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Re: TerranMech
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lugnet.build
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Mon, 12 May 2003 22:01:02 GMT
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> Huh? I don't see any Matoran disc-throwing arms anywhere. I thought
> you said it used the "useless" Bionicle pieces...
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 find that the ball-joints are problematic for nearly anything that
> rests on more than three ball-jointed limbs. I built the Ghekula frog
> combiner from the LEGO Club website, and it took me about ten minutes to get
> the legs all straightened out so it would actually look like it was sitting
> down. Large, heavy objects just magnify the problem by causing the
> ball-joints to slip when any amount of pressure is applied, but there are
> tricks that people have come up with to tighten up the joints.
I have begun to dig around to try and figure some of these methods out to
make my future creations better. So many things to learn, so little time.
> Anyways, the design looks a bit off due to the Stormtrooper sitting in
> the cockpit. I'm not sure why, but it doesn't look very Star Warsy, and the
> presence of a Stormtrooper says that it should.
I just really like the StormTrooper minifigs, so I tend to place them in all
my militaristic designs as of late.
> I like the gattling guns though. Do they spin?
These specific guns do not spin, but I have designed different ones that do.
- Jim F.
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| (...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.build)
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