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(...) -big snip- Wow! I hope I haven't used up all my superlatives on your excellent previous Mech Bays, because this one is now my favorite! I love the red/dk gray/gray/trans blue color scheme, fully articulated upper and lower maintanence arms, (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) <good stuff snipped> Eric: MOST Excellent. Emphasis on MOST. I particularly like the dark grey rendition of your 'little bot', and against all the red and dark grey back ground, it looks particularly good. My favs: The robotic repair arms that (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Moonbase Module - Mech Bay 07 - 1x3 Base Plate - Little Dark Grey Bot Repair Facility - The light transport Hover Fish and SV3 wheeled vehicle supply the Little Bot Bay with new parts and electronics. (2 URLs) Moonbase Module - Mech Bay 07 Hey gang, (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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(...) Oooooo-tay. (...) Strange is good as it is beautiful. (...) Heck ya! That rocks! I asked Peter Jennings and he said it was the biggity bomb bad too! (...) drool. (...) Sweet, That pair of hands helps add to the synergy of the Mech. You could (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Oh wow, I checked out the construction great job! (...) Fine choice I'd say. (...) Excellent. (...) I agree. It big, That's why I like it too! (...) Efforts for the next round? Incorporate in to future attempts? (...) LMAO, I get that too. hee (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Ha! Ok, that is kind of scarier knowing the orgin of that. Ouch. I managed to find in a Ukrainian dictionary that Horod is a kind of battlement on a hill. But nothing on Ris. Probably means light. Therefore the staff'd be a stoplight and (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Worm gear count is eight. three in each leg, and one in each shoulder. The rest are mostly the new rotational click hinge. (...) I may be taking some more pics here, for my b-day I got a photography screen! No more taping the white sheets of (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Ah-ha! Hear that Sophie! You're going down, buddy! I got that supply of left monkey arms coming in from BL, you best be sweating bullets now. Thanks for the commentary on the arms. I was looking at that and the shoulder had to go through a (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) That goat critter was Pan. The hand did go through about five rebuilds for this mech and was the origional inspiration for this mech. (repositioned fingers, shortened overall hand, wrist redesign) I started by fooling with hand designs and (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hey Mark, I did a Google search and I found that Te Horo is the name of a beach on New Zealand and DRIs is the Dietary Recommended Intake. Sooo...this beast was obviously created to search the beaches of Te Horo to take the DRIs of unsupecting (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I like that gear-ratio reduction assembly to reduce the stress on the worm gear--tricky! Out of curiosity, what's the total worm-gear count? (...) Unequal length fingers, rotating thumb, the hand flattens out, sweet! (...) The black shoulder (...) (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I really like the leg design and gearing. Gears are like muscles for mecha. The more gears, the more powerful the machine (appears to be). The spindly arms could use a gear infusion to beef them up... But I know you haven't made a lot of armed (...) (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) It's a good mech (if it weren't for the legs, I would be forced to call this one "mecha"). I like how clean it looks - very nice indeed. I like the hands; many have used those joints before, but it looks like you put a lot of time in to the (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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SNIP (...) OH MY GOD! Did you see the other stuff the guy's made???: (URL) actually surprised they made the brickshelf mod, especially this one: (URL) need to make one of these for myself. He has a bunch of other neat stuff too: (URL) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Nice. So... black (URL) palm tree segment> for the ankles, (URL) fruit-cherry> for the shoelaces and minifig-neck-bracket for the sneaker-tongue, sand-green (URL) dino neck/tail> for the arms, silver (URL) mugs> for hair ornaments, spigot-knob for (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I found a low res preview of this magazine (looks like it uses Flash): (URL) to pages 18-19 and 20-21. Nice. :-) My MS-02 from about four years ago looks so ancient! I'm working on MS-11 now and I can't think of one structural design that I've (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(URL) Dis here is Horodris. Treat him real nice and he'll do the same. Some points of notes: I made the neck move on all three axis, if the head looks funny, it probably because it is at a strange angle. mucho gearing in the legs. This is what is (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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(...) The pics were provided by the artists. Nah, no photo shoots for us in Einfield. (dang) (...) yeeee HA! (...) Cool! That'd be much appreciated. (...) yeah, I'm sort of with you on that. (magazine quality) For those that didn't get the (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) snippity snip (...) Hey Mark, Congrats to all of you guys that were featured in the article. It was pretty awesome seeing all the mechs in a double-wide fold out. Rad! Question: Did you guys have to bring your MOCs somewhere to be photographed (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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It's not mine, I just found it. I thought I made that clear? Soren (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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OMG... LOL. Very anime though. Absolutely hilarious. Execpt you usually have some kind of kick A$$ gun with your mecha. So where is it? Mark (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(URL) New MOC from "ayucow". Sooo cuuuute~ Soren (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) snip Mark, congrats to you and the other featured mech builders! If the photo spread appears on-line anywhere, would you post a link here? I don't get the magazine, but I'd love to see the layout. Thanks! (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hello friends, We’ve sort of been keeping this under our hats, but now that I just got my “Brickmasters” magazine in the mail I can’t hold it in any longer. The Mecha Hall of Fame is a centerfold! A small selection of mechs from the LMHoF were (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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Welcome! Wow what a first Mech to post! I know this is not your first Mecha Construction, but I still want to wlecome you to lugnet.build.mecha! Yikes, this Mech is super cool. I think the style and form are great. The colors are all new and the (...) (20 years ago, 18-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I have been thinking about Tatsumaki and I plan to make some changes soon, but for now I am working on a new mech and I hope to have it done by the end of the week. Pics and a post on that mech soon. I also plan to add more pics of the (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | New and old to lugnet at the same time :-)
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Hi Everyone, I'm Samarth Moray, and I'm 16. I've been playing with Lego, like most of you, since I was a kid. I'm new to lugnet because this is my first post, but I'm 'old' to lugnet because I've been lurking around for a year now. That basically (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Some recent brickshelf finds
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(...) The MS-18E alone is worth the price of admission just for the great piece usage. I would have never thought to pop the rotating part out of the 2x2 turntable plate if I hadn't seen it used on this MOC. (20 years ago, 14-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Some recent brickshelf finds
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(URL) Gundam with detechable armour, Kampfer, GP-01 etc. All great works. The MS-14A Gelgoog and MS-18E Kampfer are very small but still have great details and proportion. (URL) is the precursor of Five Star Stores. This model looks perfect because (...) (20 years ago, 11-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Well done Mark, those Freddy Krueger hands are a nice touch. I know, they are for clawing through ice, or giant snow-mice or something. This one reminds me of your Hammer mech a bit, but thats a good thing. Congrats on winning the awards as well. (...) (20 years ago, 11-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) mark, my man! i was wondering when you would post another of your reversed- knee mech masterpieces. apparently, you aim to please your fans. this is the most organic-looking mech i've seen you create. the overall form is vintage mark newmann. (...) (20 years ago, 11-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I'll agree with both your pros and your cons. The backpack looks great, I like the hands, and the upper body is exactly right. I don't think the legs need to be longer, but I think they would be improved if they were "beefier". If you built up (...) (20 years ago, 11-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) This is really nicely done. I appreciate the in-progress shots, but with the black skeleton, it's a little hard to see the details. That's a lot of ball joints! Looks like an articulated "spine" too--he can do sit-ups? My suggestion--this mech (...) (20 years ago, 11-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I was bummed when I tried the BS link and it didn't work--thanks for re-uploading. This thing won an award for best medium mecha? Would it have won for best large mech if you hadn't brought the Hammer along too? I like the light blue/white (...) (20 years ago, 11-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) up any of the ball sockets, like in the knees for example? That blue is a very nice color. This is just fantastic. Great shape and scale, love the facial expression. I got no real critique save wondering how the joints hold. Maybe also (...) (20 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) wow! an excellent lego translation! i knew it was the aile strike from gundam seed without even looking at the folder discription. though i've never seen the series, i am quite familiar with the various gundams just from studying pics from the (...) (20 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Wow, wow, wow, (...) If you could get those flat techic plate click hinges, those would probably suit you well for the knees in this scale. (SW AT-AT or AT-TE joints) I should say though, I think you captured the Gundam quite well! (...) Don't (...) (20 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Well, there are no pictures of creations to post at the moment--they are either in a disposable camera or waiting to be completed--but I wanted to say "Salaam waw layquum" and a belated "Happy Halloween". I too just moved across country, more or (...) (20 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Re: GAT-X105 Aile Strike Gundam
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Ka-On Lee wrote: <snip> (...) This thing is friggin' awesome Ka-On. There's so much SNOT hanging off it I feel a sinus cold coming on just looking at it. :) Seriously though, the SNOT work is phenomenal. The head is a (...) (20 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(URL) Brickshelf Gallery: (URL) First some links for those unfamilar with this design: (2 URLs) After accumulated enough bricks, I decided to start one of my dream MOC projects a large scale, highly detailed Gundam. I picked Strike because it is one (...) (20 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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Wow, sweet mother of nuggetrons. Pretty cool way to make use of Titan parts sans blue. I love the way you incorporated the samurai armor look. What were the odds that two Titan bases mecha would show up so close to each other. I would have replied (...) (20 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hi my name is Marcus Clancy and this is my first post on Lugnet. I wanted to show my new mech and possibly hear some feedback. The mech that i am posting is based off a frame that I had made a few months ago. The purpose of this frame was to see if (...) (20 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha) !
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Hmmm, my origional folder got deep sixed somehow and BS folks didn't restore it, so I've reposted the pics here: (URL) SnowCat> It may have to re-moderate as well so just hold on a sec, and the deep links on the origional post still work anyway. (...) (20 years ago, 9-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Skeletal Balrog
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Before there was Brikwars, there were ... lead miniatures and a Frankenstein-esque ruleset cobbled-together from Dungeons and Dragons source material. At that time most of my spending money was being sunk into this pleasantly soft yet toxic metal, (...) (20 years ago, 7-Nov-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Whoa, check this out
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Hi Dave You’ve linked to the wrong page; it point at some woozy guide to wimpy nonlethal weapons. Cheers NB (20 years ago, 6-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Mech and starship slideshows at Philcon SF con
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I'm running the Children's Program (ages 6-12) at the (URL) SF convention this December, and I've expanded my domain to include LEGO activities (for all ages). Among them, I'm compiling topical shorts from (URL) BrickFilms>, and a couple of (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.delvalug, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi, FTX)
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| | Re: Female humanoid; 4508 alternate
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(...) Thanks. Actually the whole female started with the shoes. So when I had built the shoes with high heels I had to build a large female. Otherwise it wouldn't have made sense... (...) It's not completely solid, but most of her torso is. Maybe I (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.space)
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(...) Well thanks, apparently I do.. (...) Lots of Schleim ;-) (...) These parts are also very important for the construction! (...) The part I started with, not exactly knowing what I was gonna build (...) I think it's my specialty (...) It was (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: SnowCat
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This was the hard part of this one, I had to find two white plate hinges that had exactly the same tension in them. Otherwise the greater friction on one side of the jaw versus the other would cause the jaw to come apart. (...) Hehe, theme, I really (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: SnowCat
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Wow, good morning! I have been waiting for this. Hmmm, let's see. Oh wow, I really like the way the mouth opens and closes. The overall feel is like that of the Warhound. (one of my clan favs) The title itself is killer, "Mecha of the Homeworld." (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Here's my latest, seen at NWBrickCon and winner of the "Best Medium Mecha" award. SnowCat: (URL) Here's some deep link to the bigger pics: (URL) Pic1> (URL) Pic2> Enjoy y'all. Mark Neumann (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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ok, wow, this is only made from the parts in the Titan XP? Sheeeeesh, you have a nack for making cool stuff from limited parts! Things I dig: * The head, neat how you made that. * The chest, heh heh. * The way those large solid canopy/slopes form (...) (20 years ago, 4-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.space)
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(...) <SNIP> I guess this reply seems a little measly, but I really like the shoes. They add a lot to the model. Nice to see a large scale female mecha - there are few. Also, I had no idea the Titan XP set enabled one to build such large things - (...) (20 years ago, 4-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.space)
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| | Whoa, check this out
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Not sure where to FUT--please direct as appropriate. (URL) 4 meg document may provide some interesting ideas for mech weaponry, etc. Dave! (20 years ago, 3-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Atatosomb: A Hardsuit
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(...) That's very clever. Although using hair on a minifig's head, now that's just plain crazy.... why wasn't there room for the helmet? (...) Any Trouble And The Opponent Shoots Off My Butt. ;-) Cheers, (URL) (20 years ago, 3-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Tronabee Mech! Looks cool but can't do squat!
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(...) flouro (...) congratulations on (...) Thanks, Kyle! I was happy to find a use for them too (I must have like 20 or 30 of 'em!). (...) of the (...) long. The (...) the (...) by (...) the (...) Sounds good! It's amazing how quickly the weight (...) (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Oh and I forgot to mention her name. It's Roxy. Or can anybody come up with a better alternative??! PLMKWYT Nathanael (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Tronabee Mech! Looks cool but can't do squat!
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(...) I think that's maybe the only appropriate use of those Insectoids trans flouro green disks-on-sticks parts that I can remember seeing, so my congratulations on that. I have to agree that mechs are hard to build. Some of the guys on this board (...) (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Atatosomb: A Hardsuit
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All responses are replied to here, as has become the custom. (...) It's attached with a single stud, provided by this part: (URL) I looked at Japanese hardsuits for ideas on how to contruct the image I had in my head. This specifically: (URL). (...) (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Atatosomb: A Hardsuit
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(...) Yeah, it is a neat trick. I've been using it with goggles for awhile (to make welding goggles) but had never really thought to use it with a visor. Couldn't see the forest for the trees. Oh, and the MOC itself is cool, very reminiscent of some (...) (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Atatosomb: A Hardsuit
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Wow!! That hair/visor combo is awesome! Here's another totally brickin' cool building tip I'll have to preserve on my shelf somewhere so I don't forget it. Superb work, Kevin! Oh, the hardsuit is cool, too! :-) Dave "Kevin Blocksidge" (...) (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Mecha Action - Updates
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Updated: (URL) .mecha>. Enjoy! e (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Female humanoid; 4508 alternate
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So much fun to build alternate models! This time it was a big joy building this female humanoid of the official Titan XP set: (URL) And one pic of the back: (URL) Cheers, Nathanael (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Breaking News from the NWBC 2004
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Breaking news from Snow Daddy about the NWBC 2004! (URL) Mark Neumann wrote: ""NWBC04 was a raging success I'd say. The gang did a great job. We'll have to see where that puts us for 05. The highlights for me: I won four awards: Best Medium Mech: (...) (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, FTX) !
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| | Re: Cybernetic Turtle
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(...) Anyway, this design is kinda cool. I like the alternative designs. (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mecha Action - Updates
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Updated: (URL) .mecha>. Requested thumb link from David Simmons. Enjoy! e (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I think it's nice when builders come up with an interesting design and do different versions of it in different color schemes. It gives the viewer more perspectives on the creation. I also really like the transparent disks with the orange and (...) (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Atatosomb: A Hardsuit
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(...) I can not figure out how all that stuff is held on to that minifig. Nice solution to the helmet-clearance problem. Nice work! Very reminiscent of some Japanese hardsuit designs I've seen on Brickshelf. (20 years ago, 1-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Tronabee Mech! Looks cool but can't do squat!
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(...) refine (...) moc's (...) speak. (...) orginal and creative idea. they look cool, especially next to that black light. however, at the same time they detract from the overall design of your mecha. i see you went with the new click hinges. those (...) (20 years ago, 31-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Tronabee Mech! Looks cool but can't do squat!
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(...) ah,welcome to mecha bliss! now that you are aware of the intricacies of mecha-building, you can now see the lure of it. the whole idea is to refine your skills, with each passing creation, until you reach a point where moc's take on a life and (...) (20 years ago, 31-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Mecha Action - Updates
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Well, looks like we finally got some Mecha Action. Pardon me while I don' my Star Trek out fit and dip out to a Halloween Party. Then I'll make some updates to the side bar. Heck if I know where my partner is to help. Nice work everyone! e (20 years ago, 31-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Cybernetic Turtle
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(...) Cheers boys, I've been fiddling with alternate designs this morning...and I've got these moc turtles: (URL) heavily armed Blacktron one, (URL) these ones in CyberCare colours, with groovy see through casing. A bit like a limited edition X-box, (...) (20 years ago, 30-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'm lovin' it 2 Pete,...nice work as always...shame magpie didn't have a tortoise. cheers steve (20 years ago, 30-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Atatosomb: A Hardsuit
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Hello! Last weekend I made a hardsuit. I was calling it "a little mecha that goes right around a guy like a little suit" until Lenny reminded me of the much more succinct "hardsuit". Anyway, I've finally had time to photograph it. (URL) (click the (...) (20 years ago, 30-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Tronabee Mech! Looks cool but can't do squat!
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Hey all, After my first foray into mech building (you can view the mixed results below) I must say I have much more respect for mech builders than ever before! Mechs are hard! They are demanding, uncompromising, dictators of exactness! I'll get 'em, (...) (20 years ago, 30-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Cybernetic Turtle
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(...) I love it. Cute, elegant, evil. A bit like the Blue Peter pet. -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado (20 years ago, 30-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Presenting the terrifying robot tortoise (of death): (URL) slow and lumbering. What it lacks in speed it makes up for with its gentle wisdom, long battery life...and unquenchable desire to kill all humans. Enjoy, Pete (20 years ago, 30-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.mecha) !!
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| | eva-02 (not mine)
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they say that imitation is the best form of flattery...well, i'm definately flattered. (URL) i am awed at how this guy replicated my design just from pictures. (20 years ago, 29-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Interview with a Sorting Bot
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(URL) Interview with a Sorting Bot on LEGO.com (URL) e (20 years ago, 28-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) That white one is cool, especially his head. And don't you be knockin' unobtainium! Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (20 years ago, 23-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) As RoscoHead would say, "No wuckers!!!" Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (20 years ago, 23-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: The Wanderer: a Clankbot
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(...) I dig the Popeye forearm and foreleg proportions too, good style. And nice earrings! ;-) Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (20 years ago, 23-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: SciBrick is looking for you!
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I appologize for replying to my own post, but my newsreader didn't x-post to all the newsgroups that this thread was reaching : ( (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: SciBrick is looking for you!
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(...) Any true apology would be coupled with an effort to correct what you did wrong. I have asked you privately to cancel that post, and now I ask you publically. Situations like this continue to hurt the prestige and appearance of SciBrick by (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: SciBrick is looking for you!
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(...) snip (...) *apologize LOL, always just slightly off, story of my life! Spell boy spell! e (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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(...) org, I posted a .txt file that has been sitting in my computer. Later I realized I had already posted the same (URL) message> a year ago. In the process I offended Lenny, and I apologoze for that. I felt the core reasons and goals for the (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: SciBrick is looking for you!
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In lugnet.org.scibrick, Eric Sophie wrote: snip (...) snip (...) Eric, I thought you quit Scibrick ?? -Tom McD. (URL) (20 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Inspiration - Real Mecha Builders
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(...) NMX04-1A (2 URLs) link fixed Mechanized Propulsion Systems (2 URLs) Best of luck to these projects and those who are helping to build them. Enojy! e (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Inspiration - Real Mecha Builders
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Real Mecha builders and projects: NMX04-1A <www.neogentronyx.com (URL) Mechanized Propulsion Systems (URL) Best of luck to these projects and those who are helping to build them. Enojy! e (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Steambots
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Hey cool, I like the white one and my Mom does too. e (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Steambots
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(...) You turn it of. JP. (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Nice Retro looking robots too. I like. I recommend to anyone who like this kind of Retro Science go see "Steam Boy" if at all possible. It is Katsuhiro Otomo's first feature film since "Akira" and I believe that Sony is distributing it. I saw (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) In seriousness to a joke of a post, via air. I am a air computer maintainer. Professionally. So, I maintain a analog computer. Hence why if you look around, you will find my posts sometimes tagged as :analog computer programmer: or suchlike. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) How do you run the control algorithms on steam? Is it all open-loop mechanical activation? --B (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Sometimes I think you build stuff just so you'll have an excuse to create those crazy captions and commentaries. Well played. Do they ever shoot blasts of steam as an attack? (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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You don't know my mother. Thanks for explaining steam as a power source. My favorite steambot is the short legged one. And I like steamrice. JP. (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Steambots
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(URL) Steambots aren't powered with fancy-dancy unobtainium power-fusion or uber-posh magic crystals. No. Steambots are powered by STEAM, yeah, thats right, steam as in evaporated water for all you science geeks out there. And when they run out of (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: The Wanderer: a Clankbot
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(...) a very creative mech, lenny. even without reading your post, i knew it had a "western" theme going. nice choice of colors and shapes; they definately give it a gunslinger look. all it needs is a long coat a-la william munny from "unforgiven". (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Lenny, I actually like the Wanderer better with the weaponry, even though the pics weren't as good. Maybe it's because the shotgun and pistols show off the arm/hand posability a little better. They also add some detail to an otherwise somewhat plain (...) (20 years ago, 17-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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