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(...) Thank you for the praise. What's to get about Gundam? Big robots, big guns, boom boom, bang bang... About the ankle, it just moves back and forth. The turn out is provided by the hip joint (ball and socket). So I guess you could say the ankle (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) They tried in the 70s/early 80s -- it was indeed a big stink. Most of the problem was that they were obsessed with teaching conversion factors imperial <-> metric -- much harder to remember than even the weird imperial system measurements. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Yeah, I guess it is pretty funny, regardless of age! ;-) Regarding the type of ammunition the weapon uses, well I usually like going for the direct kill, so, yeah lethal anti-infantry rounds, but it can also shoot anti-tank shells. BTW The 6 Yellow (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yeah. Pretty smart way of using diver guns as pointy antenna on the head. Someone with Lugnet membership should vote it to the spotlight. (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) seem (...) I must admit that, even at my age, I got a chuckle from it. It's just so noticeable there that it's hard not to laugh. But it is a good place to mount a weapon. (no pun intended) I was just curious about the type of ordnance used by (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) chaotic. My problem there was not having enough red throwbot socket joints and gray 2x1 two-hole technic bricks, so I had to use black pieces in both cases for the inside segments of the legs. Later, Todd (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Like Sproat, I don't "get" Gundam either - but I know a great model when I see one. Excellent job all around. And I love the head, it really seems to have character - almost seems something is actually behind those eyes looking out. My only (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) than, (...) That is a good place for an infantry eleminator cannon. Chef (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Jeez! These mecha are getting so good poor little Chicken Walker can't compete! That is tite! I like how you made the sphere thing on the stomach. It really makes more like a Gundam. The head is also Gundam-ish (if there is such word). What's (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) but this one rocks. Your use of slopes and wing pieces are clever -- I'm grokking the barb-shape on the wing for example, something I'd usually try to hide but you've used to full potential. Also, the hands are great -- harking back to Karim's (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: More pictures of my (Aquazone) Gothic Cathedral
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(...) Thanks for the new pictures. :) This cathedral is such a cool fusion of Aquazone and architectural building. You've maintained visual consistency with the Aquanauts theme, while also addressing AFOL-MOC needs such as solidity, size, and (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build)
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Yeah, so has most of the world... metric is so much easier to figure out. You're not sitting there having to divide Feet by 12, or divide Inches by 8, etc. But imagine the stink it would make if they tried to implement metric in the US. ^_^ ~M (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Brad, Great job on your auquazone Cathedral! I can see that you did your homework in regards to studying architecture. And next you will be using one of the worlds great classical inspirations, Palladio's Villa Rotundo. I am always happy when a (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.aquazone)
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(...) Is it just me, or does this sound like thinly veiled condescension? If you put a large phallic cannon between the legs of your mecha, you shouldn't be surprised if people chuckle at it, regardless of their age. But that's ok if you think I'm (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hi Brad Have you taken any pics of the interior? I'd like to see that. ~Mark (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.aquazone)
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Thanks Brian! LEGO Senior Designer? Maybe, but there are tons of other people here more worthy of that position. ;-) (...) Lego! (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Mladen, your creations are amazing. I wish you were a Senior Designer for Lego! (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey Y'all: It was sad day in my home tonight. I was being menaced by trooping ants for over a week; why I have no idea -- the place is quite clean and on the second floor. Yet these ambitious ants persisted and finally discovered my cereal boxes on (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Look here, for starters: (URL)2) Where can i get it Toys R Us supposedly has an exclusive for the U.S. They're currently closing it out, at *very* low prices. You might also look around to see who's been buying the sets to break out the motors (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) My knowledge is limited, but I think it comes down to cost/benefit: digging is an expensive process. On the Moon, the benefits of minimizing the temperature swings are huge, and the costs of energy should be a lot lower (either boosting up a (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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