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  New Tauntaun MOC
 
I was toying around with this idea for a little while now and finally pieced together a couple tauntauns last night. I rather like it. I just had to post. (URL) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.starwars) ! 
 
  Re: New Tauntaun MOC
 
I love the tauntauns you made, but if i could offer a few suggestions... - maybe try a dinosaur horn for the tail, the it will be off the ground and be nicely tapered. - also if you use a technic brick (with holes in it) in the chest, you could pass (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: New Tauntaun MOC
 
(...) Dave! These look great ... I do like John's idea, if there is a white or grey dino-tail. Even if that doesn't work out, though, these are gorgeous. Finally, scale Tauntauns! And they look great both ways (mounted and bareback) as well. Please (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: New Tauntaun MOC
 
These look great!! The shape is amazing....just like the real critter. AOK on the colour scheme as well... Cool. -G (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: New Tauntaun MOC
 
(...) for the horns. Maybe the horn piece from some of the castle helms cut in half would work better? Anyway, I agree that Lego should make a set like this rather than pre-molded animals. I could imagine a set that was two tauntauns (made of (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: New Tauntaun MOC
 
(...) Do they make these in light grey? I thought about it, actually, but the only ones I have are in black, I think... (...) Heh, actually, the legs are already done this way :) [though I had to strengthen the technic pegs with wadded paper (shame (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: New Tauntaun MOC
 
(...) Heehee-- that was actually what finally inspired me to try making them :) I kept trying to think "what comes in brown, is the size of a minifig 'peg', and is angled?" Only thing I could think of were the pirate pistols-- which kinda look silly (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: New Tauntaun MOC
 
(...) Cool! I can almost hear them... that "donkey-whose-voice-...-cracking" moise. Jeff J (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: New Tauntaun MOC
 
(...) (2 URLs) (...) Dave, I'm so glad you posted this. I love it; its simple yet detailed enough to know exactly what it is. I even like the ingenious use of the pistols. Thanks for sharing it with us, as well as the LDRAW file in .models. I'm (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: New Tauntaun MOC
 
Dave, You got the shape of these critters right on the money...they look fantastic. In fact, they've put the urge for trying a couple out. Thanks for the inspiration! Cheers, -G (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)

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