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Dude. I love RGM's! They're the unsung grunts of UC. F (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Orbital Boost Frame and I'm back!
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(...) Thanks Allister. I'm just trying to keep up with you guys!! Jeff (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Power Armor Mercenary Team
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(...) Hey dude. It's a line(with different variations) often used in war/military sci-fi movies. If you ever watch the Dirty Dozen, Donald Southerland character says something like it when he poses as a general during a unit inspection. I think it (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Z797
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Sweet Mother of Nuggetrons!. I just noticed the blue fig torsos. You could make a pretty wicked gothic version if you used solid minifigs like on Steve Decraemer's Cathedral. Much love yo. F (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Sydney Harbour Bridge goes Micro
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(...) Thanks! I experimented with widening the bases, but couldn't get anything that looked satisfactory (hey, I'd invested five and a half minutes in this moc, and I didn't want to get carried away!). Now, if Lego would just produce a 2x1 inverted (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Sydney Harbour Bridge goes Micro
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(...) -snip- (...) Glad to hear it! One can't be too careful, after all. (...) Indeed! After putting this together on Sunday, I took my family on an outing yesterday, and we walked across the real Harbour bridge. Despite the recent rain, tan plates (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Wow, I just checked the sidebar, and we've got spider walkers from Brayton and Allister, Jason's Gundam, and now your Orbital Boost Frame. That's a sidebar with plenty of coolness. I think the head, chest and waist are the real highlights, (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I don't know where that line's from! It sounds so familiar, but I just can't place it. (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Oldies-style bot
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In lugnet.build.mecha, C. L. GunningCook wrote: Snip (...) Thanks. Great use of Doc Ock 'hands' & ribbed tubing. I hadn't thought of the Doc Ock hands, but they would look much better on my mico version instead of the wrenches. Jeff (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.nelug, FTX)
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| | Re: new mecha: RGM-79 GS CUSTOM
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(...) thanks, bro. the legs were the first component i worked on. in fact, the whole creation was built around the legs. it took awhile to come up with the right shape. my first attempt was a couple of years ago and its failure led to my "rotgeist". (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) wow! to be compared to the "great one" is a tremendous compliment (i know, it only REMINDS you of gla's style, but let me bask in the moment)! as for cleanliness, this is the first successful "studless" creation i've done. as for building (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks Eric. On small stuff like this I prefer to put in as much detail as possible. Anywhere something can be attached I try and fill it. I'm not as happy with the colors. I think they're a little too sporadic, this due to the fact that I'm (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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This thing is beautiful. Your style reminds me of Gla-gla. Very clean, studless, and semi-greebly. Hurry up and build something else. -Brayton (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Building viaducts with curves and bank angle.
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(...) Jordan, You might want to check out Adrian Egli's bridge studies at (URL) they are much larger than the scale you're looking at, you may get some ideas. There are several nice bridge examples there, including a couple of curved ones: (URL) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.arch)
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dooooode, that is fantastic! Wow, the head is very very nice. The chest uses those wedge plates to advantage. The parts on the ankles are very cool. In fact the look and feel of the entire leg structure is very pleasing. The feet are well done. (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Mech Expo - Links needed
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Links for the Mech Expo page appreciated. (URL) Mech Expo> Mecha Exhibitions and Shows e Curator .build.mecha (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Very cool "micro" B-9 you have there Jeff, sort of funny you posted that, must be "Lost in Space week", because I just uploaded my minifig B-9 (URL) See the rest of the cast of (URL) Lost in Space here> By the way, I'm working on a much larger (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.nelug, FTX)
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| | Re: Orbital Boost Frame and I'm back!
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(...) Funny, because when I looked at the pics, I thought the hands were done rather cleverly. I'd never think to do that and I thought it simulated fists nicely. Overall shape of the mech is outstanding too. I like the balls on the back too. You (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: 2-6-4-T Steamlocomotive
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Looks good, the macaroni brick seems to be a popular choice for boilers at moment! Is that a hairbrush I see? My main problem is that the overall loco proportions don't quite look right, perhaps if it was rebuilt using the same details and (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains)
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What kind of defensive capabilites does it have to protect the family jewels? And how tall is that mech fully erect? F (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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