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(...) Good idea! We like people who post creations rather than just critiquing the creations of others (points giant foam finger at self) (...) I love this gun! I'm not too big on weaponry, but this had me staring at it for a couple of minutes. :) (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Chris, I've got to chime in to say this might be my favorite design by you. The colors and design on the Shen Kai Powersuit are flawless and I love that you built it within theme colors. The design is stron enough to cross into other themes as (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Okay, Jas! You ask and we deliver. The good: I adore the legs up until mid-thigh, then it seems a bit thin too me. Perhaps it's just the angle of the pic...I'm not certain about that. The gun seems to be fine, but the angle makes it tough to tell. I (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) k, wait, an "Officer Mecha", whoa, hang on, wait, wait wait....wai...wai...wai e (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Whoops, the pistol-holstered-in-leg trick has already been done, by Gla Gla of course, in his (URL) Patlabor> My bad... (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Well, first of all, I've been complaining so much about stuff, i realized i really hadn't contributed ANYTHING lately, so i decided to post up some stuff i have completed! First of all, i've built several new weapons for my previous ogre mecha. They (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks Kyle. Bulk quantities is always something I keep in mind when making these suits. This one uses a few harder to get bits like the dk grey 2x2 "boat" pieces, and those 1x1 sand green tiles. But yeah, a dropship for a few of these would (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Bah. Quiet you. (...) Hey, thanks Tom. (...) Yeah. What he said. :-) -Chris (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Just wanted to say that this made me laugh. :-) (...) Oh yeah baby, gotta have the sleek sexy curviness of the dino tails. (...) Go at it mang. Except make a better version so I can upgrade mine after stealing your ideas. :-) Thanks! -Chris (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Chris Maddison wrote: -snip- Very nice hardsuit! Were it not for the dino tails and sand green (which you of course need for the JE theme), this would appear to be a design that could easily be replicated in bulk to form a (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Wow. that is an amazing mecha. As for imporvements I agree with Frank, I think it would improve if you made the torso wider where the shoulders attach and if the shoulders were less flat. Maybe try some of this brick (URL) attach plates or (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm, well Let me start with what i like. The legs look great. There is tons of detail. I see you put a lot of detail into the ankle and hip area. The torso, however, is where i see some stuff i don't like. The big flat sides of the shoulders (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hi all! This is my latest piece after a breif respite from LEGO. It is heavily influenced by SG Gundam and EX-s gundam, as well as the Bandai version. Please let me know what you think and how it can improve as I'm not 100% happy with it. I also (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) MechaBlok? <grins and ducks> (...) It's something I also like. That's a nice tight package you've put together. (...) Not out of line, IMO. The design philosophy behind ground forces is likely to be different, not only because its combat arena (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Oh man. Ooooh man. You done stepped outside o' the spaceship box and onto the streets for some mano-a-mano mecha action. Chris Maddison you're my hero. Very awesome moc. I'm loving every bit of it. And the dino tails! The curvy beautiful sand (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Yo, thanks Mladen. The color grouping actually sort of happened by accident. This was strictly a "whatever works and fits in the required space" build. Glad it looks like I tried tho. :-) As for the weapons, I did have the rifle a lot beefier (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Tobias. The shoulders fell into place right after I got the orientation of the dino tails right. I just sort of took it from there. (...) Yeah, I try all the time to make narrow joints that only occupy on stud's width, and it usually (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, I think getting that right finally made everything start falling into place. (...) You build some good stuff kid. :-) Thanks! -Chris (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks to everyone for the replies and suggestions. I will take these into account on my future builds. I should have my Gundam up in a day or two. -Brayton (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I can't say that I've ever seen Appleseed, and I'm not sure if I've seen and of Shirow's work, though it sounds like I should check it out. So, I am willing to take suggestions, and am going to post this bot to build.mecha. So mecha folks, (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Killer hardsuit Chris! It's amazing how small yet "hardy" it looks. I like the colours a lot also, and it looks like you tried to group them as best as you could. I do think you could have given more spice to those weapons, nothing radical, (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I really like this. Like Kyle, it gave me a lot of valuable inspiration on how to build small things while still maintaining a detailed look. I've been trying for some time to build small, but it hasn't worked out. Obviously, 1*1's in all flavours (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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This is good, I like it. It's small, it's beefy (great shoulders), it's not something you want to see walking down your street touting guns. The color scheme works really well. Very well executed. Just when I had seen Brayton's hardsuit and thought (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I tell ya, I'm having the same problem. Everything I come up with either doesn't work or would take a month... (...) Oooh nice. I like the geometries on the cockpit. (...) Yeah, but it's infantry hardware. Anything but would look silly. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Now that's almost scary. Scary in the "I hate you because I can't figure out how you did that" scary. :-) Seriously, very cool to see a mecha with more than two arms. And the way you totally entombed the fig is top notch. Well done. The only (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hey guys, I've been racking my brain lately and having some serious mecha block, trying to come up with something to help get the steam rolling again amongst the .mecha community. After many, many, many rebuilds, I finally have something I like. (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Haha! Nice one Kyle. Seriously though, I'd say my MOCs are average at best, compared to some of the stuff that is seen here and at .space. I guess it's 'cause I've been posting here for so long that people like my creations in most part due to (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Brayton Orchard wrote: -snip- I really like this hardsuit. It takes real skill to build joints and limbs (and a cockpit!) at this scale, and I don't have it, so I'm always on the prowl for ideas to improve my technique. Thanks (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic wrote: -snip- How do you improve the .mecha group? Get Mladen to post more often! Of course, that could backfire because we'll all be so busy drooling over the photos that we'll neglect our own projects, and we (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Please make more photos and descrip of the laser. I'm interested. Mmm, modding goodness... "Eric Sophie" <mylegomaster@aol.com> wrote in message news:Hy2HHD.1MAq@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) Skrylitch>:¬ (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) (URL)¬ (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Correct ABS-Robotics (URL) Link>: (URL) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Construction pics of the (URL): Current Status (URL) The Chest features a laser pointed at a Crystal Ball peice. Eye Lights by John Barnes. Bread Board Laser Brick Mod by <http//:www.abs-robotics.com/ Rob Limbaugh> (3 URLs) #5 Make a Chest (URL) #6 (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.inst, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) " I bet it does it has a good presence." That's what I ment to type. Spelling Issues. my bad. e (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I bet it dies it has good presence. What was the first and last parts you made? What was the build like? e (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I wanted to comment on this, but have been taking my time - mulling over what to say about it. Here we go: (...) Agreed. (...) I'm not certain what forces Stuart is referring to here. Last I checked, this group is very supportive of one another. (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hi Bill! It's good to hear a dissenting opinion, but I'm not certain I agree and here's why: (...) The first mech I ever built was of the chicken walker variety, the second was an ED-209 redub. I love mechs. Many folks around here love mechs. They (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Okay. Those are mecha too, welcome. Anyone who's told you otherwise is exceptionally ignorant. (...) (sarcasm) Yeah, because, y'know, we have no respect for Mladen's Mobile Platforms, or Mark Neumann's giant Mechs, or Karim's dragon. We just (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I'm glad you think so, I tried hard. (...) It's a work in "progress". (...) Thanks! (...) I haven't been able to get much critique as of yet, so I thank you. Looking at it in a different light I can see exactly what you mean. I'll fix it. I am (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Mmmmm... Okay, here's an idea. Instead of mounting both sets of arms directly above one another, move the lower pair forward two studs. It would take a bit of rebuilding but it would give you a lot more room to expand the shoulders. Soren (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) To ever strive towards a cool place to share Lego Mecha Designs here on LUGNET, I suggest the following three ideas as per your request: 1. When posting, feel free to carry the conversation on towards how you built something or way that lead (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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