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Re: New MOCs: Space Jalopy, Roadster, and Tug
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Date: 
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 18:44:38 GMT
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Thanks!  Engines have been a new focus for me- until recently I've just
slapped some 4x4 cones onto the back of whatever I'm making.  But I'm very

Yup, those look more interesting than simple 4x4 cones slapped on the back
(which unfortunately, is what I still do =p). I especially like the Space
Tug: good use of those podracer fins (aren't you glad they come in grey
now?!). The 45 degree door in the Space Jalopy is also really creative
(also, I didn't know 1x1 plates/tiles would stay on the door handles? Neat!)

Oh, and if Mladen thinks your engines are good, they're GOOD. (He definitely
knows a thing or two about detail!)

That steering wheel thing that the thruster vanes clip to has an oversized
stud- the round 1x1 that is snapped onto it has a crack around the base.

You mean the stud in the centre of the steering wheel is oversized enough to
damage any bricks you place on it? Sheesh, thanks for the heads up.

Mark W



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  Re: New MOCs: Space Jalopy, Roadster, and Tug
 
(...) Plates won't actually fit- only tiles seem to have any binding at all. And the binding is *very* fragile. If there wasn't a flat surface below to keep the tiles square, they would fall off. I tried round 1x1 plates too, thinking that I (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)

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  Re: New MOCs: Space Jalopy, Roadster, and Tug
 
Thanks! Engines have been a new focus for me- until recently I've just slapped some 4x4 cones onto the back of whatever I'm making. But I'm very consciously experimenting with them now. I even damaged a piece in the construction of the Roadster's (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)

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