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Re: New MOC - The Galaxy Enforcer
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Mon, 9 Jul 2001 22:01:17 GMT
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In lugnet.space, William P. (Pat) Hough writes:
> Greetings, all.
>
> It has been a while since I built anything new or posted it to LUGNET. I have
> been in (somewhat) regular contact with Kyle Keppler and Tim Courtney about my
> status (still unemployed), plus I recently just survived a traffic accident.
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> Anyway, that's all water under the bridge. In preparation for the humongous
> space base I am planning, I thought I'd preface it with a quick MOC called the
> Galaxy Enforcer (after the Galaxy Explorer -- you get an A). You can view it
> at:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5335
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> Which is just about all you can do very soon because I'm going to strip this
> puppy for needed parts. Here are a few details:
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> The canopy opens a full 90 degrees. The two bottom *gif files (bottom1 and
> bottom2) show the rear landing gear retracted and raised. The front wheel
> actually turns. Yeah, yeah, I know...what does a space fighter need with
> wheels? I just think retractable landing gear is neat, that's all. For that
> matter, what does a space fighter need with a tail? Again...
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> The two main outer guns were taken from the Millenium Falcon model (LEGO
> #7190). There are also four additional guns, one pair directly beneath the
> cockpit and the other pair on either side of the fuselage behind the cockpit.
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> I built the missles using alternating gray and white 2x2 round bricks --
> alternating because I thought they would stand out more.
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> Now, I know the MOC looks like a mutated F16, but that's just the way it turned
> out.
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> ====================
> Quick Note related to the "From" line: If there is a LEGO group here in Austin,
> I have yet to discover a way to contact them. If there isn't, well...at least
> now you know a potential name. Cheers.
> ====================
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> Keep up the good building.
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> Sincerely,
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> Pat Hough
Very nice Pat! :^) I like the classic styling. The missle thingies are a
nice touch.
BTW you can call your MOCs aaannnnything your heart desires. Their your
MOCs afterall. Keep up the great work!
~Trev
Astro Lift Co.
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| (...) Trevor, the reason I stated that I did not like the names that he used was that I was going to name other space craft in my fleet after those names and that it would either appear as confusing to people or the fact that I stole the names of (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.space)
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| Greetings, all. It has been a while since I built anything new or posted it to LUGNET. I have been in (somewhat) regular contact with Kyle Keppler and Tim Courtney about my status (still unemployed), plus I recently just survived a traffic accident. (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.space)
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