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Re: My first MOCs on Brickshelf
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Sat, 18 Aug 2001 01:41:13 GMT
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Hi,
Verry good jeep! you did a great job with the body, I reconized it
instantly!
Love the dog! a verry cool idea!

Gary

David Wertz <dwertz@sc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:GI7B0v.JMx@lugnet.com...
> I finally got around to posting some pics of a couple of models I have • built.
> 
> The first one is an alternate model for 8448 Super Street Sensation.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6298
> I built it about a year and a half ago for the contest they had online at
> lego.com, but they discontinued the contest by the time I built it.  The
> only parts not from 8448 are the obvious wheels from the Power Puller.  I
> didn't have that set when I built the model, but it looks much better now
> with the big wheels.  I only have two of the big wheels, so I had to shift
> them around for the different pictures.  The suspension is a little low • for
> these wheels, but I didn't feel like tearing it apart to fix that problem.
> The chassis is almost unchanged from the original sports car, so the • seats,
> engine, and ground clearance are a litte low too.  I was mostly concerned
> with creating a new body on the existing chassis.  It is a pretty sturdy
> model, and the suspension can be compressed by pushing down on basically • any
> part of the body or roll cage.  This was my first major endeavor after my
> dark ages, and I am pretty proud of it.
> 
> The second one is a MOC built from the parts from the 6 Toa and 6 Turaga.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6132
> I started with the dog, but I had a lot of parts left after it was • finished,
> including enough to basically rebuild Tahu, Gali, and Lewa, so I ended up
> making a full battle scene with the extra parts.  The extra object on the
> right in the scenes is supposed to be a small tree, with the masks having
> "grown" from it and fallen off, but that is a little hard to make out in • the
> pictures.  The tree was a late afterthought using some of the scrap parts.
> It ended up looking sort of stupid, but oh well.
> 
> LMKWYT
> 
> David Wertz



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Thanks. For the Jeep, I made sure I got the grill, headlights, and fender flares pretty close to right to make sure it would be recognizable. I added some more pics after my initial posting that have better lighting and improved detail and color. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)

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  My first MOCs on Brickshelf
 
I finally got around to posting some pics of a couple of models I have built. The first one is an alternate model for 8448 Super Street Sensation. (URL) built it about a year and a half ago for the contest they had online at lego.com, but they (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle)

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