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(...) looks like we've both been away for awhile. i'm gonna level with you: i have never been a big fan of bionicle. i think it's a great idea and i can see why so many people are drawn to it. but most of the creations i see on brickshelf look (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks, Erik. The ankles are a bit wobbly. (...) Its supported by two 2x1 tiles and stays in place easily. It looks odd how there is nothing under it. Also, since. (...) Yeah, the back of the head is somewhat boxy but the front looks ok, (...) (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 12-foot bridge built in 2 hours on live TV
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Sean, That look great! Excellent work as always. Too bad I missed you by a day, as i was in Philly on Tuesday. Of course, it was raining so hard i couldn't even SEE the bridge when i was driving across it... Tony (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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Nice mech, Andrew! Ingenious name, by the way. I love the legs. They seem very sturdy, are they? The use of both new and old gray gives it a kind of 'been in a wreck but has been fixed' persona. Making me think it has survived many a battle, which (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Here come the .... Vikings
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Hi all I built 2 new MOCs (set size) in the viking spirit (press the pictures to magnify) (2 URLs) Comments are always welcome (URL) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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Check out my latest experiment with the new clicking ball and socket hinges, the "Spartan"- (URL) this one, unlike my "Juggernaut" design, I left the hinges exposed for the sake of lightness and used the Alpla Team socket bricks at the shoulders and (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hey Jason, Nice! The proportions are awesome! The head is soooo tight. I think that the soul of any mech is the head. This one's got soul! Jeff (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yeah the hands are wanting. I will take pics of the back, although he can't stand up very well due to his...b..b..backpack. Thought I was gonna say balls huh? Jeff (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Mark. I just threw together the hands and left them like that and never looked back. They do have the appearance of fists but leave you wanting more...maybe thumbs. I don't know. I might try something else. (...) Yes! I'm the first with (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Do I have to post this on Howardstern.com??? I don't think the FCC will allow MOCs of this nature. It is crude and indecent!! Ha! Jeff BTW he is 14 inches erect including the balls...thankyouverymuch. (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) -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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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They look pretty enough Commander. However, the question still stands. Can they get the job done? PS. God I love using that line. F (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I've been experimenting with building elevated highways, and have several questions pertaining to such. I wanted to build on a scale of about 3 meters/stud, but I don't think that's an adequate resolution if I want to put in realistic curves, anyone (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.arch)
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1: DOORS Working with the 6105 doors, (URL) , I do not want to have the bricks 90 degrees on as normally,but in a line - so the door is fixed in the middle of the stud, not close to the wall. This requires some very odd offset from the wall (wall - (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build)
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(...) That thing's got balls! (It had to be said). As usual, you set the standard for Bionicle mecha, and set it very high. cheers, Allister (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey Guys, I'm back in it. I haven't posted in a while because I moved and had my stuff in boxes but not any more. Here's my latest: (URL) name is homage to my two favorite video games. Omega Boost and Zone of the Enders: Second Runner. And BTW, I (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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just a flash of inspiration: (URL) kind of a "Danger, Will Robinson!" look. Jeff (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.nelug, FTX)
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(...) thanks! the color scheme was a last-minute decision. it originally had the traditional blue chest w/red highlights while the rest was gray. but since my gunjin had that same color scheme (and i really am getting tired of it), i decided to go (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I give it two big thumbs up (Lenny-style). It's BIG! The head looks great, love the tight color scheme, the prone firing pose, the rifle with an actual trigger (like your Eva's pistol), the lack of unsightly studs, I could go on, but I gotta (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) ahh...very good point, my man. don't want him to look darn-near decapitated, do we? (...) correct. (...) another good point. gundam gm's actually have small shoulders. however, i've always been a big-shoulder kinda guy. i suppose they resemble (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Sydney Harbour Bridge goes Micro
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(...) LOL, and it could definitely be improved with a row of slopes at the bottom of the pylons, but now I'm just being pedantic. Nicely done Richie! ROSCO (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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