Progress report on my Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor Air Dominance Fighter.
About this creation
Hey everybody! Here's some newer pics of the Raptor, this time with landing gear and much better weapon bays. Thanks all you whose critisisms made this possible!
Okay, so what've we got here, first up, a side shot!
As you can see, there's not much to say...Oh! Except that now, it's standing on it's very...own...landing gear! It's not extremely accurate gear, but it's as close as I can figure out so far. I'm still on the case.
The top. Like Will Barnard pointed out in his review of the previous version (which I encourage you to check out, in the WIP folder, just to see how far this has gotten) the intakes were far too rounded, which I fixed on this version. A lot of the red's gone now too, though it still needs thinning. If I can find enough gray.
Bottom, gear up, bays closed...
...and gear down, bays open. The Raptor is currently carrying an Air-toAir load of six AIM-120 AMRAAMs (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles) and twin AIM-9 Sidewinders in the...um...side bays. They aren't there yet. The missiles are mounted on a rail that swings out of the bay to distance the missile from the aircraft, but as of yet it doesn't fit inside the doors that it's supposed to. I think I got it figured out, I just meed the right pieces and will probably have to Bricklink them. The door for the nose gear is way too big and bulky, but from a highly detailed analysis of the nose gear of Ralph Savelsburg's A-4 Skyhawk I think I might have a better way figured out...
This was just a cool shot I got of it flying formation with it's shadow. Never mind that strange arm extending off the back...
Oh! For those of you asking, yes it does get this sunny in AK.
On the ground, the sun glinting off the polycarbonate windscreen...Just a cool pic.
That's all, thanks for coming, please review and pick each and every inaccuracy to itty-bitty pieces so I can fix it right! ;-)
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November 2, 2011 |
Ha, even tho u didnt have the right colors, you did a pretty accurate job, nice :D |
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September 10, 2011 |
This is almost perfect, just the landing gear, but very nice shape design! |
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September 8, 2011 |
Great job on the shaping! It seems really accurate! I love those air intakes! |
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September 8, 2011 |
Awesome F-22!! I think the shape is fantastic!! the landing gear and bomb doors are great too!! Could you check out my f-22!! =)
Thanks!! 5/5! |
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July 16, 2011 |
awesome plane but the tips of the wings have to be horizontal to the body and fix the the colour skeme since you said every complaint
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July 16, 2011 |
awesome plane but the tips of the wings have to be horizontal to the body and fix the the colour skeme since you said every complaint
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June 26, 2011 |
Great Raptor!! I love the shape! How do did you get
the angle of the wings?? I noticed it is not a normal angle?
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June 26, 2011 |
Great Raptor!! I love the shape! How do did you get
the angle of the wings?? I noticed it is not a normal angle?
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January 2, 2011 |
Looking good. Keep it up! |
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July 16, 2010 |
Wow... Man, this is like, like, I'll tell you what it's like, man, it's like, like, it's a work of art, man, y'gotta respect that, man...
Sorry. But it's still a great piece. However, the canopy should be more of a bubble canopy. But, your landing gear is perfect! Check out this reference photo and see what I mean:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RaptorTaxiingAndrewsAFB.jpg
and this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lockheed_Martin_F-22A_Raptor_JSOH.jpg
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Nice, you have gone a long way from the original. Few tips though: 1.Try making the nose a bit longer 2. Can you give us a shot of the engines 3. KEEP BUILDING!! Everything gets better as you go, i've been working on my own experimental fighter (check out the page) for 8 months and add new stuff each day! Great job. |
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December 18, 2009 |
Tail section is a bit low when on landing gear. Otherwise good. Check out my F-35A. |
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John Thomas October 19, 2009 |
Awsome job, just make the wings a tiny miney bit shorter, other than that great job!
BTW, make it transform.lol
"I AM STARSCREAM" "NO. YOU ARE LEGO"
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September 1, 2009 |
Nice Job, but the F14 is much more beautiful than the f22^^. |
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June 28, 2009 |
Quoting johnathan kim
hey nice f-22 can i ask u one question were did u get the black rockets i only find gray ones these days (the top and bottom of the missile on the wing)
Let me introduce you to Bricklink, my friend!
http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?colorID=11&itemID=1283 |
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hey nice f-22 can i ask u one question were did u get the black rockets i only find gray ones these days (the top and bottom of the missile on the wing) |
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April 18, 2009 |
Quoting Khashayar Nouroozi
Hi Michael, I was just seeing if you are going to rate the planes in "The Supersonic Aircraft Contest".
My bad...been busy lately and haven't checked my groups... I'll come check them out. Any specifics as to how the judging system works? |
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April 7, 2009 |
WOW ... your F-22 looks AMAZING ... great job ! |
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December 31, 2008 |
COOL, again, and i didnt make my dragunov for minfig, its about 1 1/2 minifigs tall, and i wouldnt care if you used my design, as long as you give me credit |
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December 11, 2008 |
i LOVE the raptor, it is my favorite fighter, and the wings are a little big, and why does it have red on it? is it for effect? |
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October 4, 2008 |
Hey, for those of you asking about instructions, I don't do them, but I may (sometime) be putting together some 'Inspiration Packets' on Brickshelf, just folders of lots and lots of up-close partially disassembled photos. Sorry, but that's the closest you're gonna get as far as instructions! |
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August 22, 2008 |
Nice Jet, hope you don't mind that I used some of your design in my upcoming F/A-22A Raptor. (Jet Completed) |
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August 5, 2008 |
I love this plane! It is my favorite plane of all time. The ownly plane I know of that can nearly evan come close to the F-22 is the Su-47 Flanker. |
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August 2, 2008 |
holy crud! its amazing. |
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July 15, 2008 |
Awsome F-22. If the lego was outside of the pic with the shadow i would have mistaked the shadow as coming from the real thing. Looks really cool from the top and bottom, but it looks too long from the side. The F-22 Raptor is with out doubt the best air-to-air fighter in the world. |
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July 12, 2008 |
some studdlessness would look nice on this fighter, and you could perhaps make the roundish part behind the cockpit thinner, but it is definitely a good start! |
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June 6, 2008 |
Very cool. The red bugs me, but I will get over it because the rest is awesome! Great job. The Raptor is my favorite plane, and I think you got it right in almost every detail. Keep up the great work. |
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April 20, 2008 |
I don't know what to say but... SICK!!!! This is the sickest F-22 Raptor I've seen yet! |
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April 16, 2008 |
SWEET!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE F 22's!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!So is this lego model of one!!NICE WORK!!!!!! |
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March 25, 2008 |
This moc is really very good. You have paid great attention to detail. Also, you have greatly improved it from its last design. |
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March 22, 2008 |
Allright, here's my opinion (for what little it's worth)... I've always been more about the "expression" of the build rather than the accuracy. Some home schooled twelve year olds get hung up on details to the smallest stud but where's the fun in that? Have fun with the bricks, don't get hung up on them! I also have a pathological inability to not mention one of my mocs so check out my "Lamentation of Vader" to see what I mean about "expression". For the record, the Raptor is AWESOME! Later ~ Chris. |
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December 30, 2007 |
take a look on ralphs f-14 for a better front wheel idea and the red could be your team color |
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December 3, 2007 |
Very good, best LEGO F-22 out there. I love the air intakes and the bomb bay. And dude...theres no such thing as an F-32 Raptor...at all. It would look even better if you replaced the red with blue. |
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October 31, 2007 |
Your creations utterly exceed mine. I just wanted to thank you for visiting my site and sending me a whole list of reviews. Reviews keep me pumped up, so thanks! As I was saying, your MOCs are excellent. |
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October 5, 2007 |
Very nice Raptor! I think you've got its profile just right, love the "shadow picture". |
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September 28, 2007 |
As I think I said before the underside of the nose and cockpit is not the right angle, the weapon bay needs to move forward and the wings are fantastic! I auctually might be building a raptor as I just ordered a load of grey Lego (sorry to tease you...). Anyway this is looking great. Alex. |
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September 26, 2007 |
....Speechless..Nice raptor... |
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September 13, 2007 |
WOW......im speechless this is awsome.**David |
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August 4, 2007 |
awsome i knocked one up in a hour but it is no way near as cool
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August 3, 2007 |
That´s it you have an excellent replica of f-22 Raptor |
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August 3, 2007 |
Make a more solid color scheme, without those red details. I would love to see a gray / dark gray camo F-22. |
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August 3, 2007 |
very good replica, the red markings aren't exactly realistic, but I think they go well in contrast with the gray. |
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August 3, 2007 |
Personally, I think the landing gear in the front is too long compared to the back, if anything it should be the oter way aroud but prefferably even. As for your color problem, I don't think a little white would hurt at all. But other than that, I can't wait for the full version! And could you review my mini space fighters? |
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August 2, 2007 |
You need to fix the nozzles and lengthen the area between the intakes and the wings. Two more things bother me... #1 The fact that its yours, not mine. #2 It beats the living daylights outta my A-10. If you could change these... by which I mean give it to me... I'd love it!
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August 2, 2007 |
this is very accurate regarding the shape from the top down view but the fuselage should be sticking out more from the level of the wings, in other words, its too flat on top. but i think if you fixed that it would look great because everthing else is cool. |
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August 2, 2007 |
That's a very good F/A-22 Raptor |
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