 Mar 2005 19:48:27 GMT
Viewed: 
1575 times
  
In lugnet.announce.moc, brent skadan wrote:
   Had some time off this week and decided to slap this one together. It is heavily inspired by the GeeBee air-racer of the 30’s and a fish I ate the other day.

I like it! The curved front on the wing really gives it the aeroplane look.

   While the overall shape is not terribly aerodynamic, with the straight wings and all, I really wanted something that would look a future/retro -- and a straight wing is the way to go. Anyway I have as yet not been able to build a satisfactorily realistic swoop back wing. Nevertheless, I like the straight wing (un-like my wife who thinks it is chunky).

Is is. Is that bad?????

ROSCO



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: New MOC: RedTail air-racer
 
(...) Thank you! (...) According to her she felt that it contrasted with the overall shape-- I reminded her though that these are Lego blocks and they are by definition chunky. (...) Thank you for your comments! Brent (20 years ago, 26-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)

Message is in Reply To:
  New MOC: RedTail air-racer
 
Hi, Had some time off this week and decided to slap this one together. It is heavily inspired by the GeeBee air-racer of the 30's and a fish I ate the other day. While the overall shape is not terribly aerodynamic, with the straight wings and all, I (...) (20 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !! 

15 Messages in This Thread:







Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR