 | | HELP....beginner need tips and info on how to build mecha?!?! —Steffan Davies
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| | | Greetings all, For some while I have been thinking about building my own mecha, inspired so by pictures of some fantastic mechs I have seen on the Net. Now I wish to build my own, but when it comes to mecha I don't know my arse from my elbow.... : ( (...) (23 years ago, 19-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: HELP....beginner need tips and info on how to build mecha?!?! —Chuck Sommerville
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| | | | | (...) You can learn a great deal by studying the .dat files many people have been making. This gives you a _large_ library of examples of Mechas. First you need to get a .dat viewer/editor. I recommend MLcad. Your milage may vary. With this you (...) (23 years ago, 19-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | Re: HELP....beginner need tips and info on how to build mecha?!?! —Mladen Pejic
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| | | | | | Yeah, a lot of mecha builders (Jeremy S., Travis C., Ben V., Karim N., Pat J., etc.) make .DAT files for their models. Also, those who don't make .DAT files, often take good close-ups of their stuff (Brian C., Eric S., Ken T., Dave J., Chris S., (...) (23 years ago, 19-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | 10 tips to better Mecha building....WAS:HELP...beginner need tips and info on how to build mecha?!?! —Dave Johann
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| | | | | | | (...) Now tell the truth, Mladen...how many Lego Racers parts have been created virtually? None that I've noticed. Right there, that wipes out the possiblity of me CADing my models. Add in the lack of Bionicle parts, Jack Stone (ech!)...you get the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 10 tips to better Mecha building....WAS:HELP...beginner need tips and info on how to build mecha?!?! —Mladen Pejic
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| | | | | | | | | (...) stuff (...) of (...) (ech!)...you (...) be (...) Yeah, you have a good point. Still, some people don't build too many creations with "exotic" parts, so they can usually LCAD their stuff more easily. (...) I know! Sometimes I can't help myself! (...) (23 years ago, 20-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 10 tips to better Mecha building....WAS:HELP...beginner need tips and info on how to build mecha?!?! —Chris Maddison
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| | | | | | | | <snip> (...) <snip> Thanks for the nod Dave. To expand on this, try using pieces as hinges that weren't made to be used that way. The best example is the 1x4 offset plate((URL) The two outside studs are magnificent for hinging things. I've been (...) (23 years ago, 20-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: HELP....beginner need tips and info on how to build mecha?!?! —Steffan Davies
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| | | | | | Thanks for the help people!!! : ) Darth Joules (23 years ago, 21-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: HELP....beginner need tips and info on how to build mecha?!?! —Mark Neumann
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| | | | My two bits: Check out people's websites, many have tips. Also gives lots of ideas, "hey, I could do that!!!" This is where I got the first few tidbits for my first mech. My insight: draw on paper (I always like to draw things that I have vuage (...) (23 years ago, 20-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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