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This pic is cool! (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) Hehe (...) Joel, Kitten's got my tongue! ;-P I think you've nailed the design here. I especially like the structural aesthetic of the droid "arms". Glad you found some inspiration! ciao&salaam -Andrew Saada (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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I've been playing with power armor ideas for a week or so. What started out as a tongue in cheek attempt at making armor something akin to Bubblegum Crisis, turned into creating a full squad of armored troops. Clearly there are similarities to (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.general)
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I guess it took the creation of a new group to inspire me to emerge from months of lurking and more than a year since sharing anything I've built to post some of my more recent creations. My most recent to be exact - started and finished tonight. (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) Mark, Hi. You have an interesting design here. I like the wider structure of the ankle in relation to that "tendon." I think those legs fit your example quite well! ;-) Looking forward to more pics and will hopefully be able to scrounge up the (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hmmm...I agree with most other replies, but my creative process really takes off when I follow this pattern... --I'm not inspired by Japanese Cartoons, though they ARE cool... --I'm not a huge fan of "forward" knees (like on a human), unless (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Plate Click Hinge, strong, very attachable, very hidable, hole in center good! Technic arm joint (super battle droid, UCS Naboo fighter stand) Also good, not as strong, axle hole and shape of core make a little awkward to use. Liking the plates with (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) 1- Music....Soft rock for medium-sized mechs, hard for the big boyz, rap for the lights, techno works for heavy/medium :<P 2- An overcast day always seems to make me way more creative. Dunno why, it just does. i like overcast days. 3- Time (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) That's some slick mini-hinge work. I love the hands-as-hip-joints, that's really quite clever. Wish I'd thought of it :) Adrian -- (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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That looks so cool, I always like the stuff you come up with. The Mini-fig parts have so many uses! Wow! e (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) How do you rate those things, particularly in comparison to ball joints? I've been looking at that set for a while, but all I really want are the hinges so I can't really justify it even at the AU$45 I can get it for now. Are they any good? (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) well, most of my mecha are under 6 inches tall so: Taps - I can't stress enough how useful I find these things for small hip and shoulder joints. Minifig megaphones 1x1 clip plates and tiles 1x1 headlight brick 1x1 round plates - my favourite (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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David, I think those legs are great! It was hard to tell with it all black, but now that you have added the diagram and the link to your inspiration, I am going to steal that idea too! Keep pumping them out! t (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'd like to see the "Super Battle Droid" clickwheel hinge in more colours. It comes in black/dark grey in the Exo-Toa Armor-- let's get it in red/yellow/"real" blue/light grey too! More more more compound wedges and round slopes! More wedge (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I use 1 x 2 handle plates, 1 x 1 vet and horz clip plates, neck brackets (just started using thanks to SW Minis and Kotaro), I use alot of 1 x 2 plates, and those headlight / camera bricks. t (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I made a leg armature that is strong, easy to build, and doesn't need too many specialized pieces. Please note, I goofed on the first and second pic, you'll need four(4)x4 long technic axles, not two. here's the pics post mod: (URL) links: Step 1 (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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Excellent! (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Thanks for all the great replies! I too build in much the same manner. Let me clarify, Specifically what kinds of parts do you use when building Mecha, and or types of peices would you like more of? e (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: A Few Small Contributions to Classic Space
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(...) Those are great. Looking forward to more... Jeff J (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | Re: Some new micro-scale equipment
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(...) Hehe thanks Jeff! I guess Tobbe was right - walking draglines are a bit of an unknown quantity unless you know about strip mining, so I include a link here to a page with more info about "big muskie" (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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