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Friends, Welcome to my building arena!
Firstly I would like to thank ALL of those that have decided to join the first
IRON MECHA. 42 participants have notified me of their intentions to play IRON
MECHA as of Dec 31, 2005. It is my hope that this be an enjoyable, exciting,
and challenging experience for us all. Let’s meet the challengers: (note, if I
missed your notice to participate, please remind me immediately. I’ve done my
best to catch all the requests, but if I missed any I sincerely apologize. Just
begin the build and remind me.)
- Adrian Drake
- Allister McLaren
- Andrew Saada
- Brian Cooper
- Brian Pilati
- Bryce McGlone
- Christopher Snead
- Colin Robert Gutierrez
- Craig-Alan Smith
- Daniel Rubin
- Danny Staple
- Dave Johann
- Derek Schin
- Eric Sophie
- Fradel D. Gonzales
- Howard C. Willis, Jr.
- James Howse
- Jeff Ranjo
- John Neal
- Jude Beaudin
- Justin Ramsden
- Ka-On Lee
- Keith Goldman
- Kyle Vrieze
- Leigh Holcombe
- Ley Ward
- Marco Tagliaferri
- Mark Chan
- Mark Stafford
- Matthew Evans
- Michael Dallaston
- Nathan Proudlove
- Nathan Wells
- Paul Cook
- Peter Blencowe
- Peter Reid
- Russell Clark
- Smaarth Moray “Legoswami”
- Timothy Gould
- Tony Alexander
- Tony Hafner
- Tuomas “TheQ” Kukkamaa
It is the intent of IRON MECHA to be a contest of ingenuity, artistry, and
skill. The image that I will provide shortly is meant as a guide. It is to
inspire you to build a mecha. I encourage you to push yourself and build a
mecha that speaks to you.
As with the TV program of a similar name, “IRON CHEF” the cook off is seen by
all. That is simply not possible in this arena. BUT I ask that you please
provide links to your progress, as you are able. It allows people to see how a
mecha is made, allows for some banter amongst the contestants and audience,
helps our judges understand your build a little more throughly, and adds to the
flavor of the contest. There will be no demerits if you do not show progress
pics. And it might just help you push yourself to try things you may otherwise
never think of or try building something you never knew how to build. An
alternative measure is to post false pics of your build and make for a dramatic
reveal at the end. (I after all will not be checking)
Along these lines, I am hoping that this thread can become a venue for asking
questions. If you are trying to achive a joint or other ‘mecha tech’ and can’t
seem to figure it out, ASK! You might just get the push to tackle a tricky
build technique.
Now, I thank you for your attention and I give you what I’m sure you’ve been
waiting for with abated breath. I present to you, my IRON MECHA builders... a
Quadruped!
You will note a few things: the image is a kind of rough artwork. This is
deliberate. Part of the challenge is to see what you will do with the image.
Will you replicate it as accurately as possible? Or use it as a rough base to
build off of? What will you, the IRON MECHA builder put into the void not
shown? We eagerly wait to see what you do.
Let the building begin!
Your IRON MECHA host
Mark Neumann
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| (...) Happy New Year, to all of the builders, and especially our host! What a way to start a year! Fantastic! (...) I'll post pics of all attempts. And I'm hoping to see a lot of progress pics. (...) My main motive to take part was to learn from the (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) brickshelf folder (after moderation): <-- (URL) --> So far: playing with leg ideas. I don't like either of them particularly, but I'll probably stick with the larger of the two as far as scale goes. Ignore the colours, they are quite random. (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| I made a lot of progress today and came up with some interesting ideas, so here are some spy photos: (URL) deep link 1> (URL) deep link 2> (URL) deep link 3> (URL) deep link 4> (URL) deep link 5> The ideas: Exoforce stickers - I don't think anyone (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| Well here's my first prototype: (URL) Even though the inspiration image is only white because it's a sketch on a white background, it kind of put me in mind of a gleaming white mecha so I've utilised all my new Exo-Force parts. I imagine it as a (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| Well, once again, it looks like I am the slowest and of course, it will look like I copied Paul Cook's idea but ... I didn't Here's the start to my legs and hips (URL) It is ironic after reading Mark's treatises (all in good humor) about how much we (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) <snip> So I've been doing a little building this week, and have come up with a few ideas. I figured quite a few people would be using those exoforce/knight's kingdom joints, and I wanted to do something a little more challenging: (2 URLs) I've (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| My first attempt at a 'sketch' of sorts (experimenting with form & function only, not color): (3 URLs) Not sure yet if I'm overdoing the hip and underdoing the leg joints - this is only my second mech. But it's been fun playing with the idea in (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| Here we go, I put off posting progress pics for a while because, well, I wasn't making much progress, or to be more precise, I wasn't happy with the progress that I was making. I have two partially completed mechs waiting for scrap and finally this (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | Hafhead's Iron Mecha Progress
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| Here's my first attempt: Main shot: (URL) And I've got a (URL) rear view>. Iron Mecha reference image: (URL) Please be blunt with feedback- I don't have much experience building mecha and would welcome anything (whether I use it or not). (2 URLs) (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) -snip- (...) -snip- (...) Ahhh, Mark Neumi-san....(go)... Contestant Sophie has some progress pictures. He says the main theme ingredient will be sure to please the pallet. (URL) Foot with Tred suspension>> (2 URLs) Ahh Mark (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | WIP update
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| Hello comrades. Here's a WIP of my Iron Mech, the HUA-5c Rock Lobster aka Thundersnatch. It is a heavy assualt hover mech. It was affectionally nicknamed by its operators and ground pounders for the nasty kick the enemy recieves. It may go through (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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