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http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/9519.jpg
Dave!
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/9519.jpg
It's great! What do you call this little guy? Ed-209?
Any chance of a Dave! original variant?
And what the heck does Dr Teeth mean?
-- Hop-Frog
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> > http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/9519.jpg
>
> It's great! What do you call this little guy? Ed-209?
Alas, it's simply the 9519 main model straight from the instructions. I
made a small mistake and inverted the colors on the foot pieces--oops! I
had to cheat and modify the colors in POV-Ray, but it looks like LDraw 495
works fairly well. The chrome on the machine gun isn't supposed to be quite
so shiny, either, but I sort of like it as-is.
> Any chance of a Dave! original variant?
I have a few ideas in the works. I hope to write a few more of the
Blok-Bot joint parts this weekend, and after that I'll see about putting an
actual original model together. In the short term, I've used (and will be
releasing) a dumbed-down but functional version of the basic "male" part of
the click joint. The real part involves a toothed disc that I've found
difficult to render. My substitute part is badly oversimplified, but it has
the same dimensions and allows one at least to represent the joints
semi-accurately. I also need to do the linetype 5 bits of the rounded joints.
I'm confident that the folks at Ritvik had a meeting and said "there's a
guy down there in the States working on computer renderings of our
stuff--let's use a whole lot of weird curves just to mess with him."
> And what the heck does Dr Teeth mean?
My wife and I toured with The Electric Mayhem for a few years after Altamont.
Well, actually she just likes that particular Muppet, so when it came time
to pick a user name for our Internet account...
Thanks a bunch for the feedback! Being a clone-fan is sometimes a lonely
business, so we zealots need to stick together!
Dave!
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/9519.jpg
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/9528.jpg
and here's a shot of one of the tri-missile launchers:
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/launcher.jpg
Dave!
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/9528.jpg
> http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/launcher.jpg
Nice job Dave! Somehow it never occurred to me to note whether the launcher
actually functioned before now. After seeing your rendering, I assume it does.
-- Hop-Frog
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> > http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/9528.jpg
> > http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/launcher.jpg
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> Nice job Dave! Somehow it never occurred to me to note whether the launcher
> actually functioned before now. After seeing your rendering, I assume it does.
Yes indeed! The launcher has three buttons; the left and right fire the
respective missiles, but the center button triggers all three. So my
rendering is technically inaccurate, but it gives a sense of how it works.
I also cheated on the nosecones of the missiles, making them simple
spheroids rather than flat-nosed like the real thing. It's a tradeoff, but
I don't think the end product is terribly objectionable.
Thanks as always for the kind words!
Dave!
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/9519.jpg
>
> Dave!
Hi! It's neat to see that model rendered in LDraw format... which brings me to
my question: would it be possible for me to get a copy of the .dat files for
those Mega Bloks parts? Specifically, the articulated pieces that form the
joints and limbs of the Blok Bots models, but any or all such pieces would be
welcome. It's fine if they aren't entirely accurate or complete - its better
than nothing.
I've searched lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands for a place to download them, and
found http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/clone5.htm, but as you
are no doubt aware, the download link does not work. I'd really appreciate it
if you could share some of those parts files with me.
Here is a mecha-type thing I've built using legos in combination with an
articulated Blok Bots 'skeleton':
http://wind.prohosting.com/anoved/legopics/atxmt/atx.jpg. I'd love to be able
to record it in its entirety on the computer.
Thanks for your help!
Jim DeVona
anoved@mac.com
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Jim DeVona writes:
> I've searched lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands for a place to download them, and
> found http://members.bellatlantic.net/~drteeth1/clones/clone5.htm, but as you
> are no doubt aware, the download link does not work. I'd really appreciate it
> if you could share some of those parts files with me.
Aargh! The first victim! Sorry about that!
Tore Ericksson recently noted that my use of the stud2.dat primitive would
cause certain clone parts to render in POV-Ray with the LEGO logo--an
grievous oversight by me! I've been in the process of revising the parts
files with the stud2c.dat (or something similar) so that the LEGO logo
doesn't appear, but it's been slow going. I'll definitely make an effort to
update the files and post the original clone library this weekend.
Richard Marchetti has been very helpful and supportive of the ongoing
project, and with his help I'll be able to add a nice range of TYCO parts
thus far omitted from the library. No clear date for that update, alas, but
it's not too far off. In the meantime, I'll try to post the click-joint
parts this weekend as well in their own small partfile, and I'll be sure to
post the link here. I haven't yet rendered the Blok-Bot forearm/hand
pieces, nor any of the Bots' faceplates, alas. The only other catch is that
you must promise to share pics once you've put something together!
> http://wind.prohosting.com/anoved/legopics/atxmt/atx.jpg.
Hmm... I'm getting a 404 error for that link--is it valid?
Thanks for your interest!
Dave!
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> Richard Marchetti has been very helpful and supportive of the ongoing
> project, and with his help I'll be able to add a nice range of TYCO parts
> thus far omitted from the library. No clear date for that update, alas, but
> it's not too far off. In the meantime, I'll try to post the click-joint
> parts this weekend as well in their own small partfile, and I'll be sure to
> post the link here. I haven't yet rendered the Blok-Bot forearm/hand
> pieces, nor any of the Bots' faceplates, alas.
That's OK, I haven't used the hand or faceplate pieces in any of my original
creations anyway. It'll be cool to be able to work with the click-joint pieces
on the computer!
> The only other catch is that
> you must promise to share pics once you've put something together!
Certainly! I'll be putting them up at
http://wind.prohosting.com/anoved/lego.shtml
> > http://wind.prohosting.com/anoved/legopics/atxmt/atx.jpg.
>
> Hmm... I'm getting a 404 error for that link--is it valid?
Hmm, the file is there, but I'm getting errors when calling it up in a browser
too. I wonder if my el-cheapo free web service is having trouble... I think
I've been getting more traffic recently. Try the link again, but append a '?'
to the end of it, sometimes that helps force the browser to send a new query
for the file.
Thanks,
Jim
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I've posted photos of two things I've made with the Mega-Blok joints and limbs
on my web site at http://wind.prohosting.com/anoved/lego.shtml. They're listed
as "M:Tron Alien Hybrid Mecha" and "Ice Planet Stalklauncher" (not the greatest
names, but oh well).
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