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Hey Rick (and anyone else doing the submarine thing), How's the submarine coming along? (Are you going to break down and use the MegaBloks screw?) The initial proofs of principle looked promising, and I'm wondering how it's going. Also: too bad (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Hs132 Jet Divebomber Resource
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Gary and all, sorry to redirect this thread a bit, but I thought I should share: (...) The glazed nose is still an issue I haven't gotten around--all of my solutions just screw with the proportions a little too much. But I have found some excellent (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: New mech: Sensei Trainer
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(...) Bravo, bravo. I think you've got the essence of something here. Barebones model. I particuarily like the "eye" What I find most intriguing about this guy is the potential. Think, not only is it a trainer but build on it a little and you have a (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Engineering Specs?
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I was talking to a co-worker, an engineer, and he asked me about engineering specs on Lego. I've looked around a little bit but haven't found anything. See he wants to build bridges and such to see what kind of load he can put on it. So anyway, does (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: M-5 "Foxtrot" Light Assualt Vehicle
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Rick Hallman <legodude725@removeaol.com> wrote in message news:GopIq5.Ltv@lugnet.com... (...) Very cool work! I'll have to go back and take a long look at everything else, but I love the originality of your designs. I've always apreciated (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | A small catapult built with set # 4806
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I got the <set:4806 Axe Cart> in a class Christmas game today. I built a little catapult. It can rotate 360 degrees, and it often functions quite nicely. Here's a picture of it: (URL) Is this a rare set? (URL) has it for $7.00!) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Evangelion construction
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(...) You can use the old Throwbot gear boxes. Two put together and then click in a technic beam on one end. My Q model uses this in the legs and hips giving it slender and strong legs. Someone suggested to me that the design would benifit an EVA (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | all my mecha
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this is my first post, and i just wanted to ask if anybody has any reliable hip joint designs for medium to large bots? (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Evangelion construction
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(...) It depends on the width of the legs and the total weight of the model. If you have thin legs (no more than 4 studs) and a light Eva, using several click hinges in parallel will do the trick. Ebay is a good sources for large numbers of click (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | M-5 "Foxtrot" Light Assualt Vehicle
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Here it is, the M-5 "Foxtrot" LAV... a member of the hardly done ARMY page on my site... (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New Alpha Team Set
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(...) Yeah, I was a bit too harsh yesterday, sorry about that. It is these other factors that I am protesting against. Many people liked Star Wars Episode I for example, but the majority of old Star Wars fans were uterly disgusted by it. In the same (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Evangelion construction
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<snip> (...) I think some of the Technic Cyberslam has purple technic pieces, and if you dig hard enough, I think there is some sand blue in the Red Planet Protector from the Life on Mars stuff. Purple and Sand Blue might work together. However, I (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: New mech: Sensei Trainer
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(...) More? Jeez, the only way I could've gotten more poseability out of this would've been if I'd put in a spine. Pretty much EVERY other joint in the human body is represented here :) I actually thought about a spine, but if I'd done that, I (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Link to pics (was: New Alpha Team Set)
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For those of you who don't want to search Brickshelf for this, here's the link: (URL) Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Evangelion construction
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(...) Which pieces are the right ones, though? I need strength and compactness in one package, so anything along those lines that isn't too rare would be useful. (...) 1) Gundams rock. I like them a lot. But anything that I do based on that would (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Evangelion construction
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(...) Well, the skull's about 6x6x4 without the jaw joint or armor plating. I'll estimate at least 8x8x6, maybe a bit larger with the chin :-) (...) Quite large, yes. Up there with Brian Cooper's designs, I suppose. (...) Wait... there *are* purple (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | My 2nd entry to the ISCC
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Hi all! Here is my 2nd entry to the ISCC: (URL) sent it 2 days ago, but it is still not there, anyway here you can see it. My first entry can be found here: (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Who needs aircraft pictures?
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I'n trying the tiger design on a few things now, but your right, the peeled paint is would be terrible hard. Gary Joel Jacobsen <jacobsen@oar.net> wrote in message news:GoLK3n.AED@lugnet.com... (...) Tiger (...) world. (...) and (...) of (...) (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Evangelion construction
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(...) Congrats! Welcome to the club! More mecha postings are always welcome. (...) No problem. I'm sure we'll see it in time. Tough design to work on, btw. I've tried it myself and can't get it to work the way I want to. (...) I feel your pain. :) (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: New Alpha Team Set
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(...) I actually like it too. Horror of horrors! :) (...) Those new arms are spiffy. I expecially like that canopy--that's a beautiful thing, really, and I'm delighted it's available in smoke. How much did that set cost? (...) I like the assortment; (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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