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Re: Y-wing fighter
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lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:47:49 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Darren Townsend writes:
> Hi,
>  I'm sorry if this has been mentioned before, but why is the Y-wing (in the
> Y/Tie set) taken from the original McQuarrie concept drawings and not from
> the actual model used for the films? The main differences between the 2 are
> that the film model has smoother lines and ,more importantly, the support
> pylons on the ion engines are at 45,135,225 and 315 degrees on the film
> model as opposed to 0,90,180 and 270 deg on the concept. Can anyone see a
> way of rotating the engines thru 45 degrees in order to achieve the correct
> look?
> Cheers
> Daz

I know what you mean.
I have made a better Y-wing (I think). Find it here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1550
Greetz,
Jay



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  Re: Y-wing fighter
 
(...) I agree, it is a much better y-wing, but your e-wing is great and as for your walkers - brilliant!. Daz (26 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Y-wing fighter
 
Hi, I'm sorry if this has been mentioned before, but why is the Y-wing (in the Y/Tie set) taken from the original McQuarrie concept drawings and not from the actual model used for the films? The main differences between the 2 are that the film model (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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