B29 Superfortress (minifig scale!)

Post by **warman45** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:40 pm

in 1944 the empire of japan faced a new threat. the B29. the B29 was unlike any other warplane in the world. it had a targetting system that can only be called an "analog computer" it had 2 bombays, 11 crew. 4 remote control turrets command by the tail gunner and the CFC. it had super long range, (hitting tokyo from bases in manchuria.) and it also dropped the atomic bombs. it was the worlds first Strategic bomber, and the only one to see active service during ww2. and i made it in mifig scale!

regular shot

showing cockpit and 5 crew (sorta)

the central are near the CFC and side gunners.

the bomb bays open (LDD was giving me a hard time so the 4th door is still closed)

DEPLOYABLE LANDING GEAR!

cockpit with no roof

CFC and gunners

lonely tail gunner

rear gunners exterior

Post by **lrdofbricks** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:43 pm

good, but will it hold up in real life?

Post by **warman45** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:48 pm

it should. i think? almost all the plates overlap by at least 2 studs, and the entire exterior is made out of plates. the floor is normall and flat and each wing is supported in 2 locations. i'ld be more worried if the landing gear assembly works (ie center of gravity up front) than if the shell will fall apart. as well the parts where people stand are each individual "blocks" i believe the technique is called SNOT however i do not have a good idea of what SNOT means.

Post by **bbrunskill** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:28 pm

SNOT means Studs Not On Top.

Post by **OneEye589** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:33 pm

Using SNOT is anything besides just building straight up from a base brick-on-brick.

Post by **warman45** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:06 pm

in that case this is definitely snot. but it is also pure awsome in a can!

Post by **Sarge** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:21 pm

Whats the order price?

Post by **Strana** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:36 pm

probably somewhere around $300. its hard to tell since you would either have to peice it out on pab or rebuild it in lego's set rendering program

Post by **warman45** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:12 pm

actually i built this after new version so it's fine. it costs $392.34

Post by **Strana** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:21 pm

from now on ill had 25% to the (my) estimated cost.