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Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
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Fri, 29 Oct 1999 15:09:53 GMT
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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...
> 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
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> Jeff: 25 studs
John: 31
> >
> > Wingspan (not including guns)
> > Lucas: 17 studs TLG: 12 studs
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> Jeff: 14 studs
John: 16
> >
> > Wingspan (including guns)
> > Lucas: 21.3 studs TLG: 16 studs
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> Jeff: 18 studs
John: 19
> >
> > Width of red area in middle
> > Lucas: 6 studs TLG: 4 studs
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> Jeff: 6 studs (back part is 4, like in the "real" one) --- You are quite
right! I'll have to remember that.
John: 4 (There's only so much red in the X-Wing)
> >
> > Length of fuselage fore of the engines
> > Lucas: 15.5 studs TLG: 15 studs
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> Jeff: 14 studs
John: 19
> >
> > Length of engines
> > Lucas: 11.5 studs incl. thrust vector control TLG: 6.5 w/o thrust vector
> > control
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> Jeff: 11 studs incl. thrust vector control
John: 12 studs incl. thrust vector control
> >
> > Length of fuselage between the engines
> > Lucas: 7 studs TLG: 4 studs
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> Jeff: 4 studs
4 studs is the width b/w the engines. Your's is a perfect 7 studs long
(length from the back of the cockpit to the central thruster control jet.)
John: 7 studs
> >
> > Height of fuselage (not incl. cockpit)
> > Lucas: 3.55 studs TLG: 3.6 studs
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> Jeff: 4 studs
John: 3.2 studs
> >
> > Height of fuselage (incl. cockpit)
> > Lucas: 5.1 studs TLG: 5.6 studs
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> Jeff: 6 studs
John: 4.8 studs
I'm actually suprised at how close most of my measurements came, since I
didn't do the calculations at build time. I did end up a bit long, which
undoubtedly makes the TLG A-Wing look that much shorter to me.
>
> Not too shabby for the most part. :) Oh, and don't forget that TLG's • B-Wing
> is also too small (by ten studs).
Yeah, that thing needs a lot of work, too. Not bad as a model, but again,
they could have done better. Maybe as a "limited edition" they will :-)
> > 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).
I'm not quite happy with your notch in the front, since it extends the red
area to 7 studs at the front. If those 1x2 plates with door rail came in red,
that would work nicely. Your thrust vector control is very inventive and
works well, but I'd like something that is more like the ring on the "real"
thing.
-John Van
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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)
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