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Subject:	Cessna 152 MOC
Newsgroups:	lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.town
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Date:	Sun, 2 Nov 2003 23:03:26 GMT
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Hello again! Here is my second MOC, a six-wide Cessna 152 airplane built to minifig scale. A few deep links: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kevinrichey/cessna/0_cessna.jpg http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kevinrichey/cessna/2_cessna_side.jpg http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kevinrichey/cessna/cessna_flaps.jpg http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kevinrichey/cessna/cessna_cockpit.jpg Folder: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=61957 I had a few challenges with this model. Real airplanes have a heavy engine in the nose that puts the center of gravity farther forward, so the main landing gear should stick out right under the doors. I don't have any lead bricks to simulate the engine weight. :) I had to set the wheels as far back as I could and trim pieces off until the plane stopped dragging it's tail on the taxiway. I tried to make working rudder and elevators, but I couldn't make it look good and it put too much weight in the tail. The flight controls are modified steering wheels with sections cut away to look like yokes. Comments and criticisms are welcome. Enjoy the pics and fly safely! KR

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		Re: Cessna 152 MOC
(...) Kevin, This looks really good, it's a nice change to see a "boring", " common" aircraft being made, instead of another fighter/bomber. Thanks, George (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)

		Re: Cessna 152 MOC
(...) seen done in LEGO! Good work! The under carrige issue does not look that bad. Perhaps you can fit a 9v motor in the front to weigh it down and motorize the prop! Aim for the old style (1990-1996) in that case, it weighs more and has more RPM (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)

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