Daimler Benz Project C Flying Aircraft Carrier, por João Eínon

João Eínon é um Afol português conhecido pelas suas construções de carácter militar. O seu mais recente trabalho é este Daimler Benz Project C Flying Aircraft Carrier, que tem mais de 1,20m (asas) e que demorou sensivelmente quatro meses a ser concluído. Como curiosidade, foram necessárias cerca de 850 tiles 1 x 4 (em green e dark green) para a sua conclusão.

Podem ver mais fotos deste e de outros mocs do autor na sua galeria do Flickr aqui e um video sobre o moc aqui.

Fica aqui uma breve descrição do autor, sobre o modelo original e sobre o moc:

"Above is my latest LEGO Plane, the Daimler Benz Project C Flying Aircraft Carrier.

At the end of the Second World War, Daimler Benz proposed to the Luftwaffe a series of planes that could carry parasite bombers or flying guided bombs. At the time, jet engines were highly unreliable so a clever alternative was to develop a propeller driven plane that could carry smaller flying manned bombs to the target and then hit it with high accuracy.

For example, these planes could be used to attack New York, Allied Convoys on the Atlantic Ocean or even the Soviet factories beyond the Ural Mountains."

"It took me more than 4 months to build this plane, sometimes I had to stop and wait for new parts and I almost gave up half way. But it´s finally here.

The MOC features:
Wingspan: 1,2m (4ft)!
Features:
- 1 LEGO motor that powers six propellers;
- 9 defensive gun turrets!
- movable flaps, elevators, rudders;

- capacity to carry five manned flying bombs/fighters under the wings!

And a few statics:
500 1 x 4 dark green tiles used;
350 1 x 4 green tiles used;"