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Re: inspiration (was Re: Microfig-scale Thunderbolt II)
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lugnet.build, lugnet.cad
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Mon, 22 Feb 1999 19:48:46 GMT
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Joseph Gonzalez writes:
> Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > Another attempt at the Thunderbolt idea, but this time using the Fairchild
> > Republic variant... LMKWYT
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> another great microfig model, sproat.
> i get the impression some of your models (and other creators' stuff too) is
> based on novels, cartoons, or even computer games but i can never figure out
> where these items originate. would you mind telling me where you get your
> ideas or on what you are basing some of the stuff?
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> this question goes out to other creators out there also. i get the impression
> a lot of mech designs come from 'battletech' (which i deduce is a pc game of
> some sort) but i'm honestly clueless about it.
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> help me out guys and gals, i'm sure i'll sound like an idiot for asking but • i'm
> not enough into current trends to know this stuff.
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> much appreciated.
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> ..jg
I tend to draw inspiration from Japanese anime(1), sci fi games, modern
aircraft(2), and, like sproat, any and all experimental vehicles.
Most of my mecha ideas these days come from Japanese anime.(3)
Ben
Ben Vaughan
buster@marsbase.com
www.marsbase.com
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The few, the proud,...the plastic.
1. Cartoons 8)
2. Usually just the ones that make other things go "boom!".
3. Right now the best source for images I've found is actually at:
http://www.hlj.com/pages/scifi/scifimenu.html and uses images of actual
models. Great detail.
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