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(...) Yeah sure why not, but it will have to wait until the photoshoot. ;) (...) e (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hey Greg! I'm suppossed to go visit Scott Lyttle, perhaps you can see it then, or at Brick Fest. There is more in the hands on experience I agree. (...) e (...) (URL) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! it took a dent out of my collection. A much needed dent! LOL! (...) Yo, that would be cool right! I'll do that someday. I think it would be just too cool. e (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Cool, the Red Robot is an old fave? (single tear) (...) So far so good, miss ya bro. (...) I grilled my Mom, well she sent them somewhere! Just think, some muggle is swooshing your Ties as we speak, oh the in justice. I'll make it up to you. (...) (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) and 42 skiddo's. (...) Already got it in the window. (...) Ya, Jama is weird, otherworldly, but still wierd. Thank you, I am trying to evlove my designs to be more fluid, more organic. (...) e (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, this Mecha has no motors, but it does have lights in the head and two cameras in the eyes. i wanted to mechanize the head, but found it better not too. (...) Cool, I'm glad you like those areas. It took awhile to get each of those (...) (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Soren, I don't care if it rains or freezes, as long as I got my 3 foot mecha to whoop that #@%$&*! Thank you sir. e (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hi Chris, thank you, perhaps I can learn from you as well. e (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Kieth! You Magnificent Bastid! I'm still here. My computer died. I'm still building. Infact the passed out in the pharmacy thing is not to far off.....that's what's scary. e (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Kieth! You Magnificent Bastid! I'm still here. My computer died. I'm still building. Infact the passed out in the pharmacy thing is not to far off.....that's what's scary. e (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Terry you picked up on a good point, let me explain. For many years I have worked to build and construct a collection of large Mecha creations. Recently, three of my large Mecha have fallen to the way side, either from neglect or from just (...) (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Deep man Deep! I like it. ....and oh so true. Good advice. Thank you. sincerely, Eric Sophie (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) what you seen now. I did however include the rotation pivot support behind the ankles. future photos will show the mechanism. (...) Cool, that is my goal. (...) Ha, you know it! But as for the head and face, well, it'd be minced. (...) Cool, I (...) (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hey Paul, cool man, the Rizmit should be on display here at the store for another 2 weeks. Come on down! What? You never seen a naked Mecha? LOL! e (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Tobbe! I had the model on display in the store for about 2 hours. I stood with it and I talked with people, and then moved it to somewhere more appropriate; the store front window. I still need to pose into more positions to show off its (...) (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey Nate, me computer is broke, so I check in remotely.And what can you expect next time? 1. A Black Technic Jama Dog 2. More Moonbases 3. who knows! e (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey JC, thanks for the feedback. I tried to build the cameras into the head and with the M-tron canopy the proportions were hard to keep small. Still the mecha frame was a triumph. cool deal, thanks. e (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hey Mark, happy New year to you and your family. Thank you for the kind compliments. I also look forward to more Mecha Goodness in the following months to come. e (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hey everyone, I'm back with two new MOCs and a diorama featuring them. First off are the mechs. I posted them in the same folder, since they're built with the same idea in mind and there aren't a lot of pics of them... so here they are, Gruntbots (...) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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There are few constants in this world; but one thing I can always count on is Eric Sophie coming up with a several foot tall mecha with a name that sounds like Snoop Dogg or E-40 lyric. So RR gets a makeover, eh? I can definitely see the (...) (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) snipped (...) Hmmm - it seems to be missing the pretty girls that usually get their photo taken with your mechas. Is there an update with said pics on the way? Bob (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks a lot! Well, if you look at the CoLUG pics, you'll see we had too much fun making them sumo-wrestle and so-forth. The pop-up cockpit was, in truth, inspired by Pez dispensers. As for the claws, note that the prototype has bony (...) (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hehe...thanks! Dr. Mindbender has a subroutine that permits hugs. He's an odd fellow - but the purple cape and big honkin' medallion likely clued us in to that fact already. Cheers, -G (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! Yep...I opted to go the robot route for all those reasons. All those vehicles are on the to-do list....stay tuned! Cheers, -G (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) It was the first Joe thin I never got. (torrent of tears) Thanks! -G (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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The Bantam Class Economy Mech This is a light weight mech intended for the private industry market. The preproduction model: (URL) for firefighting: (URL) Folder: (URL) (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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but I finally have a finished mecha worthy of acclaim... I present to you Helios - Ground Assault Type Mecha Armaments- machine gun a/f both hands linear cannon a/f right hand sheild a/f left hand ----- she's about 7, maybe eight inches tall, and (...) (21 years ago, 8-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Razorback (3 URLs) -Brayton Orchard (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) The ski claws are great. Love the whole thing. (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Cool! They look like something out of 1950's sci-fi movie. Very retro-future. Well done. Adrian (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Very cool mechs!! there so fun, nice and bulky. Looks like something Nasa would use in planet exploration =) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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That thing is huge, you think a bit to big, rofl. Awesome creation, I couldnt even make half of that just parts wise, haha. Cant wait to see that thing actualy move in some kind of movie, You make sure you tape something for us !! (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Bro, very nice. Very nice indeed. Like Keith, I dig the head, per all Sophie mecha. Quite unique, yet it hearkens back to my all time fave, the big red robot. Sweetness. Hope all is well. (URL) p.s. - Dude, where the hell is my tie fighter? (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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These are fun! Clean looking too. Look like they should be boxing it out in some kind of arena. The pop up cockpit, very nice. the arm / claw combo makes them look rudimentary and on the "crude" end of the scale of functionalblity. I think it's (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Holy catfish Eric. Fun fun fun, I expect Rizmit will be showing itself off for you? These creations of yours are getting more and more refined. That's what I'm seeing. Jama blows folks away but the proportions are kind of funny. Rizmit is sleeker, (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I love how the pilot chamber lifts out with the head. Very nice! It reminds me of a big version of those dinosaur embryo freezing chambers from the first Jurassic Park movie. (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I really admired the style of this old foot: (URL) the new incarnation is certainly more practical and functional. Your robots have become more functional over time, while remaining artistic and beautiful (in an insectobot kind of way). The skeleton (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Excellent work Eric. As always, I'm boggled by all the mechanical/electrical systems you put into your 'bots, so I guess I focus on, and appreciate, the actual 'design' solutions a bit more. In particular, the V-shaped waist area lends a bold (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) He's so cute and cuddley. I want to give him a hug...or die trying. Pat Bunn (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Certainly looks like it could have been a fantastic set if it weren't for the new grey's. :( Man I sure would have liked to buy about 20 of those. Greg "Mark Rideout" <madmax_hm@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message news:HsoqAt.1ppJ@lugnet.com... (...) (21 years ago, 6-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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