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(...) Brayton, stunning moc for a first try. Much better than my first (and only) try at a Gundam style moc ((URL) Zion>). I like everything about it, except it looks as if it's been built in two or three different scales. Lemme explain. The legs (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Frank, this is a very unussual design. Wow, was it hard to get it to stand when you were building and developing the legs? Breaking ground my friend. e (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) -snip- Brayton, this is stunningly beautiful. The look and feel is Gundam. No doubt. The feet are superb. The legs look great, although, I don't see much knee bend. It still looks stellar. The chest is cool as is the head. Very cool. The arms (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I gotta chime in on my boy's MOC. C-mad, the feet and chest on this Powersuit rock big time. Nice job, very cool pictures to. Good work man. e (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Oh my goodness, this is turing out to be very cool! (...) Wow!, I like it! (...) oh! oh! (...) I got a real kick out of adding that part there. (...) That is killer! It looks so organic, plus I really like all the choice pieces that you used. (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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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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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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