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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
Mech Bay 04.
Moonbase Module - Mech Bay 04 - 1x3 48x48 Grey Base Plate Module.
The Zolqwith Speed Suit docks for repair. Seven levels, 50 plus studs tall, over
80 Mini-figs. Five corridor connections. 4 Cranes.
Sevice vehicles planned such as re-fueling vehicles and a Mecha Support Rig.
I had great fun and satisfaction building this two week project.
One of many to come, this Mech Bay combines key ingredients that I both
originally wanted to include in my first Mech Bay and from feedback I recieved.
No Mech Bay is complete with out a set of cranes, so I built four of them.
Check my Schleim:
All in all, I like it, I think its fun, its big, I have no more Blue Brick, and
I cant wait to connect it together with other Modules at Brick Fest!
Enjoy!
Moonbase: Mech Bay
04.
e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
Mech Bay 04.
Moonbase Module - Mech Bay 04 - 1x3 48x48 Grey Base Plate Module.
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Jeez Eric, thats just plain massive on both size and inspiration.
Ive told tall tales of wanting to do something like this as an Imperial AT-AT
construction yard. This is definitely the execution of those concepts put into
work here.
Cant wait to see it in person.
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e
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Brian P. Gefrich
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Brian P. Gefrich wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
Mech Bay 04.
Moonbase Module - Mech Bay 04 - 1x3 48x48 Grey Base Plate Module.
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Jeez Eric, thats just plain massive on both size and inspiration.
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Right on, and thank you.
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Ive told tall tales of wanting to do something like this as an Imperial
AT-AT construction yard. This is definitely the execution of those concepts
put into work here.
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Excellent, they would make fine SciBrick displays, we should talk.
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Cant wait to see it in person.
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Looking forward to it. Thank you.
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e
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Brian P. Gefrich
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e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Ive told tall tales of wanting to do something like this as an Imperial
AT-AT construction yard. This is definitely the execution of those concepts
put into work here.
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Excellent, they would make fine SciBrick displays, we should talk.
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Oddly enough, I know where you work. Feel free to give the store a ring
sometime.
Brian
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
Mech Bay 04.
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Wow, thats massive! Very nicely done. I love the shape of the first
floor/support pillars. The way they curve in and back out, and the empty space
between them is very very nice. Is there any sort of appreciable interior on
it? Like meeting rooms, storage, etc?
Adrian
http://www.brickfrenzy.com
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Adrian Drake wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
Mech Bay 04.
|
Wow, thats massive! Very nicely done. I love the shape of the first
floor/support pillars. The way they curve in and back out, and the empty
space between them is very very nice.
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wow, thanks Adrian, the pillars seemed like a good way to get 10 studs up and at
the same time provided a good footing that I could replicate in mass.
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Is there any sort of appreciable interior on it? Like meeting rooms, storage,
etc?
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Mostly long corridors with smallish rooms on the ends. There is a Control Center
behind the Mecha Gantry itself that I didnt even photograpgh - nor detail :( .
That would be the biggest room. Other than that I ended up covering up the lower
floor windows with trans 1x2s so I never got to detail thoses levels. But, I
imagined that the floors with the trans bricks over the windows, were, the
pressurized conference and tech areas. To answer your question. Or Ill chalk it
up for Mech Bay 05.
Thanks for the early response!
e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
|
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Moonbase Module - Mech Bay 04 - 1x3 48x48 Grey Base Plate Module.
The Zolqwith Speed Suit docks for repair. Seven levels, 50 plus studs tall,
over 80 Mini-figs. Five corridor connections. 4 Cranes.
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You certainly dont do things by halves, do you? This thing is Awesome, both in
its scale and in the details. Its like a hundred mocs in one, all held
together by the largest lump of blue and grey lego Ive seen in a good while.
The 4x4 turntables and empty drawers used as structural element please me in
particular for some reason.
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Sevice vehicles planned such as re-fueling vehicles and a Mecha Support Rig.
I had great fun and satisfaction building this two week project.
One of many to come, this Mech Bay combines key ingredients that I both
originally wanted to include in my first Mech Bay and from feedback I
recieved.
No Mech Bay is complete with out a set of cranes, so I built four of them.
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And why not.
Is schleim. Is good.
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All in all, I like it, I think its fun, its big, I have no more Blue Brick,
and I cant wait to connect it together with other Modules at Brick Fest!
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Anything else is gonna be dwarfed by this. :) Look forward to the photos of it
in situ at BF (damn that Pacific Ocean).
Allister
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| In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
> > Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
> > with my fourth one. I'm happy to present my latest [Moonbase]:
>
> > Moonbase Module - Mech Bay 04 - 1x3 48x48 Grey Base Plate Module.
> >
> > The Zolqwith Speed Suit docks for repair. Seven levels, 50 plus studs tall,
> > over 80 Mini-figs. Five corridor connections. 4 Cranes.
>
> You certainly don't do things by halves, do you? This thing is Awesome, both
> in it's scale and in the details. It's like a hundred mocs in one, all held
> together by the largest lump of blue and grey lego I've seen in a good while.
A hundred MOCs in one. I like that saying. It does split in to three sections.
Each of the three base plates carries a section, they can be re-combined in to
form new patterns. As many service gantry center sections can added as desired.
(blah say that 3 times fast)
> The 4x4 turntables and empty drawers used as structural element please me in
> particular for some reason.
The pleasure is mine, sir, I assure you. (this is where you start backing away)
lol!
> > Sevice vehicles planned such as re-fueling vehicles and a Mecha Support Rig.
> >
> > I had great fun and satisfaction building this two week project.
> > One of many to come, this Mech Bay combines key ingredients that I both
> > originally wanted to include in my first Mech Bay and from feedback I
> > recieved.
> >
> > No Mech Bay is complete with out a set of cranes, so I built four of them.
>
> And why not.
hee hee
> > Check my {Schleim}:
>
> Is schleim. Is good.
You know I kept making the number 40 on the other side like three times.
Is that dumb or what? Who knew upside down and backwards could be so confusing.
Next time I recommend the following:
Building Schleim? Build the left side, behind you, to the right.
Build the right side upside down and to your left, while looking in a mirror.
What's so hard about that? Don't knock it till you Schleim'd it.
> > All in all, I like it, I think its fun, its big, I have no more Blue Brick,
> > and I can't wait to connect it together with other Modules at [Brick Fest]!
>
> Anything else is gonna be dwarfed by this. :) Look forward to the photos of
> it in situ at BF (damn that Pacific Ocean).
We'll keep that in mind. Or, I could toss it over the big drink so you can see
it.
> Allister
e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LegoMaster, this is awesome!
Wow, the sheer scale of it just blows me away! The complexity and detail is
stunning!
I absolutely love how you thought out the design of this; the two tiers of
cranes, the hinged scaffolding, the ground workspace area, etc. Really, this is
one of the coolest things Ive seen from you yet, Eric.
A request though: could you take more pics of the interior?
BTW those honeycomb walls are just so good, Im seriously considering stealing
them, if I ever get around to building moonbases... Just giving you a warning.
;-)
Again, excellent work Sophie. I hope you do even more .space MOCs like this.
Mladen Pejic
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Mladen Pejic wrote:
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LegoMaster, this is awesome!
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Aww, you flatter me, calling me by my old nic-name.
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Wow, the sheer scale of it just blows me away! The complexity and detail is
stunning!
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Even with basic blue brick construction, part of the real challange is
determining the way it will all be laid out. Then making it all gel. What you
are left with is places for a million details.
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I absolutely love how you thought out the design of this; the two tiers of
cranes, the hinged scaffolding, the ground workspace area, etc. Really, this
is one of the coolest things Ive seen from you yet, Eric.
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Whats cool is that the upper level cranes can swing and slide over to lift and
lower body parts directly from the inside of the Gantry. The reach of the boom
was factored in when the footings were placed. I wanted the cranes to have a
realistic range of operability. Meaning they had to be a part of how the Mech
actually gets worked on. ie.. raising and lowering the limbs and other equipment
directly in the service area.
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A request though: could you take more pics of the interior?
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Before I take it off the photo shoot area, I will try.
Funny thing is, after awhile, I couldnt fit my hands inside the floors anymore.
So I stuggled to add as many small greebly bit in the halls as I could. So the
insides are not to detailed, but there is some stuff. Mostly I tried to add
Mini-Figs at every spot to fill in.
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BTW those honeycomb walls are just so good, Im seriously considering
stealing them, if I ever get around to building moonbases... Just giving you
a warning.
;-)
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Yo, M-dawg, the biggety Bombyest thing ever would be for you to make a new
Mobile Platform and build a Moonbase for it. I dare you. I double diggety M-dawg
dare ya. I tripple ripple quadra-ped dare you. Why I, oh.... please just make
one. I send you the Base Plate. Free.
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Again, excellent work Sophie. I hope you do even more .space MOCs like this.
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I hope so too. I always come back to the hood. You never forget your first love.
e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yowsers!
(As Inspector Gadget would exclaim). Thas one awe-inspiring creation...
The scale impressess me, but its the sheer attention to detail that really
excites... I love the classic space style, very futuristic yet, retro in a way.
I am right in assuming thats one of your smaller Mechs in the bay there? Im
sure attempting a Mech-bay in Jammalockquat scale would need more bricks than
even you own! :o)
Truly inspirational building once again Eric, I want to go buy some bricks now
and attempt a Moonbase Module myself. Im presuming Im gonna need as many
bricks and pannels I can get my hands on? Are these the base parts for large
constructions such as Moonbases and Capital Ships?
Many thanks...
Jas
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| In lugnet.space, Jas Nagra wrote:
> Yowsers!
>
> (As Inspector Gadget would exclaim). Thas one awe-inspiring creation...
> The scale impressess me, but its the sheer attention to detail that really
> excites... I love the classic space style, very futuristic yet, retro in a
> way.
Thank you, in honoring the roots of the Moonbase, using classic space colors is
a must for me.
> I am right in assuming thats one of your "smaller" Mechs in the bay
> there? I'm sure attempting a Mech-bay in "Jammalockquat" scale would need
> more bricks than even you own! :o)
I wouldn't bet on that.
;)
> Truly inspirational building once again Eric, I want to go buy some bricks
> now and attempt a Moonbase Module myself. I'm presuming I'm gonna need as
> many bricks and pannels I can get my hands on? Are these the base parts for
> large constructions such as Moonbases and Capital Ships?
"...bricks and pannels..." do you mean bricks and plates? right?
Really you only need a few slopes and a hand full of parts to make the basic
corridor connection to spec. Then the rest is up to you. So even if you don't
have alot, you can still make a corridor and make the rest of the moonbase to
fit the size of your collection. That's what is great about it.
> Many thanks...
>
> Jas
Many thanks to you for your reply. Thank you.
e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | heeheheh,
Wow.
I just might have to make a new rig to park in front of this.
Love those cranes. The look is great industrial mecha extreme. Cool....
Wish I could be there to see the moonbase.
Mark
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Mark Neumann wrote:
> heeheheh,
> Wow.
heh heh, hooo hooo haaa haaa, uhuh, ya.
> I just might have to make a new rig to park in front of this.
Oooooooooooooh Let me Guess!? Are you or did you make a New Rig!
Wowie! wowowowowowowoowowowwowow, we gotta display them together.
> Love those cranes. The look is great industrial mecha extreme. Cool....
No I wish I would have gotten some of those World City sets like you had wanted
before. Whaaaaa! Whaaaa! I should have listened.
> Wish I could be there to see the moonbase.
>
> Mark
Oh, I'll drive them to your house, I'll get right on that.
Oh Agnes! Time toooo Skidddooo.
e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
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Wow Eric, Mechs, Cranes, and Pipe wrenches! You really nailed it with this
one, I love all the details you packed into there. And the ladders worked out
great ;)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Timothy J. Caffrey wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
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Wow Eric, Mechs, Cranes, and Pipe wrenches! You really nailed it with this
one, I love all the details you packed into there. And the ladders worked out
great ;)
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Ok, I gotta break Tims Bricks here. Tim, helped me get started on this
project. He helped me get ready, he helped sort and he helped me with trying to
brainstorm the layout.
Thank you Tim!
The cool accent/egress ladder ways, comprised of 1x2 ladder elements and dark
grey Qwiditch rings, are a direct inspire from a design Tim is working on.
Thank you Tim! I always appreciate your help.
e
P.S. Well see how much you like my Moonbase when we have to transport it to
Brick Fest buddy. LOL!
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | You are out of control E. 2 Weeks?! Amazing, no matter how long (or short) a
period of time it took to build. So many details...and minis running amok...and
the scale...you could imprison a small child in that thing. Not that Im
suggesting that. Truly EPIC work, you magnificent bastid, youve outdone
yourself this time, which is no easy task. You will dominate the moonbase
ghetto at b-fest.
-Keith
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Keith Goldman wrote:
> You are out of control E. 2 Weeks?! Amazing, no matter how long (or short)
> a period of time it took to build. So many details...and minis running
> amok...and the scale...you could imprison a small child in that thing. Not
> that I'm suggesting that. Truly EPIC work, you magnificent bastid, you've
> outdone yourself this time, which is no easy task. You will dominate the
> moonbase ghetto at b-fest.
>
> -Keith
Rarrrrhhhhhh raahhahhhhrahhwwhh. ....and Ukla the MOC....
Thanks, Slpeef Goldman.
e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
Eric,
Love all the little details - the container, the ladders, all the figs at work -
and my favorite part, the Classic Space color scheme. At the very least, it
looks like it came right from a display page in the Idea Books from the 80s,
with one of your mechs dropping in from the future.
Youve shown here what your love of mecha & love of moonbase can be when
combined. The only way this will be topped is if Goldman builds a module
dedicated to drowning hookers!
Well done,
-nick
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Nick Kappatos wrote:
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Love all the little details - the container, the ladders, all the figs at
work - and my favorite part, the Classic Space color scheme. At the very
least, it looks like it came right from a display page in the Idea Books
from the 80s, with one of your mechs dropping in from the future.
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Except that Erics is waaay more detailed than anything TLC would have included.
Classic Space, while nice looking, sure was kind of basic.
Bob
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Bob Parker wrote:
> In lugnet.space, Nick Kappatos wrote:
> >
> > Love all the little details - the container, the ladders, all the figs at
> > work - and my favorite part, the Classic Space color scheme. At the very
> > least, it looks like it came right from a display page in the Idea Books
> > from the 80's, with one of your mechs dropping in from the future.
>
>
> Except that Eric's is waaay more detailed than anything TLC would have
> included. Classic Space, while nice looking, sure was kind of basic.
>
> Bob
Well Bob, we're just gonna have to get a memeber of the fairer sex to pose next
to said basic looking building style to liven it up a bit.
Yes. The girls of Moonbase.
e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Eric Sophie wrote:
>
> Well Bob, we're just gonna have to get a memeber of the fairer sex to pose
> next to said basic looking building style to liven it up a bit.
>
> Yes. The girls of Moonbase.
>
> e
Mmmm - that sounds like a good idea for a calender. But I am STILL waiting for
the Girls of BrickLink calender to be made available to the general public. Oh
wait - now that I am married, what the heck am I thinking about girls for?!?!
Bob
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Nick Kappatos wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
Eric,
Love all the little details - the container, the ladders, all the figs at
work - and my favorite part, the Classic Space color scheme. At the very
least, it looks like it came right from a display page in the Idea Books from
the 80s, with one of your mechs dropping in from the future.
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Hey Nick, good to hear from you. Thank you for the kind compliments. I am glad
you like the Mech Bay. You have a keen perception. I indeed was thinking about
the idea books from when I was a kid. Imagine if I made some of those goofy bots
from that one page and put them around the base. Like the mini-fig body and the
loud speaker/ 3way rocket nozzle on the head, to name a choice few. LOL!
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Youve shown here what your love of mecha & love of moonbase can be when
combined. The only way this will be topped is if Goldman builds a module
dedicated to drowning hookers!
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Thanks Nick, I had always wanted to give my Mecha a place to be displayed, the
Moonbase concept allows for this, but more importantly (IMHO) is that they are
built with a community standard in mind. So they can interact with others. I
like that. As for Goldman. His mom wears left socks on Tuesdays. Wait or was
that Tims? I have to go consult the Tall Guy. ;)
e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
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Wow, cool! I like the structure around the main mech bay, makes it more like a
whole facility instead of just the bay.
-Tim
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Tim Courtney wrote:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
> > Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
> > with my fourth one. I'm happy to present my latest [Moonbase]:
>
> Wow, cool! I like the structure around the main mech bay, makes it more like
> a whole facility instead of just the bay.
>
> -Tim
Wow, cool! I like how your gonna buy me two beers at Brick Fest, makes it more
like a whole lotta hops and barly, instead of just the hops.
-e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
Mech Bay 04.
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snip
Whoah! Very impressive! Id like to bring a mech in for an overhaul, but even
my biggest one would look pretty puny in that gantry (plus Im guessing your
facility is not equipped to reload gauss rifles and missile launchers :). You
nailed every concept others suggested here for improving your Little Bot Hangar.
Thanks for building and sharing! Also, thanks for not putting a landing pad and
a dropship on the roof of your moonbase, so the rest of us still have something
to shoot for...
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Kyle Vrieze wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
Mech Bay 04.
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snip
Whoah! Very impressive! Id like to bring a mech in for an overhaul, but
even my biggest one would look pretty puny in that gantry (plus Im guessing
your facility is not equipped to reload gauss rifles and missile launchers
:). You nailed every concept others suggested here for improving your Little
Bot Hangar. Thanks for building and sharing! Also, thanks for not putting a
landing pad and a dropship on the roof of your moonbase, so the rest of us
still have something to shoot for...
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Hey you need to be this high----> in order to ride this, errr, get a lube at the
Mech Bay.
Ahh, see but you can dump them dirt side, while I have to fix them!
I think a set of landing pads next to the Mech Bay for one of your Drop Ships
would be very cool.
But now that you mention it! I was gonna make a small landing pad for a little
ship I was gonna build. But it never happened. See what happens! Wait I confused
myself again, How do I Shleim?
Thank you for the kind compliments Kyle.
e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
Mech Bay 04.
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E, that is insane in the best way possible. Im loving the overall CS but
better look. Like Tim, the facility around the bay really completes the
package. The sheer size of it, as well as all the detail makes it great eye
candy. What I like the most about the whole thing is that its shown in
working mode. Makes it much more realistic/believable, if there is such a
thing. :-)
Nice job buddy. Buy map.
-Chris
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Chris Maddison wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Hey Gang, its no secret that I love the whole Moonbase Concept. So here I am
with my fourth one. Im happy to present my latest Moonbase:
Mech Bay 04.
|
E, that is insane in the best way possible. Im loving the overall CS but
better look. Like Tim, the facility around the bay really completes the
package. The sheer size of it, as well as all the detail makes it great eye
candy. What I like the most about the whole thing is that its shown in
working mode. Makes it much more realistic/believable, if there is such a
thing. :-)
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Thanks mang, tis sweet of yooos.
I wanted to make the base to bristle with activity. My last base had lots of
Mini-figs but you coulnt see them all. So with this Mech Bay, I wanted there to
be no doubt that this base was in Action, working and ripe with bay duties.
ok, you have no idea, how hard I laughed when I read that. Now. Buy map.
e
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Moonbase Module - Mech Bay 04 - 1x3 48x48 Grey Base Plate Module.
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This is amazing, e! You bring a new standard to Moonbase and Mecha, hard to
meet, but great to see. Love the detail of it and the industrial look of the
whole place. Great to see the machine itself in this context!
Love, Sylvi
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.space, Sylvia Tresto wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Sophie wrote:
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Moonbase Module - Mech Bay 04 - 1x3 48x48 Grey Base Plate Module.
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This is amazing, e! You bring a new standard to Moonbase and Mecha, hard to
meet, but great to see. Love the detail of it and the industrial look of the
whole place. Great to see the machine itself in this context!
Love, Sylvi
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Well, thank you! My construction is basic, its all about the way it is laid out.
I want to make more Mech Bays to give my Mecha a place to live and to create a
display space when they are shown in exhibits and shows.
Glad you like the machine in this set up. I hope to make more!
luv,
e
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