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(...) Crap, I been found out. :-) Yeah, that's the only thing that bugs me about my "style" when I work in this size range. I've found the best alternative is to (follow me here), turn the 1x1 tile w/ clip sideways, stick a headlight brick on, and (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Jeff. Roll cage is exactly the look I wanted. But it was a pain getting the tails to line up exactly where I wanted them. The secret is a dark grey battle droid body that throws the shoulders back about a stud and down just a hair, (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Heh, I can see the pilot standing idly by as his suit jumps hurdles, does pushups, benchpresses wrecked PCS ships. Classic. :-) Thanks! -Chris (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I'm catching up. Here's the current status of mine (URL) (...) That's a bit too cunning for me :) (...) Here's mine as it's going together (URL) It looks a little pathetic and simple next to yours. Once I see how it looks with the legs on, I (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hello Chris. When I first saw the powersuit my jaw dropped. Great colors, love those dino tails, amazing arms and legs... But something started to bother me. How does it walk? As far as I can see it cannot. The Shen Kai is awesome in every (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Or better yet, just a lot more of these burning and ravaging and warring for the glory of the Jade Empire. :) --Ryan W. (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Here she is. My first attempt at a Gundam. (URL) I'm not completely happy with it yet. The arms look like they were thrown together in 15 minutes......which they were. It is also nearly impossible to get the thing to stand up. The ankles are pretty (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) SNIP (...) SNIP (...) VERY cool! The dino tails work great in defining the 'roll cage' cockpit look, & it's nice & heavy duty. The colors & pieces work great with the overall form. It should get the .mecha community rolling, and enemy heads (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Actually, think more large bipedal marsupial. (...) Cool. I'm working to a deadline on this one. It's gonna be for the Breathe Life Into .loc.au competition which closes this weekend, so I'd better get a wriggle-on. Allister (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I've found the best method of stiffening ball joints is to insert a small piece of paper between the ball and the socket. Fit it snugly in the socket, then snap the ball in otherwise it tears. For extra stiffness use a double or even triple (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Really, really well proportioned. Like it works out six hours a day. Well done! Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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SoS, i've tried every thing, ball joints aren't strong enough, click hinges are too clunky...i'm at my wits end.....and the shoulders i'm using right now only stay put because they have jolly rancher squares wrappers in them to stiffen them up... (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New Mecha and new weapons for a previous mecha!
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Satyr. Thats one cool looking, and might I add very original mech! I love the legs and feet, very insectoid in form, nice colour too. The overall design is great, it has some lovely style points, the legsfeet, the shoulders look great, but I would (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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As promised, I am announcing more new stuff from the Braintrust. This one's built with the intent to sell it to the Eastern Block. It's a battle support mech, with a capacity of 48 missiles, and two gatling guns. (URL) CBT-EB> I didn't have enough (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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(...) Thanks Dave. This one was all about working within my JE-usable pieces. After I got the cockpit figured out, the shoulders followed, then the rest just fell into place. It'd be sweet to see different versions of this one in different color (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, The Sultan of Stack asks: Jacob, what sorts of peices are you or will you be using? My first suggestion is to make the hips almost the same as the shoulders. I'll see if I can find some. But I really don't have smallish size (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Wow an actual reply! (...) Oh wow, I really like that head! Mate, you gotta keep building this one! Yummy Quadra-ped goodness. You have a great looking start, keep going! I'm working on the legs today. e (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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if it wouldn't be too much to ask, would anyone permit a glimpse at the workings f your mecha's hips? i can make decent looking legs, and even better looking torsos (all mid sized), but it's the connection of the two are freakishly hard to make for (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Well, I don't build as fast as you, but I'll give it a go. (...) I got mine right on the first go. Nyah! ;) (...) I used a Bohrok limb with a double folded piece of paper in the socket for stiffness. pics. (2 URLs) That's as far as I got (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Nicely done, Dan. I like the slopes for legs idea and am particularly fond of the idea of a ladybug mecha sometime in the future. Keep up the great work and thanks for xposting this. -Dave (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: New Mecha and new weapons for a previous mecha!
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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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