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(...) You should check out some of the other Gundam mecha. It's true that many of them are heavily ornamental, but if you scour through some of the 20-odd different series, you can find more "military" looking mecha. Some of my favorites: Zeta (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) diffuser (...) the (...) wire to (...) you (...) One cautionary note, when using bulbs that exceed the fixture's rated wattage, the fixture itself can overheat. Another way to get more light on a small subject, like a Lego space ship or a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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(...) There weren't any. There were a lot of spaceships, but no "giant robots" or other mecha. (...) Battletech "borrowed" a number of mecha from a number of sources, not just Macross (I don't remember seeing any Southern Cross/Mospaeda mecha in (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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<ramble> The first anime based show I remember watching was Star Blazers/Battleship Yamato (Though I don't remember mecha, per se.) Later I discovered Robotech and devoured every episode. Then I found Battletech, which at the time I thought was just (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Slightly more expensive (but worth it) - go to a Plastics shop and buy diffuser grid or white plastic sheet, cut it into a circle, drill a few holes around the edges and the edges of the aluminum dome, and use coathanger or other stiff wire to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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(...) Mecha wise my first big attraction was Robotech, but I had seen (and liked Starblazers years before). I also watched much Battle of the Planets and Voltron (liked the lion series better). (...) Well my understanding from the past is: Robotech (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) When I was a kid I'd build spaceships that would connect like Battle of the Planets/G-Force/I forget the other name of it. I saw an old episode of it on Cartoon Network last week where one of the member's sub/boat landed on shore and out (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I have been playing around with the directional transmission (as seen at (URL) I needed a different orientation of the transmission and a different output setup. Check out (URL) for the details. BTW, I also included on that page my first try at a 3d (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Robotech, man! :-, Then Go-Bots and Transformers (blech now), and Battletech later, though since early Battletech stole mucho from Robotech (which in turn stole mucho from Macross and Mospeda) I feel I can't really count that. I also got a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Cool! Now I know what to do with those tiny "wheels" that came with the advent calendar! Troy Christopher Tracey <ctracey@wamalug.org> wrote in message news:38A19BA3.6D3DA3...lug.org... (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) And (bringing this back on topic for .adventurers) they come in some of the Jungle Adventurers sets as well. J (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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I was just wondering what anime/manga everyone here is most inspired by when making their own creations. Personally, Gundam first started me in the idea of making Lego Mecha, but Evengelion is also shifting my interests into making more sleek/agile (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) --Bram (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think the only thing you have to worry about is shattering other people's egos! :) (...) They look pretty good (clear) to me except for the dithering. --Bram (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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I built a Terran Marine out of Lego. It is about the size of an average Lego Technic figure, although it uses to head of a Lego minifigure. I even built a Gauss Rifle for the Marine. I can also give him a flame thrower and back-pack mounted propane (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Get six 6032 Catapult Crushers (www.lugnet.com/paus...uery=6032. They come with two in black. Alan This message's random set is 6417, www.lugnet.com/pause...query=6417 (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) tobias ~ thanks! the three leafed 1x plant stems came in later pirates, and islanders sets, as well as some older service packs. some of the new belville sets have them in light green, which is nice to add a little variety. later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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(...) of (...) Is that the parabolic reflector? I think I've seen them in photography shops... (...) My biggest complaint about the focus (and my only gripe about the Mavica) is that the pixelated screen on the back of the camera is insufficient in (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Thanks! :-, (...) You can find Pallas Spaceworks here: (URL) and Ben are two of my top faves. Karim just recently announced that he's adding some new stuff to his pages; I can't hardly wait. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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(...) Thanks! :-, (...) I was shooting the models around noon in my dining room -- I had too *much* sunlight and had to close the blinds halfway. However, I'm pretty sure I had insufficient light from the other direction; I'll try setting up a lamp (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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