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Ever since I started reading lugnet and brickshelf I have looked at the mecha
that the Japanese builders produce with what can only be described as awe and
reverence. It has been my goal to build like those guys, but after a year and a
half I realise that the effortless style they put into their models isn’t all
that easy to achieve (at least for me).
I think I’m getting closer with my latest build though.
(click for folder)
This on took FAR too long to build. It started out as a much smaller pair of
legs inspired by Chris Maddison’s latest mech, but as I built the upper section
I realised the legs were far too small. They reached their present size in about
15 incremental steps.
The joint tech is fairly straightforward, with the possible exception of the hip
joint,
which is a slightly gnawed (for friction) piece of 5 long pneumatic tubing. This
gives a nice compact joint, and the tube bends enough to give a bit of splay.
And I actually built a gun! Yoiks. What is the world coming to.
Plmkwyt.
Allister
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| In lugnet.build.mecha, Allister McLaren wrote: -snip- (...) -snip- I have been building Mecha Designs for 18 years now. That sir, is beautiful. Not only are there inovations in this design. You really made the smallness and the functions (joint (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) (snip) Well I think it's COOL. Very elegant design, with an understated, effortless application of really interesting bricks (esp. the complex slopes). The mini-fig pod is masterfully done. I'd definitely pay ten bucks for this if I saw it at (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) snip (...) Very cool! And a brand-new mini-hip design too! When I first looked at it, I thought, "why didn't he taper the waist down more", but then I saw you had a minifig pilot in that torso! Some parts are a little too thin for my taste, (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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