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(...) Actually, I'm planning on going to BricksFest PDX. If you get me the instructions, I'll build one for you. I think I even got a white dome. If I don't, I'll get one. Mark (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Usually, I am a quiet lurker in .space, and only occaisionally swing by .mecha to look at the latest MOCs. Given my relative inexperience in Mecha, my praise may not be worth much, but here it is anyway. Wow. When I checked the link I was really (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Yes please. Sounds interesting. BTW Brickshelf folders display alphabetically, so if you don't want brickshelf to put certain pictures first in the folder, simply prefix them with a 'z' before uploading. Or am I stating the obvious? I now (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Excellent. I much prefer this to the original. It's sleeker, lighter and armed to the hilt. It's the gun mounts (and what guns they are!) replacing those somewhat simian arms that does it for me I think. They seem to go better with that leg (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks Mark. It could be tricky getting it there from Brisbane Australia. Besides the quarantine laws for getting it back here are a real bugger ;) However, it's pretty simple to build. I could make instructions so that someone there can make (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hi Bruce, Thanks for posting this. At least the lion gives me some ideas of how to make small tiger sculptures :) I really like the birds and the snakes too. The only ones that I'm not sure of are the camel (ewww. it's taking a dump), and the lion (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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It's very cute. Have you tried using these for eyes? (URL) not sure if it's too big, but you can also try round plates? (URL) good. Helps keep the evil catbert anyway :) -Anne (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Hi all, I don't think he posts here any more, so I'll highlight Stefan Vorst's zoo: (URL) favorite is the lion, but the solution for the head on that ostrich is ingenious. I wonder how well it holds. Bruce (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) ah,yes...the spine. i originally had a pic of the back of the spine w/othe grey pieces, but i had to remove it because brickshelf made that pic the cover of the whole file. anyways, on the opposite side of the ball joints, i ran a stiff, but (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) alright! alright! don't shoot my eva--i don't have weapons for it yet!. ok..i can see why you named your latest behemoth "black mamba". the arms look very snake-like. how did you achieve that? dig that color scheme, too as well as your (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Very cute. Great to sit next to your computer and banish the evil demons of stupidity. My only issue is that I agree with you that the eyes aren't right. I can't think of a good alternative at that scale, though. Bruce (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) [snip] (...) My bad. (...) I would think that you can easily do it with one motor for the front, one motor for the back (greatest flexibility. You'll have to use the other variety motor to rotate the turntable. (...) Fun, eh? [snip] (...) The (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) No, if you look at the photos you'll see that each piston is joined above the platform. It's not the best system because of the lower power you achieve with retraction versus extension, but it works best when you're trying to keep everything (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) [snip] (...) Your original system had the pistons underneath the platform, right? You must be assuming that the ganged pistons would be underneath. This is not a requirement. I'm not advocating for ganged pistons. I'd think that a geared (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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Hej Tobbe The Gripen sounds like a challenge! And of course the ISD is a major investment. I once borrowed a series of detailed technical drawings of Swedish military planes from the library, can't remember the author but they had a yellow cover. (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Beautiful. The scale, proportion, and vivid brilliant color are very appealing. Wonderful accomplishment of such fine SNOT-work to realize the fonts! I love those detail pictures of the text. Great job! Congratulations on the exhibit. later, (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Yes, stop-motion has much different requirements than realtime filming. Actually, if I was looking for a fast realtime cut from top to bottom, the current mechanism is perfect. It moves quite fast. (...) running IE 6, XP Pro. Any clue why? (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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At NWBC Raven made a castle for everyone to enjoy, so here it is; (post mod) The Torture a Timmy Amusement park, Where evil goes to have fun. (URL) then: (URL) and Raven (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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The first Black Mamba was somewhat unstable: (URL) those Weaselys. So, in true fashion, I made a new Black Mamba: (URL) folks, Post mod folder: (URL) Daddy (Did I manage the 10,000 post in build.mecha? Cool.) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Jason, It's been cool seeing your stuff and I really enjoy watching your mechs grow from creation to creation. Keep it up. (...) I totally dig the spine. We were talking about that a little at NWBC last weekend. How to get really mobile and (...) (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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