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Re: See X-Wing Fighter in Ldraw/Ldlite
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Fri, 8 Jan 1999 17:28:37 GMT
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On Fri, 8 Jan 1999 15:45:08 GMT, "John VanZwieten"
<john_vanzwieten@msn.com> wrote:

I'm most interested in seeing what seems to be a new hinge set.  I'm
guessing it must have some sort of "teeth" which let you set a position.  I
don't think current hinges would hold the top wings in X formation (or the
bottom wings in closed formation) very long.  I've been thinking of
modifying the back of the X-wing.  I made the red stripe continue around the
back, but on looking my son's x-wing, I realized the stripe doesn't go
there.  I also hope Lego has done something better for the back face, so it
isn't just flat all the way down.

And what are those pieces holding the new canopies in place?  Looks like
there are at least two different holder-bricks: a 1x1 with a top
connector for the X-wing and Y-wing, and then a 1x2 with a side
connector for the Snow Speeder.

Steve



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  Re: See X-Wing Fighter in Ldraw/Ldlite
 
(...) That is odd. It looks to me that the canopy has two clips similar to the clips on a "6019.dat Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal" piece that extend rearward. Those new pieces you mentioned look like they might have a " T " bar arrangement to (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: See X-Wing Fighter in Ldraw/Ldlite
 
Terry K wrote in message <368f4655.2584603@lu...et.com>... (...) Ldraw. (...) I'm most interested in seeing what seems to be a new hinge set. I'm guessing it must have some sort of "teeth" which let you set a position. I don't think current hinges (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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