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Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
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Thu, 28 Oct 1999 19:45:53 GMT
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Kevin Knoot <Kevin-Knoot@uiowa.edu> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.starwars, Kevin Knoot writes:
> > In lugnet.starwars, Eric Joslin writes:
> > > In lugnet.starwars, John VanZwieten writes:
> > >
> > > > I disagree somewhat here. One of the major things that excited everyone • about
> > > > the x-wing, snowspeeder, and y-wing was how close they came to being to • scale
> > > > w/ a minifig and with each other. The a-wing is a disappointment only • because
> > > > it's obviously too small.
> > >
> > > Umm. Having had the opportunity to study the production model for the • A-Wing
> > > on several occasions, both in person (at "The Art of Star Wars" exhibit in
> > > Yerba Buena Gardens, San Franscisco, and "Star Wars: the Magic of Myth" in • the
> > > Smithsonian) and in photographs (various ILM books), I can guarantee you • that
> > > if anything, the A-Wing is too *large*, not too small.
> > >
> > > eric
> >
> > Eric's right. If you look at any of Lucasfilm's material on ship sizes, • such
> > as the BEHIND THE MAGIC CD-ROM, or any of the books, it is very clear that • the
> > A-Wing is one of the smallest ships in the Rebel Fleet, similar in size to • the
> > snowspeeder, or, about HALF the length of the X-Wing, and a THIRD the • length
> of
> > the Y-Wing.
> >
> > Kevin
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> I'm going to amend my own message here, since I just bothered to get out the
> size comparison portion of the BTM Cd. It lists the lengths, in meters, of • the
> ships as follows: SLAVE I - 21.5, Y-Wing - 16, X-Wing - 12.5, A-Wing - 9.5.
Here are my calculations of the ideal -v- actuall dimentions of the A-Wing.
They are based on a length of 9.5 meters, 2.86 studs/meter, and the schematics
available on www.starwars.com .
Total Length
Lucas: 27 studs TLG: 22 studs
Wingspan (not including guns)
Lucas: 17 studs TLG: 12 studs
Wingspan (including guns)
Lucas: 21.3 studs TLG: 16 studs
Width of red area in middle
Lucas: 6 studs TLG: 4 studs
Length of fuselage fore of the engines
Lucas: 15.5 studs TLG: 15 studs
Length of engines
Lucas: 11.5 studs incl. thrust vector control TLG: 6.5 w/o thrust vector
control
Length of fuselage between the engines
Lucas: 7 studs TLG: 4 studs
Height of fuselage (not incl. cockpit)
Lucas: 3.55 studs TLG: 3.6 studs
Height of fuselage (incl. cockpit)
Lucas: 5.1 studs TLG: 5.6 studs
So the length should be about 30% greater--esp behind the cockpit, and the
width should be about 40% greater. The height is just fine, but with the
other dimentions makes the A-Wing look a bit too "chunky" as someone noted.
> So I was off saying the A-Wing was half the length of the X, but still, I • think
> TLG's model is fairly accurate, at least when compared to the tiny model of • the
> Slave I.
Certainly the scale of the A-Wing is much better than Slave 1, but as others
have mentioned, the fact that it's a small fighter means we hold it to the
standard TLG set with the X and Y.
With the size they made it, I have to say I'm pretty much pleased. Bricks for
the stabilizers. Looks like the cockpit is hinged for easy access. Generally
nice shape. The guns could have been attached more creatively, and I would
have liked them to take a stab at the thrust vector controls. Also an attempt
at adjustable stabilizer wings would be cool.
Like I said, I'll be getting lots of these, but I'll be making plenty of
modifications. Anyone have a good idea for getting the notch in the front?
How about for the thrust vector controls?
-John Van
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| In lug (...) Just wanted to get my 2 cents worth in as well. As far as I am concerned the sets are basically fine. Granted they are not to exact scale and such, that is what building your own version from the ground up is for. I mean if one thinks (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
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| (...) Let's compare it to mine! Weee! (...) Jeff: 25 studs (...) Jeff: 14 studs (...) Jeff: 18 studs (...) Jeff: 6 studs (back part is 4, like in the "real" one) (...) Jeff: 14 studs (...) Jeff: 11 studs incl. thrust vector control (...) Jeff: 4 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
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| John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:FKBw9C.Kxu@lugnet.com... (...) <snip a bunch of A-wing measurements> (...) I think I found a great part for the thrust vector controls: the technic element which is a ring shape (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) scale (...) the (...) of (...) I'm going to amend my own message here, since I just bothered to get out the size comparison portion of the BTM Cd. It lists the lengths, in meters, of the ships as follows: SLAVE I - 21.5, Y-Wing - 16, X-Wing - (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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