Brickdoctor Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Nice. The nose section is looking good. I notice the gap in the rear blocks - are you planning on putting the braking flaps there? Because the 'real' T-47 uses braking flaps that cover both of the outer two angles of the blocks: Quote
Fallenangel Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Something very important I just noticed. On your model, the laser cannon housing touches the edge of the wing. That means you're missing a very large portion of the wing. Sorry I didn't point this out earlier; I noticed how shallow the angle of the wings looked in your earlier pictures and attributed them to the misshapen wings. On the other hand, the nose section looks very good. The Technic allows for some clean edges in that area, which is nice. However, I do think the triangular bits could be a little more splayed out. Glad to see you've fixed the drooping angle too. The smaller angled bits around the cockpit also look good, though I'm not sure if the angles are right there ( the angles on the smaller bits should be the same as those of the larger portion in the rear - see picture.) I see you're a fan of large Technic trucks. Overall some very nice work. Always looking forward to further development. Quote
drakmin Posted January 27, 2011 Author Posted January 27, 2011 Now the corrected side has a bit wider wing. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 Looks good. Can't wait to see this finished, especially the guns. How do you plat on doing the braking flaps? Technic isn't exactly the thin plating that's used there. Quote
Praiter Yed Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 Looking good so far. Nice to see a better picture of your X-Wing too. Can't wait to see how this turns out. Quote
KimT Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 That's a great improvement. Can't wait to see where you'll take us on this one blogged Quote
Fallenangel Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 After the adjustment the wing profile is looking better drakmin; the angle is definitely closer. I don't want to sound too nitpicky, but I don't like the placement of the hinge you've used to represent the aft edge of the wing. It doesn't fit with the clean angles you've pulled off on the rest of the craft. Surely there must be a better way? How do you plat on doing the braking flaps? Technic isn't exactly the thin plating that's used there. I think a couple handlebar plates would do the job nicely, though I'm not sure how he will manage to attach them. On a different note, would anyone like to tell me why my member title is "Wants cake with liver and onions on top"? Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 On a different note, would anyone like to tell me why my member title is "Wants cake with liver and onions on top"? It's a reference to your quote of Draykov. Although it's exactly the opposite of what you meant by that statement. Quote
Masked Builder Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Very nice! I wish I had the expertise to build something like this. Quote
drakmin Posted January 28, 2011 Author Posted January 28, 2011 I don't like the placement of the hinge you've used to represent the aft edge of the wing. At the moment it's due to part limitation, had to save couple better fitting parts for other use. I'll try to get more parts soon. I'm still considering between more technic or "normal" legos. I'm not sure if the mix of both types would look good and I'm leaning a bit more into the 100% technic direction. Anyway here's a bit progress. Added the opening half of the cabin. Drakmin's youtube Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Nice. I'd go with the 100% Technic as well; so many people have done 'normal' T-47s already. BTW, I don't know if it's workable in Technic, but the radiator fins should slope outward towards the bottom. Quote
Fallenangel Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 That looks really nice so far, drakmin! I think that the foremost window on the side of the canopy looks a bit squashed lengthwise, but this is probably because the smaller bits that attach to the laser cannons (I'll just call them power couplings like the Essential Guide does, though I'm not sure how accurate it would be) are too far from the cannon housings in the rear (which are apparently the drive units). The distance between their innermost edges should be roughly a fifth of the length, as seen in... the reference picture I deeplinked to in one of my previous posts (the side view of the grey model). On your model it looks to be closer to a third. But you did get the struts lined up correctly - very good! BTW, I don't know if it's workable in Technic, but the radiator fins should slope outward towards the bottom. For the fins I would just attach some wing plates using SNOT, as they would be much thinner and thus look better. Quote
Masked Builder Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Lookin' good! I really like what you've got going on the cabin section there. BTW, I don't know if it's workable in Technic, but the radiator fins should slope outward towards the bottom. That's quite workable. I'd just leave the bottom of the bars unattached. Quote
drakmin Posted January 28, 2011 Author Posted January 28, 2011 Radiators are now in angle. Ran out of light gray parts for the rear of the cabin so don't mind that. I'll fix the colour later. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Looking good! Can't wait to see this finished. What have you decided as far as PF is concerned? Quote
Fallenangel Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Like I said, the cockpit panels don't quite look right since the power couplings are misplaced... Looking good! Can't wait to see this finished. What have you decided as far as PF is concerned? What's PF? Quote
prateek Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 The cockpit has turned out wonderfully! Great job. I can't wait to see this masterpiece completed! (BTW, fallenangel, I know it's not 100% accurate ) What's PF? Power Functions. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 What's PF? Power Functions. He mentioned he might try to motorize the cockpit. Personally, I think it'd be more epic if he motorized the braking flaps. Quote
Fallenangel Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 He mentioned he might try to motorize the cockpit. Personally, I think it'd be more epic if he motorized the braking flaps. Agreed. If the rear braking flaps were motorized it would be pretty awesome... I don't suppose he could motorize the harpoon as well? (So it could fire a cable at something?) Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Agreed. If the rear braking flaps were motorized it would be pretty awesome... I don't suppose he could motorize the harpoon as well? (So it could fire a cable at something?) Well firing PF guns aren't new, but I think the mechanism would be large enough to require the harpoon to fire from the radiator straight out and not from the gun. Quote
Ceroknight Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Looking fantastic, can't wait for it to be completed Quote
Masked Builder Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 You've made some great progress! And I must say that it looks lovely. He mentioned he might try to motorize the cockpit. Personally, I think it'd be more epic if he motorized the braking flaps. Agreed! I'd like that too. Quote
drakmin Posted January 31, 2011 Author Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) Some mechanics: Drakmin's Youtube Edited January 31, 2011 by drakmin Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Looks nice! But I don't see any LEGO videos in your YouTube channel... Quote
drakmin Posted January 31, 2011 Author Posted January 31, 2011 Looks nice! But I don't see any LEGO videos in your YouTube channel... That's because I've just started building Legos! I'll try to do some videos when the speeder is finished. At the moment there are other kind of"diy" videos like ghettoblasters I've built and some music I've composed ;D Quote
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