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i have been given permission to post this moc from an up-and-coming young lad in the lego mecha business. he goes by "chopper dave" and has been looking to me for advice in mecha building. his first moc is a gundam and he has taken a few ideas from (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: something 4 everyone: swooshable, rollable--lotsa new MOCs
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Jeff Szklennik wrote: SNIP should be: (...) (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 6-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | something 4 everyone: swooshable, rollable--lotsa new MOCs
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Click on pics to get their respective galleries Planes & Spaceships: (4 URLs) Cars & Buggies: (4 URLs) 2 Boats, a house, a micro (MLcad, L3P & POV-ray rendered) Windmill, & a sea turtle: (5 URLs) AND a micro hover dumper, micro freighter & a (...) (20 years ago, 6-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.boats, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | New Co-curator!
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Update: </build/mecha/curator (URL) A new co-curator for this newsgroup has been add: (URL) Daddy' Mark Neumann !!!>> (URL) List of Current Curators> Congrats! e (20 years ago, 4-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Tatsumaki
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(...) Wow, Marcus. You beat me to it. (I seem to write that on Lugnet a lot.) And it looks really good! I am not a mecha person -- I'm a bit too old, I guess. But my son loves giant robots, so I've been trying to build a few. I have a half-completed (...) (20 years ago, 1-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Tatsumaki
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MC7 put new construction pictures of the Tatsumaki on Brickshelf: (URL) e (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Moonbase Module - Mech Bay 07
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(...) Right on Jass' master. You feel the funkiness. (...) The Insectoids Tech is on loan. The only clause included in the treaty was NO BRASSO. But it sounds a lot more menacing in Insectoids speak: "Errrrshooooklamorer...razooooka. Vig." (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Hey thanks, I know what you mean. I too think a nice 1/4 stick of dynamite would make a nice blithering of parts in all directions. A nice pull back pan shot, then, Bam! But taking the tour before hand is important.I guess that would be the (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Wow! Very impressive work, Eric! Dig those support vehicles too. My only gripe is you didn't Brasso off the UFO decals on those quarter saucer panels. Other than that, every detail in the facility looks just right. Word up. --Dan (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Massive! I've greatly enjoyed your Mech Bays. This one ices the cake. This is exactly the sort of thing that we sit through the movie just to watch it get blown up in the end. I mean that in the most positive way. Oh, and way to use those (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I'll see your skadoo and raise you 42. (...) Seemed like the natural thing to do. Skiddo. (...) Yes. Space Pidgeons. The X-pods got a home and contributed nicely. At some point they could be filled with lights or trans pieces or other (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I'm busted! (...) Dragon flying super fist claw mech bay tech covert infiltrate style style! 'o doom......attack (...) e (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Aha! Now I know for certain that's Sophie on the left in this picture of my old lunar mech bay. He posed as one of my workers to acquire gear track technology. ;-) (URL) K (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Yes, (5 URLs) via.. (URL) I'd like to see other Mecha Builders create bays for their creations and use this standard. A small one plate module to house or provide a back drop for a mech is a cool thing. Makes a nice display. (...) Yay! Thank (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Ahem, WOW This would be officially Skadoo-afific. The crane, two axis movement on geared tracks using gears for movement, nice! Big industrial looking thing, like a oil platform almost all business with god knows what embedded inside. It's the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) How about we calll it the Red Roof Carbon Fiber Inn. (...) Ahh yes, those. Technic thingie #305. Trebek, we meet again. Cool part. I used them on the support/offload cranes too. I'm glad I had even multiples of them. (...) lol, I figured that (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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<Snip> Cool! Is this base something that can be connected to your other moonbase mecha modules? One big, pic with the three of your mecha bays would be so cool... Definitely like the vehicles you created...nice diorama feel to it all... But what's (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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I like it. It somehow has an early 20th century industrial look to it (red brick and iron girders), rather than being futuristic. Really it's hard to describe the architectural style. Retro Lunar Industrial? You're using some weird technic bits in (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I cobbled it together, ya know. Oh! btw, with many contributions from several sources. THANK YOU! (...) That's what I was going for! USE THE IRON HOOK THINGIE! (...) Yes, and wow to be compared to HIM! the almighty forge daddy himself! I did I (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Yay! Fun. Plus a home for the parts that combine to make the Moonbase. I like when parts in a collection finally become useful. Many parts waiting for long periods of time until they are used in a purposeful way. (...) Cool. I like all the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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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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| | Re: Horodris the mech
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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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| | Re: GAT-X105 Aile Strike Gundam
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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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| | Re: You know you love it.
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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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| | Re: LMHoF Published in Brickmasters Magazine
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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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| | Horodris the mech
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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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