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Great looking model. As a semi helicopter buff myself it is great to see some models. I especially like the pictures you have with the armament spread in front. (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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I'm glad you like it. As for the SNOT design, esp. around the arm, I didn't plan it like that. It just happened. Version 2 will change some of that. I'm trying not to make drastic design changes. Travis Dickinson (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I would like to thank everyone for their compliments and suggestions. I am in the process of implementing those suggestions with a few changes of my own. Version 2 will be up later this week. Version 1 will remain b/c I still like it. Travis (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks. There are few gaps, but you have to look for them. Travis Dickinson (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks. Actually, this color scheme is possible. The only problem is that to get most of the sand green parts, you need the Statue of Liberty sculpture ($200 - ouch). I'm sure the other common colors would look good in place of the sand green. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Depending on size, I try to get decent elbow and knee movement; good hip and ankle movement for a leg forward stance or legs apart stance; and arm rotation along each axis. I will sacrifice some movement for stability. The kneeling stance was a pain (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks. Nice to see you like the joints :) Travis Dickinson (...) (cut) (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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This is the first mecha I've gotten to kneel. Of course, my previous mecha weren't built with kneeling in mind. I don't know what to call that melee weapon, but it's my first success at that type. As for the hands, I used that design b/c it works, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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G-Meist Thanks bro! Whatcha work'n on? (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) The pilots fate, an what the Cyber saviors found some 275 years later. (URL) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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wow! And he's at it again! yeesh! This is one awesome mecha! I agree with what Brian said, it is definitely not from this planet, and looks like it could be a sort of planetary explorer type mecha. Way cool. There are neat signs of the LBB in there (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey neat, I like this one, loks like it has good poseability and is really nicely detailed. I love the backpack as well. The sword using katana's is a nice touch as well. :^) May I suggest not using so many upside down plates and such? It seems to (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Wow! so incredibly detailed! And realistic too. I love all of the exterior details, andit looks like it has good functionality to it as well. Very cool, and definitely looks like it could be used in a modern military sense as well, great work! keep (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Hey thanks for the reply Mark! (...) thanks, unfortunately, the landing gear do not support the entire heli, when I was building them, it supported what I had so far easily, but the moment I added the back, it all went down hill from there, and it (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I must say, I wish I could have that much fun when I get sick...I usually just want to sleep for about twenty hours straight! Anyway, the mech - I really like what I've been seeing from you lately. This mech is small elegant, and quite (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Cool! I like your landing struts, great use of the droid arms. I'll be honest, It's kinda hard to see the pics, blurry, but from what I can see it looks good. keep it up Mark (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Sure thing, rides are $5, and you got to sign this form... (...) Inadvertanly made three variants by saying, "nope, this ain't the one." Really though I could make even more variants. One I thought of was a big flatbed with chains and a crane (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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(...) You should! Imagine a legged support vehicle. You gotta do it. (...) Thanks! Mark Neumann (URL) of the Snow Leopard Clan (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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(...) You know, now that you mention it, I think I remember something about that. But I got to say, any similarity is purely coiencidental. First I wanted something sorta large, then I thought an eight wheel steering would be cool, and added a big (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Hello! Well I've had this done for a few days, thought I'd post it. ;-) This is the new Russian attack helicopter. To replace the aging Hind. (URL) on the hokum can be found here: (URL) know what you think! -Geordan- (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build)
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I've been having too much fun lately. Maybe being sick wasn't so bad after all... Got to do what I can to get better don't cha know. (URL) Neumann (URL) of the Snow Leopard Clan (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks! :) I was thinking bug/ninja/"thing" for a theme. A hand-to-hand weapon? Isn't its fist one? I suppose I could try making one for it... That was going to come next. There would be different colors depending on what Queen they belonged (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Cool! You managed to use two rather difficult pieces together to make a really cool looking torso. The canopy with the "18" is perfect. The mech's got birthing hips but it balaces out nicely with the upper body. Making kind of a figure eight shape. (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Not bad, not bad. I like the hatches. The head piece especially. Everything looks like it would seal up nicely too. legs and feet are pretty darn cool as well. What I think needs work, is the shoulders. A little too square for my tastes. You know? (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Don't know what to say except that you've done a really good looking mecha. My first impression was, "cool! Ninja." I think the only suggestion I can add is do a hth weapon. Like a sword. Also, what might be interesting is seeing variations of color (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Okay here's number two. It's a medium-sized rocket Mech for an upcoming BrikWars game. It has two banks of 4 MkII missiles and two sets of 2 MkII lasers. With extra armor (if I've done the math right) bears it out at 180CP (sans the pilot). Anyway, (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Someone else said it, and I'll echo it. This is going to be a very good year for mecha. I like the big grey guy. Big, beefy looking, hung 8'0 Great job. All I can say is keep building, and see what works for you. Mark Neumann (URL) of the Snow (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: need help w/ name (minifig legs from set #4817)
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How about "Leather Leggings" or "Studded Leather Legs" "Franklin W. Cain" <fwcain@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gr319r.KBA@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.castle)
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I know. Got to figure out some kind of small feet/hands. Once I do, look for another dragon mecha. Thanks for the feedback Mark Neumann (URL) of the Snow Leopard Clan (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Glad you like my mechs. Yes, the gray one was influenced by the Zaku, but actually was originally a copy of a Heavy Gear mech I saw; it sort of evolved into what you see now as the result of a couple of overhauls. The Blitzkrieg was actually the (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks Eric! Perhaps the reason you see many different techniques from different builders in my MOCs is because I SHAMELESSLY RIPPED THEM OFF BECAUSE I HAVE NO GOOD IDEAS OF MY OWN!!!!!!! (not really). Seriously though, I'm glad you like my models, (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) You're welcome, Stuart! (...) Wow, I really don't know. Thanks for all the compliments! (...) Well, it certainly isn't obvious from the pics, but I made the wings swing back instead of into the mech on purpose to counterbalance the heavy (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(URL) these pieces on a racer in the catalog and my brain screamed "chair!!!!", so i went right out and bought the set. as always, LMKWYT -paul (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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I've gotten several of the minifig from set # 4817 ("(URL) I intend to encode the printed hips-and-legs for this minifig into LDraw. But, I need some help coming up with the name for the printing of this piece. In LDraw, I'll actually be encoding (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Thanks Stuart! It's scale is just a notch up from LBB. When I first made the legs I turned the gears until the bot crouched down and looked like it was sitting. I grabed the camera to catch it in that pose before it fell over! The head was the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Yes! YES! YES! I love it! Excellent! Now where did I put those Skeleton figs! I gotta go out behind my house or up to the Trails on the mountain and get a shot of Qwilljox from behind clawing at the lower part of a cliff face. Cool, very cool. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks cousin Mladen! I was hopeing to add somthing to the shoulder area to help "hide" or "tuck" the head more closer to the body. I know it seems a little big. The arms help to at least detract from is big pea pod looking head. Ya, retractable (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks Mark! I can see the Mech now: "Mammmy, Mammmy, oh Mammmy......." Dude(s) the Qwilljox does have teeth! look!: (URL) so it only has two little nubs. But look it has two of those 1x1 w/clip holder in it's jaws. I kept the front of the mouth (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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John I'm crushed! You don't know my moves! Check out my Piloted Mechs: Mech: (10 URLs) just about all of these Early Mecha Have Pilots: (URL) Praying Mantis has half a dozen pilots, alas I never photographed them. :( Either way I'm glad you like the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Ya, now that you say it that this is what GG would look like when it hatches is such a cool thought. According to my beloved writer; GG being only a few thousand years old, it would certainly have time to change, molt and grow into the beast known (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Chris Thanks! It does have two small teeth. (URL) kept the front of the mouth free of teeth because it interfeered with the mouth closing all the way. But maybe I should forego the mouth closing shut and add a couple more to the front of the jaw. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update 02/03/02
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Love it! I've been loving you site for ages, I haven't built a spaceship for years now, butyou set the standard for the kind of thing I dream about building some day. Maybe - if I ever finish my ever expanding castle... :) Awesome! Magnus (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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You my friend need to grab some cheap Sith Infiltrators: (URL) galore. -Jon(My 2 ¢) -- | The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) Attack of the Bricks - (URL) <raptor@bway.NOSPAM.net> wrote in message news:Gr2J6C.Dy3@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'm sure that can be arranged... :) (...) Thanks! I like that head alot... A big version of it should be stuck onto the Queen. The arms, I think, really make it. Sadly, I don't have the money to buy the poor guy a new pair of shoes. J/K. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Wow the gray one is cool (it looks a lot like a Zaku) the backback is pretty cool and I like the look of the torso where the pilot sits. wow those hoses make the head look alot wider than it actually is. I had thought it was much bigger untill (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) the back and head are real nice. I like the fore arms. The feet seem alittle small in the side pics (you don't really notice in the other pics.) I can't wait to see an army of these swarming over something. John (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) shoulders were a little chunkier but that is just my mecha style coming through. (example 2 1x2 inverse slopes and 2 2x2 double inverse slopes with that 2x2 plate on top) But this thing is really cool. I'd love to see it built out of bricks. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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www.1000steine.de/english.htm I'm still unclear, and no definitive answer has been made! But what I believe Wolfgang and Rene are saying is that only 10 photos are allowed, BUT ‘composite’ (compound images) can be used as long as the images are (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general)
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I'm still stuck on plating on any mecha designs that I do, although I nearly have enough pieces for the skeletal structure of my mecha. This lack of plates disturbs me enough that I continuously tear down everything that I build. What's a good (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks! Took me a while to get a satisfactory one. At first I was going to use the one that the OMAUs have. (They're in the Exosuits section, if you want to see. It wouldn't have worked well.) Feel free to take any ideas you like. -- Mark (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I kinda got the idea for that from the Buggers in Ender's Game, and I've had it bouncing around in my mind for quite a while. Queens and workers will come next. If you kill the queens, all the workers and warriors spawned by them will sort of (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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consistently cool, mark. i don't surf as much as i used to so i had to browse the rest of your "what's new" page. i was BOWLED over by the nesquick bunny ship. you're an artist, man!! ..joseph g (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Wonderful! It should look mean -- because it is. Alright, you just gave me a scene idea. (...) I was actualy planning on releasing one with two LRM-2 missle packs on its shoulders instead of the two spike-pads. (...) Again, thank you. :) -- (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) That, too, is good for me! (...) *Big grin* Thanks! That's kinda what I was going for -- something smooth, but with a sudden spike in differant places. I didn't want to make them to big, and I thought that the size I got was just right. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Ah, a highly underused technique, IMO. But then, lots of builders aren't that concerned with extreme articulation-- it's also hard to manage, IRL. But, I see it all the time in Hobby Japan, so I often think about implementing it in Lego-- (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Indeed! Thanks for posting, thanks for joining in the discussion! I have already (...) Veeery nice! I like the big grey one (what was the name?) very much-- great poseability, WONDERFUL head, great back, greta legs, GREAT! Good overall sweep (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Sorry. Can't help you. Don't have anything bad to say. Like the rest, I like the head and the slope plating-- just makes for a nice, smooth look. And I love the size! Just right for making a bunch, and having them fight everywhere! My one and (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Actually, in my area there's a discount clothing store called Winners, which has a toy section, and right now they've got loads of Arctic Base sets (set #?) for $49 CDN. You can find a bunch those joints there. WAL-MART also has discounted (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) What camera? (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) think it's about time you give your mecha some teeth! Yeah, yeah, I can hear you now: "What do they need teeth for, the only thing they eat is motor oil! That and enemy mecha." :-) And K, cool backstory. I can picture the Qwilljox feverently (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) the insect-looking armor plating. That's nifty. -Chris (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) designs are ingenious. ;-) -Chris (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) the katana is cool. Minifig legs for hands may be played out, but they're great for holding stuff well. I think if they weren't so overused, they could still be used to advantage on just the right mecha, IMO. Later, Chris (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Cool! I like the idea of having large quantities of small mecha that behave in almost a hive-like behavior. I tried mass producing an Insectoid mecha, but those darn hinges w/ the technic pins you have used are notoriously hard to come by. I (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey, Eric! Still churning them out, eh? ;-) I like this mecha on several different levels. It has a slim, lanky feeling to it; I can imagine that this is what GG looks like right after hatching. As it grows, its Lego hide turns Grey, and its (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks Eric. The helmet was the first or second thing built. The modified engine might have been first. I just made a new set of hands. I'll have new images up in a day or so. The other mech in the comparison shot is the Tyr. Comparison shots use (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update 02/03/02
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Yo! The way those missle racks pop up is very cool. Wow! The colors a great too. I also like the fin wings attached to the main body of the ship. Another Ship for the fleet! Legomaster (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Both. I'm going to build as much as I can to make sure the design works. Then I'll put in CAD to make aesthetic refinements, i.e. part replacement, details, and color. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) plates and tiles stacked 3 high, but it's a very tight fit. If you keep thinking of 1 stud wide, 1 studless brick high ways of connecting, there may be some really cool uses for these connectors yet. -Dave (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.build)
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(...) Also a basic enough design that I could see you creating some cool variants for specialized missions. Cool. Grand Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's LEGO Creations (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks! Aye, I especialy love those angle slopes that make it look spikey. Well, it really depends on your level of skill with the cad. I worked alot of last night and this morning and completed it this afternoon. (With school breaks, of (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Ehh, it's not really patented. I just like using those for lights. :^) (...) The technique is called: Buy An Expensive Camera With White Balance Settings. ;^) Grand Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's LEGO Creations (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Well, it is one of my "Heavy" fighters. (...) Well, it is rather large, but a Corvette in my little universe would be larger still, with more than one crew. :^) (...) Thank'ee kindly. Grand Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's LEGO Creations (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Travis, I checked out the Nosrai, what I like best is the way the head covers the minifig when it closes. The feet are interesting too. Hey this is tough for me to say cause I make a point of always trying to be nice, but ugg! the hands! not the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Oh neat! the head is very cool, I like all the angle slopes! Does it take long to make that in the computer? I don't know how to do that CAD stuff. Those parts you used for the feet are cool, some of my fav parts. Good luck! Legomaster (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Will this be a CAD design or built IRL? (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Jim, your Kung-fu is good! When you say you have studied the builders around here your right! I see many familar design techniques, none the less you've done a great job combining them together. I like the Blitzkrieg alot. I also notice how you use (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks for the kind comments! I designed it to be as mobile as possable. To tell the truth, I'm not sure where I got the inspireation for the head, but I know the rest came from the Shrike from Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Very cool Mark! Looks like it has great mobility. The head's pretty sweet too. ;-) Hope to see more, oh, and do you have any real pics? (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks for the high praise. Sorry for the late reply; I've been preoccupied with my latest mecha. For my dragon, I've had the head, complete with working jaws, built for a couple of weeks. I also have the hips and the beginnings of the rear legs. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Alright, a dragon design! It reminds me of the cover art for a book titled Threshold. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I like this a lot. Would it be possible to see some close ups of the tail? (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Brand-new mechs from yours truly!!!
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Hi all, I've been reading build.mecha for a long time (2 years) and have studied and learned from pretty much most of the major builders and their creations, but sadly have been unable to post any of my own creations because I had no access to a (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update 02/03/02
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Mmmmm, hidden weapons. Mmmmm unfolding stuff. Mmmmm way too many missles. (A Good Thing) Nice job yo. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | The Swarm Warriors.
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Greetings to one and all. Well, after a long time of nothing new (except the Drislogan section) I finaly post a MOC. Although it fits into my Mobile Armor Unit line, I consider this to be something completely differant. I give you the Swarm (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Well, I had a SNOTty dort of brainwave -- all that hull building really turned me sideways. I used to be a good old fashioned upright fellow before... ever seen those explorien sets with big white half-dome walls? I used trans-blue ones for (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Nosrai light mecha
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Here it is, my latest mecha. It was a influenced some by Heavy Gear, especially the engine. The engine is a modified three year old design. I borrowed the elbow design from Chris Maddison's Maelstrom. I carried that over to the leg to create a (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Interfacing Znap to System
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(...) Why are there star wars people all over that bridge ? Is that a Jar-Jar signalman I see working for the railroad ? Inquiring minds want to know ;) Ray (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: The Qwilljox
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Before I reply to everyone, I gotta say: I miss-typed my own Web-Site link!!! It's suppossed to be www.mylegomaster.com Yiesh I'm dumb sometimes! Legomaster (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Oh Wow. See I really need to get an internet connection at home or you guys have to stop posting these great mecha on the weekends. I love the head, neck, and shoulders. The legs are sweet. The feet really look like hooves. Whoa I just noticed (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) What a cool little dragon mecha. I would have never guessed that there was a pilot inside. . . but there he is. The head is real cool. I'm not sure I like the feet but that is the only thing. (and I can't think of any suggestions to improve (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: The Qwilljox
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(...) have you done anything else with a pilot. The hands are real cool. I love the thin lower torso and big upper body. I didn't liike the head until I saw this pic. (URL) I think it is casue I think the head seems a bit large. But the design (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Actually, that's exactly how those containers were built. I was originally inspired to start making 5 and 7 wide cars since the train heads were always arguing 6 or 8. I said make 'em 7 and stop complaining. Then I went home and tried it. This (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Gomgile; The GG Mech, a Grey - Green Biomechanoid.
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I just realized I never responded to any of these replies! My posting privledge was out to lunch at the time. THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!! ALL OF YOU HELPED ME TO CREATE THE GOMGILE! BTW Pronounced - Gaaahmm-G-eye-LL' Well so much for my phenetics! (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update 02/03/02
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Always fun to see what's new from you! Like those hidden missile pods and guns behind the doors. I also remember your patented use of the 1x2 flouro-yellow plates from your Hoverthing winner. Photography is beatiful, as usual. I'll have to learn how (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: DR-8CO the flying mech
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(...) Great! I already have a few ideas in my head. I would have 'borrowed' the idea anyway, but without your approval I wouldn't have publically posted any pics of the MOC. I've been dieing to have a dragon with a 'beaked' mouth. I've seen many (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update 02/03/02
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i like it the hinged missile bays are totally sweet and seamlessly integrated (the others just don't seem as neat after looking at the hinged ones) i agree w/ bram about the tiny winglets looking kinda tacked on... nice colors too and i like the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: War Strider, Fantsy Mecha
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(...) thanks. I'm going to try to take some detail pics and one is going to be the feet. hopefully they will be up in a few days. (...) I'm happy with the shape too. the swords were tough to do out of lego. luckily it is medieval mecha so the swords (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Heh That is exactly what I was going for. I was even going to have shoulder mounted flags. but I don't have any of the really big flags (I didn't try the sorta big bulls flag) but the "normal" flags were too small. (...) It almost touched the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update 02/03/02
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Holy cow. That is a huge fighter. I would have called it a corvette myself. Cool None the less. -Mike Petrucelli (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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