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.mecha, home to the few and land of the seldom. We can change that. I am working on attaching the shoulder joints to the central body of my new mecha. I'm using turntables and the body frame is like that of the Rizmit. (so far) White and Dark Grey (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Actually, now that I think a bit more about it, even walking would be impossible with that configuration. A (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Very cool. The leg design is ingenious. However, from a practical point of view, a three legged bot isn't very, um, practical. Take out one leg, and it looks like those legs could be taken out quite easily, and it's down for the count. Four or (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Took a quick pic to show how tall he is when all stretched out: (2 URLs) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (URL) myspace> (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Ahhh...you know the riddle of steel, don't you boy. What can I say, you've saved the best robriq for the Reich...and the State appreciates your sacrifice. Seriously, this moc rocks beyond belief. The leg design is truly inspired. -Keith (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Whoa, cool! I immediately thought of the Robot Spy from "Jonny Quest," only they had 4 legs. Once again, you rock! James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I first said that this thing was scary. Now I'm convinced it runs on human souls. And eats babies. For fun. Dear Buddha, man. What else do you have in store for us? Roy W. (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) snip Jon, this bot is really cool. I like the distinct shape. It looks like a spider, no doubt, although it has only three legs. Very clever and efficent use of parts. I like the highlight colors, too. Daniel (Oh man, this is an incredible (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and to hear the lamentation of their Moms. The Iron Reich Spindlebot: (3 URLs) The leg design is based heavily on this: (2 URLs) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (URL) myspace> (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Kyle Vrieze wrote: (snip) (URL) First of all, I'm really liking those legs. You get some good angles out of those technic click joints. The can launchers are swifty. The single eye thing works so well for this thing, too. Come (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Need a hand? (...) I remember your posting some of those a while back. Cool stuff. I posted a heretical bit of engineering a while back, didn't get much interest: (URL) Why you should keep your tires> (...) Well then you haven't spoken to your (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I'll alter this to things I'd love to see done in .build.mecha IF time permits and I'll answer some questions at the end. Timelime- For some time now, I've been wanting to make a .build.mecha timeline spanning the history of this group. The problem (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Yep. Seems we did this a LOOOONG time ago here. I'll have to look it up. What is your name? Dave Johann, aka "legomecha" or "HardCore". I'll sometimes answer to 'Hey you'. How old are you? 35 (really? ouch! I'm gettin' old), inner child is 7. What (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Brayton, this is just beautiful. I can't wait to see the finished version. I, too, think the knees and elbows need a bit of work, but other than using a sincle plate hinge, I've got no suggestions. -Dave (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) This anti-mech aircraft has a very pleasing shape. It looks like a honey-sucking hummingbird, but in fact its a tough machine that brings death to those fierce mechs. Good work! Daniel (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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We did this last year in .space, I thought it would be perfect. Just fill out the questions like survey. What is your name? Soren Roberts, aka "bricklovinfreakboy". How old are you? 18, but grouchy and cynical enough to be 50 sometimes :). What does (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Cool. I like the missile racks, they fit the concept very well. Could we get a scan of the image you were inspired by? (...) Cute (I know, not the word you want applied to a 20-ton clanking death machine). I'm not a big fan of "mechs" as such, (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Oooh pretty. I like the calves, they're just sweet, no justification required. The head and hips also stand out, very clean lines. The only things I would change are the elbow and neck joints. The elbow looks pretty limmited, and the neck is almost (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) GLEEE!!!! This looks Great!! It appeears to be a cross between the direwolf/warhawk legs and a warhammer torso, with catapultmissle racks!! I love it! The Gauss rifles are very simple, but looks VERY nice. This is probably my favorite model of (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Oooooh, gundam! Melike! The model is looking pretty good so far! My one suggestion would be to beef up those legs, they seem too slender to me. Otherwise, i can't wait to see this finished! (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Inspired by Soren's admonition, I'll try to do a more complete job on this post. I've got a couple of new mechs with "chicken leg" chassis based on the technic click ball joints from the Super Battle Droid set (they're cheap on Ebay these days). The (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In response to Soren's comment, here's the "half finished mecha sitting on my desk." (2 URLs) I hope to soon have enough pieces to finish this and make some improvements. Comments and criticism welcome. -Brayton (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, the other one links there, so I figured I didn't need to. God those suits are beautiful. Hey, tell me when you get some more of Robriq 04 in stock. I wanna order a few. Soren (Working on a Robriq of his very own) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Here's another really good Maschinen Krieger resource: (URL) Among other things. The whole site is awesome. (my latest bot is based on the Neuspinne.) (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (URL) myspace> (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Just stuff I like, places I go when I want to find a funky shape to build: (URL) Mortar Headd.com> (URL) Ghost In the Shell> (URL) TrooperPX> (URL) More cool battle armor> (URL) Maschinen Krieger.com> And feeding my other sick addiction: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Lee Schulz wrote: I hate to nag right off, but could you please break up your paragraphs in the future? It's easier on the eyes. (...) I think we need to work on changing that in a big way. My perception is that .mecha isn't (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I think it depends on voting by the founders, and they've been pretty much dead for the last year or so. Hence, the lack of updates. That's something else we'll have to change, it's a s***ty system and it breaks up the community. (...) (BLUSH) (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I can't think of three off the top of my head, but I do have a question. What exactly are the criteria for induction into the Lego Mecha Hall of Fame? I've been knocking around this group for a year and a half now, and the LMHoF has been (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I heartily approve. I'll gladly admit I have contributed very little aside from posting my occasional finished projects because I don't really have any discussion history with anyone and feel a bit like an outsider, but I read .mecha (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) be (...) mmm, glowing... -bm www.brickmodder.net (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I put some white dishes behind them and it makes them a little brighter. Ok, no you're right..it's 3vil. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (URL) myspace> (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I actually made 6 legs but went with 4 in the end to keep it more compact. Seeing these swarming over a moonbase...red eyes glowing...now that would be 3vil. I agree. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (URL) myspace> (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. I was glad the crouching and tailgate height worked out myself. I think more identifiable features like faces and stuff will probably never be a Robriq thing. Not sure why, I'm just goin' with it. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thankee sai. I have a short list of stuff coming up. One bot I wanna make is a much larger, industrial version of this (walking platform) for Trevor's Astro Lift subtheme. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (URL) myspace> (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks JHK. Though it's basically a pickup truck-bed on legs, so I'm not sure how organic it is. ;) (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (URL) myspace> (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I like to think it has sensors in that dome up front. I also like to think it has a crackly recorded "moo" sound that it makes occasionally. You know, so it's life-like. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (URL) myspace> (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) You're the 3rd person to mention war of the worlds. I see a trend... (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (URL) myspace> (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I do plan on making a steampunk bot, but this isn't it. And good to hear it looks a little scary. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (URL) myspace> (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(disclaimer: I don't know what faction this is designed for... so I give away anything, I'm very sorry!) Hmm...for some reason, it looks kinda steampunkish to me. The large, skeletal arms look like there's some sort of pneumatic (I think that's the (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) That is soooo nifty. It's like how I pictured the aliens in 'War of the Worlds'. Actually, it strike an amazing resemblance to this briefly pictured mining droid thingie in the pilot miniseries of GI Joe. Cool. -G (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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