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(...) Well, I never thought of it that way:) Imagine an assmebly line of RoboJeeves...wow. One of the goofiest sights I can imagine. And off this goes to .mecha! Joe .space paparazzi who's going to be at BrickFest 2004 Washington DC! (20 years ago, 4-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Chris Maddison wrote: Great use of shovels on the guns, some really cool joint tech (I'm getting skooled bigtime), Thanks Chris, but as far as you being skooled.......I don't think so. The joint tech I copied from your (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) holy carp! this thing knocked my socks off! there is nothing i dislike about this mecha. as you may know, i also occasionally revisit a mecha and make it better. the results are always positive, and your moc is no exception. i really like the (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) --SNIP-- (...) A kindred spirit! This is much closer to Mecha than my Castle/Mech hybrids, I'd say. I'm always going after organicness with my creations, so really the only 'mech' part about them is the way they work internally. I think you've (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thank you. (...) Um, you may be confusing the chicken and the egg here. I actually made the LDraw file first, then attempted to make the wings in real life. Unfortunately one of the things that LDraw can't simulate is gravity. I soon (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, I kinda liked the helmet too. (...) I was thinking along the same lines. Thanks for the valuable input and compliments! Chris McNamee (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey Chris, nice mecha you've got there! Cool way to use that wedge plate for a helmet decoration. Very old school classic leg design, never a bad way to go. But with something this big, those arms look kinda wimpy. I'd suggest beefing them up (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Wow. There is not one single thing on this guy I don't like. Everything seems exactly perfect for its assigned purpose. Great use of shovels on the guns, some really cool joint tech (I'm getting skooled bigtime), great color usage, awesome (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Nice addition to your LM series. I really like the color assymetry with this little guy. Cool feet too. -Chris (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I'd like to, but this moc is so hard to see! Black really eats up the light when taking pics. From what I do make out, I like the look of that helmet for a hip, and the cockpit area is nice. -Chris (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) The little bitty armored head is very nice, as is the bristly look of the beast and the splash of color you added. Some great weapons going on there too. Looks a bit big in the shoulders for the legs you've got on him, but maybe that adds to (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Just a mech I built to try a few new (old) techniques, cause I'm still learning. I felt it came out good enough to post, so here it is! (URL) McNamee (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) photo snip (...) You took a great hardsuit and made it an awesome pint-sized Gundam/Matrix APU hybird. Sweet! This thing has got to be in the running for Best Hardsuit Ever. Thanks for posting. (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Frank Kopanitsanos wrote: snip (...) Frank, I think the face/helmet is just about perfect for what you were going for. I agree, it could be a bit bigger, but I don't see how you would change it without going too big. That (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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This mecha / hardsuit is fantastic! It looks like some tropical forest mech I find in some of the French comics I read (Travis for the ones who read the same stuffs - lot of inspiration - a (URL) link> to the cover I am thinking of). I saw the (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) snip pic (...) snip pic (...) Woah! I like the busy torso & the tapering shovels on the guns. I'd probably go with only 2 arms myself, but the 4 arms do fit the 'busy' look of the mecha. The round tiles on either side of the knee & the (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Duuu...uuude. That's niiice. The arms are perfect now, the guns are big and shooty and I still can't figure out how it's built :). Great work. You should put it up on MOCpages so I can give it the five stars it deserves. Soren (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Do you know why floating heads don't like to go dancing? Because they have nobody to dance with! Mmmmppppfffffffrrrrr ouarf ouarf ouarf! Soren I think you just solved this problem! Nice lil'landmate! Cheers (and bad puns), JP. (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I got bored so I rebuilt the arms of my hardsuit and added weaponry. There is also a little boost pack on the rear. (3 URLs) Comments would be appreciated. -Brayton (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Roo Mech - entry for The Great Breathe Life Into .loc.au competition
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(...) I don't know... if you get in close enough, you could kick the stuffing out of it. (...) Turkeys aren't generally considered to be vicious predators either, are they? (2 URLs) AndroDan>> Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(URL) A light landmate, based on Jun Nishizawa's HUMPTY-DUMPTY. Designed to support boarding operations in microgravity. Armed with a cutter bar and flechette rifle. Enjoy! Soren (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Thanks, guys. I'm glad I got it right the second time. Now if only next project would start coming together :P (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(2 URLs) This came about after I, while working on another project, happened to spot a ninja helmet, and thinking "Hey, this piece might work for some kind of hip joint", and after trying it out, finding it indeed did work for a hip joint, the rest (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I'd say you succeeded. It has the proportions of a human, with perhaps one exception - the head is a bit too small to fit the body IMO, but since it *is* a mecha, there's really nothing wrong with that. If you ignore the fact that it's a (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Well, This is my second attempt at bridging the gap between castle and mecha(an unlikely combination, i know!) and i hope that i have done better this time. With my last castle-mecha i was told that it seemed too mechish for castle, so i tried to (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc)
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(...) I hear fried roo is tasty though... Soren (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.mecha)
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BRAVO! Awesomely done Troy! I love it when people actually take advice and remake something to make it better. The original was so close to being something quite cool. Which you have done amazingly. The Paladin rocks! (...) Don't worry, we won't (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Roo Mech - entry for The Great Breathe Life Into .loc.au competition
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(...) They are now. I'm changing them to green as we speak. (...) If it's realism you're lookin' for, you've come to the wrong place. ;) (...) Thanks, Allister (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Surely what it it needs is boxing gloves! Tim (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I love that beer-can rack that comes out of its back. That's beautiful! (And if they're not beer cans, they should be--my only beef being that I didn't think beer was sold in eights...) All around beautiful, this. LFB (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) There are sound reasons for that which are detailed in the backstory that I may or may not get around to writing at some point. (...) Sand red would look good too, but I don't have the parts selection in any of those colours. I like red. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) This one's not quite as armed to the feathers as that one. Mine wouldn't stand a chance. Besides, roos are vegetarian. (...) Thanks. (...) Ha! Cool idea. There's probably room for one of (URL) these> Cheers, Allister (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Well it is a bit big, but I liked it too much to try and redo it smaller. Personality won over accuracy this time. (...) Thanks. I must have rebuilt the legs five times before getting the right balance between range of motion, appearance, and (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Mecha construction: Make-a-Mecha 9-10
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Eric, I got to salute you on this, fantastic idea! It was a lot of fun seeing Skrylitch come together. Making me think I aught to so something similar. Then this really will be BUILD.mecha cool. Mark (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Try using the ones Cris suggested, they look like your best bet. (...) Dang.I'm really impressed with the design, color scheme, smoothness, size...everything. -Joseph (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Very slick. I like the new legs, chunky and sexy without being overdone. Soren (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Now that's pretty. Great job on the arms, this version is perfect. And it's amazing how changing the arms makes the torso come into proportion. Everything looks nice there. The ankles are very good, but maybe the feet could be widened by a (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I must admit I thought the original versio was pretty ordinary, but you're redesign has taken it from what looked like a first mech to something that looks like you've been building mech for years. The new legs are a treat. Cheating is allowed (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Roo Mech - entry for The Great Breathe Life Into .loc.au competition
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(...) Soooo cute! The oversized head is perfect for a joey... (just build her Mum now you've got two weeks to do it after all!). da-da-da-dum da-dum etc.... will be going through my mind for the rest of the day. Cheers Richie Dulin (3 URLs) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Here are some slightly better pics. I completely redid the arms and beefed up the ankle joint, but I'm still stuck on the hands. This model is the perfect size to keep any hand I've seen from being proportionally correct. (2 URLs) Enjoy. -Brayton (20 years ago, 31-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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