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    TerranMech —Jim Foulds
   Hi gang, I present to you the TerranMech. I came about with a challenge to use the "useless" bionicle pieces. So after some trial and error, I came up with this: Deep Links: (URL) Moderation: (URL) ball joints work nice for pose-ability, but they (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.build)  
   
        Re: TerranMech —David Laswell
     (...) Huh? I don't see any Matoran disc-throwing arms anywhere. I thought you said it used the "useless" Bionicle pieces... (...) I find that the ball-joints are problematic for nearly anything that rests on more than three ball-jointed limbs. I (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.build)
    
         Re: TerranMech —Jim Foulds
     (...) You might be surpised by the number of people that think that Bionicle and Galidor have nothing to offer the Lego realm. I find them to be an interesting challenge to incorporate into my creations. (...) I have begun to dig around to try and (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.build)
    
         Re: TerranMech —David Laswell
     (...) Not really. I've seen a lot of people voicing that opinion (and a lot of them seemed to be complaining that it's a hot seller). (...) I find them necessary for mine. Seriously. Not to steal your thunder or anything, but I once built a 24" long (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.build)
    
         Re: TerranMech —Jim Foulds
     (...) No worries about thunder stealing here...Could you provide a link to pics fo your dragon? I would love to see what you did. This is what luget is for me, a place to share ideas! (...) I apologize for the poor picture quality but here is one of (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.build)
    
         Re: TerranMech —David Laswell
     (...) (URL) I've got the other ten L5R dragons designed, but most of them are still waiting on parts (especially all of those pretty Rahkshi hip-joints). (...) that's probably the easiest way to make the guns themselves spin without completely (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.build)
    
         Re: TerranMech —Jim Foulds
     (...) I like it. You really captured the look of a chinese dragon :) I look forward to seeing the other designs as you get the needed parts. (...) The gear that I use to hold the lightsaber blades in place connects via an axle so the only way I know (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.build)
    
         Re: TerranMech —David Laswell
     (...) Um, technically it's a Rokugani dragon...but you'd have to play the game to understand. (...) So do I. I've got two more completely finished, one more that's sorta finished (I'd really like to swap out two of the black parts, but I don't know (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.build)
   
        Re: TerranMech —Joe Meno
     (...) Neat looking ....um....craft! It has a nice bug-like look to it, and the useless Bionicle parts aren't so useless:)! I like how you decorated the Bionicle arms with the hinge plates-even now, I can't figure out why the arm parts have so few (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.build)
    
         Re: TerranMech —Jim Foulds
     (...) I agree, if they had applied some more ways to connect them, I think more people would use them. Hence it is a challenge to incorporate them into any design. (...) The Front and rear are connected with another set of Bionicle arms to give the (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.build)
   
        Re: TerranMech —Keith Goldman
     Jim, I really dig this mech. The legs, the front cannons, the bend in the main body are all well excecuted. The only thing I would change (not that you asked) would be the canopy. I don't get it when people make these super-armored walking death (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.build)
    
         Re: TerranMech —Jim Foulds
     (...) Thanks, I was trying to go for the spider/ant/bug approach with this design. After doing some research, they all seemed to have this mid section that could twist and turn, so i tried to emulate it the best I could. (...) First, any thought (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.build)
   
        Re: TerranMech —Andrew Saada
     (...) <snip> (...) Jim, Pretty and menacing walker...prettier and more terrorsome in person. ;-D (Thanks for the treat!) I really like the overall form and shape of this mech. I like the "shin" design of the Praying Mantis-like nature. I actually (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.build)
    
         Re: TerranMech —Jim Foulds
     (...) There are two words I would not have thought about putting together "pretty' and "menacing". But hey, I am glad you enjoyed this creation ;-D See my reponse to Keith about the cockpit. All I can say is I appreciate the comments/ideas, that is (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.build)
   
        Re: TerranMech —Anne Carasik
     Nice job! It's reminds me of the spider mech from Ghost in the Shell. I really like it. Very smooth :) -Anne (...) -- There may be 50 ways to leave your (\`--/') _ _______ .-r-. leave your lover, but there are >.~.\ `` ` `,`,`. ,'_'~`. only 4 ways (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.build)
   
        Re: TerranMech —Eric Sophie
     More!, heh, you thought I couldn't stand it up..heee hee. Hey this was cool to see IRL. Cool design. Good Techniques. (mo,mo,mo,mo,mo,mo,mo-mecha!) e (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
   
        Re: TerranMech —Soren Roberts
   The uber-cool vulcan guns make another appearance! Yay! They look even better on this model. The design is (IMHO) somewhat unrealistic, but it's the frickin' cool sort of unrealistic. Everything about it screams detail. Great work. Take care, Soren (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
   
        Re: TerranMech —Eric Sophie
     (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
   
        Re: TerranMech —Eric Sophie
     arrg, I think I posted twice! oops,hey anywayzzz schek out the mecha goodies, in this folder: (URL) mo mo mo mo mecha. e (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
   
        Re: TerranMech —Jim Foulds
   (...) Thanks for the support. I agree that this model is not realistic, but sometimes it is fun to put reality aside and just build. Now with that said, I also enjoy hearing people's comments about how something could be better or if I had used this (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
 

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