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  Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon pictures on-line
 
Hi all, Well I've given my LEGO Millennium Falcon a lot of hype. While it is still not completely done. I've posted a couple of pictures on my webpage at: (URL) me know what you think. Ben Fleskes (26 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon pictures on-line
 
Ben Fleskes wrote in message ... (...) funny how seeing a better version of the Falcon makes me want to go back and improve my own, especially when you noted the following areas that you want to add on yours: Upper hatch on the left side docking (...) (26 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon pictures on-line
 
(...) Whoa! That looks absolutely awesome! -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon pictures on-line
 
Great Model Ben! Any idea at all how many pieces you've used for it? it looks easily like a few hundred grey plates! Just how wide is the body? that's probably not the right dimension I'm asking for here... tall? as to compare a minifigs height.. (...) (26 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon pictures on-line
 
At 12 lbs it must be tiring to "fly" it around. Chris (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon pictures on-line
 
Superb! Of all the Falcon models I've seen so far, this is the best. Well balanced, the proper color, and TONS of detail. I wish I had that much free time. . . and bricks! Dave (26 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon pictures on-line
 
Wow...I have a bunch of bricks and I could make more free time....I just wish I had that much talent. -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon pictures on-line
 
(...) Ben, Just saw your model of the Falcon. Absolutely awesome! As the model evolves, I look forward to being further impressed. Way to go! later, James (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon pictures on-line
 
(...) To be honest with you, I was scanning his "features" list expecting to see a listing for "model flight is powered by..." :) Stunning model, Ben...absolutely amazing. I especially like the way you turned pixelation of the forward fuselage from (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  More comments on Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon
 
Thanks Mookie for the kind words and too everyone else as well. To answer Mookie's questions: The Millennium Falcon is about 62 studs in diameter. Not counting the upper and lower quad cannon, it is 12 2/3 bricks thick. The interior rooms and (...) (26 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: More comments on Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon
 
(...) --Karim (26 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: More comments on Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon
 
Ben Fleskes wrote in message ... (...) that (...) would (...) Hmm, I just realized that this is one of the features of my Falcon model that I don't have any good pictures of! When the landing gear are retracted on my model, there are panels that (...) (26 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: More comments on Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon
 
(...) This would depend greatly on the mechanism you have built for the Landing Gear. There are several types of such mechanisms... rotating, sliding, rotating-cam, telescoping, etc. It seems that the MF really couldn't make use of rotating or (...) (26 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: More comments on Ben's LEGO Millennium Falcon
 
My landing gear rotate down into a locked position. I believe the 'real' millennium Falcon landing gear telescopes down. I could build a white fairing on the upper strut of the landing gear that would cover up most of the landing gear when it is in (...) (26 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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