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Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
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Date: 
Thu, 28 Oct 1999 20:51:41 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, John VanZwieten writes:
> 
> 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 .

Let's compare it to mine!  Weee!
> 
> Total Length
> Lucas:  27 studs  TLG:  22 studs

Jeff:  25 studs
> 
> Wingspan (not including guns)
> Lucas:  17 studs  TLG:  12 studs

Jeff:  14 studs
> 
> Wingspan (including guns)
> Lucas:  21.3 studs  TLG:  16 studs

Jeff:  18 studs
> 
> Width of red area in middle
> Lucas:  6 studs  TLG:  4 studs

Jeff:  6 studs (back part is 4, like in the "real" one)
> 
> Length of fuselage fore of the engines
> Lucas:  15.5 studs  TLG:  15 studs

Jeff:  14 studs
> 
> Length of engines
> Lucas:  11.5 studs incl. thrust vector control  TLG:  6.5 w/o thrust vector
> control

Jeff:  11 studs incl. thrust vector control
> 
> Length of fuselage between the engines
> Lucas: 7 studs  TLG:  4 studs

Jeff:  4 studs
> 
> Height of fuselage (not incl. cockpit)
> Lucas: 3.55 studs  TLG:  3.6 studs

Jeff:  4 studs
> 
> Height of fuselage (incl. cockpit)
> Lucas: 5.1 studs  TLG:  5.6 studs

Jeff:  6 studs

Not too shabby for the most part.  :)  Oh, and don't forget that TLG's B-Wing
is also too small (by ten studs).

> 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?

Check mine out at LDraw.org's Model of the Month Contest, or download the .dat
here: < http://www.lugnet.com/cad/dat/models/?n=12 >.  I've done both of these
things (thrust vector controls can't turn tho).

Jeff
"Ni!"



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
 
(...) schematics (...) Is the difference between TLG and Lucas Lucas' desired measurments and TLG's actual ones?? (...) Your A-Wing just rocks :) (...) "ekki ekki ekki ekki f'tang b-bmblwow...ni.." (I think I got *it* right) -Tim (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
 
While we're at it, let's check my A-Wing build from the X-wing set: Jeff Stembel <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote in message news:FKBzA5.493@lugnet.com... (...) schematics (...) John: 31 (...) John: 16 (...) John: 19 (...) right! I'll have to remember (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
 
Kevin Knoot <Kevin-Knoot@uiowa.edu> wrote in message news:FK9p1n.BDp@lugnet.com... (...) A-Wing (...) that (...) such (...) the (...) the (...) length (...) the (...) Here are my calculations of the ideal -v- actuall dimentions of the A-Wing. They (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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