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Re: Welcome to the Building Arena, IRON MECHA
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Wed, 4 Jan 2006 03:59:13 GMT
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I made a lot of progress today and came up with some interesting ideas, so here
are some spy photos:
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The ideas:
Exoforce stickers - I don’t think anyone has tried to use these on a serious
mecha model before, and they are actually quite cool, if you pick the right
ones. They do wonders for the canopy with battle scars, an ID number and an
“Eject” label. I use them in other places too. “Sharp Edges” is going to be a
classic.
Exoforce joints in disguise - I knew I couldn’t use these in the legs, but I put
them in to mock them up. Nowhere near beefy enough. The real interesting idea
was to cover them up with a hose connected in a loop with a pin. Red is the
wrong color, but if I had grey hoses, I think it would look cool. I need to
order some from Bricklink...
Hinge plate faceted chest armor - I developed this technique for another larger
model, then shrank it down. It’s a complex shape, yet it’s so easy to construct
this way.
Progress:
Upper body is done, though the cockpit needs some nice controls and a corinthian
leather seat. The gun and missile pod are done. The gun and pod elevate with a
worm gear control. The gun traverses with a rotating click hinge. The upper body
swivels on the base with a technic turntable for a sturdy connection, no gear
control though. The lower chassis has the right form factor, it just needs
joints that can support the weight. (Tip: this is why you shouldn’t build the
legs first. They are never strong enough once you pile on the body details.)
You won’t believe me, but these progress pictures are actually quite bogus. Heh,
heh. No, really. Ok, don’t believe me. :-)
K
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) Hi Brian, no matter if this is bogus or not, it looks really cool. And it makes me think about telling what I have up to now is bogus or the other thing starting with bull. You're absolutely wright with the legs problem. I started there, just (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | Re: Welcome to the Building Arena, IRON MECHA
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| In lugnet.build.mecha, Brian Cooper wrote: snipped (...) I had the same thought about the ExoForce sets looking through the newest catalog last night. I couldn't tell what was prints and what was stickers. Any chance you can give us a photo of an (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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