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Re: MOC: Definitive fig scale Landspeeder
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Date: 
Tue, 1 Oct 2002 14:45:52 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Josh Opotzner writes:
> Hey all.  Yesterday in between heavy dosage of Phantasy Star Online and
> looking at Imperial Star Destroyer pictures, I sat down and rehauled -of all
> things- my Landspeeder.
> 
> Yea, pretty weak, huh?  Really, I shoulda done this two years ago :)  You
> may remember me from quite a while back for my "Definitive fig scale
> X-Wing".  I have been going a little crazy trying to make "perfect"
> models...not too out of hand, but what I feel us AFOLs would have looked
> upon as perfect sets for the vehicles they represent (I can say this,
> because LEGO hasn't released a place yet, except Naboo Swamp).
> 
> So, I am not saying this is THE perfect landspeeder (or X-Wing for that
> matter, from before) but rather this is how I'd like sets to look.  It
> doesn't have sides that go only halfway up the figs leg when sitting down,
> it has actual controls/detail inside, and a windshield that actually
> protects some of the riders' head.  This solution could become commonplace
> for Landspeeder sides, as it's easy and with few parts...the important part
> you can't see in the pics, is a 1x4 brick w/side studs.
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=26132
> 
> Enjoy.  Maybe modifying your Landspeeder set will hold you off an extra 8
> minutes for that Star Destroyer.
> 
> --Josh

That's pretty cool.  I like it better than the "official" one.

Now, can you make one to UCS Star Destroyer scale?  :-)

James Wilson
Lugnet #1783



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(...) Sure.(1) (URL) yeah...it's a bit bigger than it's supposed to be, but I just got carried away with detail. --Josh (1)-Yea, I know this is an old joke, but I couldn't resist the opening. (24 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars)

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Hey all. Yesterday in between heavy dosage of Phantasy Star Online and looking at Imperial Star Destroyer pictures, I sat down and rehauled -of all things- my Landspeeder. Yea, pretty weak, huh? Really, I shoulda done this two years ago :) You may (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars)

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