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Re: A Falcon in the works???
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lugnet.starwars
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Sun, 4 Apr 1999 23:37:04 GMT
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Yep, I have a falcon in the works
It's coming along very nicely. Based loosely on my first attempt back in '96,
shown at:
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/1857/falcon.htm
This second iteration features a full range of enhancements, including:
Working side ramp (pneumatic powered)
Pneumatic landing gear. The pneumatics work horizontally, and tranlate motion
veritcally through a mechanical drive and the gear can lock in the up or down
postion.
The topside gun is linked to a gunner chair such that both pivot together.
Much better realism on the structure. To achieve the rounded flying hamburger
look, the side walls are made up of white 1x2 bricks bent to the correct
radius. Some detailing on the side gives it the mechanical look.
Still have a long ways to go before showing it off, but it's coming together
nicely. It's a rather dense model, since the curved side wall neccesitate
significant stuctural improvements inside to hold the structure together.
The model is about 22" wide and 28" long.
Inside I expect to have room for some hidden compartments in the floor and the
main room where the halo/chess table thingamajig is. Not much else, since the
battery pack, for the forward lights and compressor, need to fit in there as
well. The mechansim for the landing gear takes up a good amount of space as
well.
Thanks for the inspiration from
http://www.robotcity.com/lp/Models/mfIndex.html
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/9639/swlego.html
Ben Fleskes
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| Does anybody think that a Falcon will be coming out soon? I wonder if that is how they'll introduce Han Solo and Chewie...how about a fuzzy Chewie??? Rod legobot@hotmail.com smile lots (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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