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(...) Oh my goodness! Look at the way you used those parts! WOW! Highlighted! e (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) OMG, I'll say. That's cool Tony. Crossposted to .mecha. (I'll update the sidebar too.) That's pretty hip, I'm mostly impressed by the fact you got two levers that'll hold the bot up. More impressed that the levers hold all the weight. Cool. (...) (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Either way, space is more fun! I really like it Lenny, but all the black should be switched with dark gray. Then exchange the light gray with white that you'll buy from stores. Then write a comic about his adventures. ~Kevoh (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hey Lenny, I suspect you missed the joke and that, like Mark's post downthread, Steve was mimicking Marvin's version of high praise. That said, you can't imagine how many "but Orthanc doesn't really look like that, because Peter Jackson says so" (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hey wow, that is so cool. I really like the way you built that! The proportions are good and I think the entire Bot looks great. Thanks for sharring! e (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Doooood! Duuuuude, dewww...wwwd. Oh dang sorry for the late reply. Hang on, here it comes: I REALLY LIKE THIS QUAD! Come on! The feet, the canopy, the stocky leg joints, the color, the shooty things, the rear mounted optional missle racks! DANG. I (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Wow, I must admit that my first thought was "that's a pretty sweet 'bot that kind of reminds me of Marvin" but to say he looks absolutely nothing like him is stretching things a bit. (...) Ah, but here's where you're wrong, Mr. Poopy-pants. (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Well thanks, I guess. He does have Marvin's giant spherical head. And his droopy eyes. I guess that doesn't really count in the "absolutely nothing like him." Maybe I should have added that I didn't have the parts to do him in white (he's not (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) It looks absolutely nothing like him, he's not even silver, or fat. It's no worse than any other mech I've seen lately though. Steve (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hahaha!! Thanks for the thoughtful note.. now that I reflect on it, the MOC does lend itself towards certain melancholy thoughts. -Lenny (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) (in slightly depressed tone) It's ok, I suppose. I sure that you were tired and overworked when making this rather small figurine. I feel sorry for you. I'd get more excited about it but, just can't quite work up the effort. :) Mark N (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Jason! My lighting is really cheap. Both lamps are $10 or less, and the bulbs are normal sorts of bulbs (less than $5). Tripod isn't anymore than $15, and white paper that size should be easy to get in the $5 range. Less than the (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Nice. I think you really nailed the depressed look. (...) Your setup looks good. I really need to get around to buying some better lighting. Jason Spears | (URL) House of Bricks> | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I recently made a smaller plate sphere in the same vein as Bruce's design: (URL) Enjoy. --Bram (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) While I like it (and had to go and investigate the Lowell Sphere which is a rather neat construct), I was a little disappointed it was the new Marvin. Still that leaves room for others to try the old one... Danny (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(URL) Also, I took a photo of the set up I did for the pictures of Marvin. Relatively simple, I think. (URL) Hosted on Flickr> -Lenny (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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(...) LOL! I thought about it, but didn't want to change Lego's 'brilliant' hand design. -Dave (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Yep, 100% dark bley. I actually think it might go better with black than classic dark gray does, but that's about it. Which is good, because I'm using more black lately, what with all my classic light gray tied up in my dropship (I'm just not (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Entry - MPC - Ka-On Lee - Large Mecha
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(...) into the "large" category even while kneeling, which is a plus. (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Great new color look. But you should have added thumbs... (19 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) (4 URLs) (...) I don't have much to say that hasn't already been stated... The color arrangement is beautiful... dark bley seems to actually look good on this one. That is bley, right? You make it better than grey! Oh, and the feet are cute. (...) (19 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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LOL!!! You beat me by a split second on this one. (19 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Excellent job, Mark! Those need to be added to the </build/mecha/resources (URL) section. Marco, are you familiar with that section of the site? It's set up for builders of all calibers to get inspiration from. -Dave (19 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Tips and Tricks, was Re: Kogeru (leg framework)
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(...) No problem man. That's why I put them there, so people could see them, copy them and build mecha. Hear that!!!! I want you people to copy it. Go to town folks. (...) I think it's a great idea. We've got (URL) the Resources> page. (...) (19 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Mark thank you for those pics. I think it's not only me who will learn a lot by examine this leg frame in detail. Yesterday I browsed .space for the first time. They have a design topic there. I thought of doing something similar for .mecha. I (...) (19 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I'm working on another mech, (the leg structure I used in Kogeru worked so well that I wanted to do another one) and paused to take pics of the leg frame work. Note that the rest of the model is mostly brickwork, this is about all the frame (...) (19 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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New pose from my Strike Gundam: (URL) able to do half-kneeling pose was one of my objective when I build it. No modification to the original model was needed to make this pose, other than removing the optional Aile back-pack. The Strike Gundam was (...) (19 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha) !
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(...) There are two different missile racks. I wanted to do my original technic half-pin missiles, but didn't have enough white pins, so I did the larger missile racks instead. Then I disassembled and sorted my 4402 Sea Riders set, and suddenly (...) (19 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hah! There's nothing to see inside the cockpit but exposed studs :) You've exposed my secret strategy to make the uninteresting parts of the MOC indistinguishable in the pictures... Thanks for the comments. After seeing your latest, I'm (...) (19 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the compliments, Dave! (19 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, I *might* have gotten a little carried away with the colorless color scheme. Now I'm wondering if I have the parts to do the back in dark red, sort of a black widow scheme. I do recommend the cockpit part, it gives you a great sharp (...) (19 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I think most of my stuff winds up having a little "cute" content in it. I'd credit (blame?) the anime influence. BTW, I have to confess the wheels don't turn freely, so the model doesn't roll (they're wrapped around 1x1 cylinders). (19 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Yes, a true Shirow spider tank would never be without a pair of minigun claws. I'm glad I put in extra time on the nose-gun, though. You should have seen the inelegant chunk of crap I had as the first version. It didn't even pivot (...) (19 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the compliments, Marco. The color scheme really worked itself out. I knew I had to use dark blay for the canopy and joints, I needed to use black for the wheel mountings in the lower legs, and I needed to use white for the half (...) (19 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Ditto! :-D -- Nathan Wells (19 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Kyle, Kyle, Kyle. That's absolutely beautiful, and an excellent use of the "new" ball joints. A couple of questions: 1) The white missile racks appear to vary in the pictures. Is that so, or is that a system of covers? 2) Do you have better (...) (19 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Well, Mark, I did take a few small liberties, but I kept the overall 'feel' of the mech the same. I didn't want to change the shape unless I absolutely had to. I like the 'multiple variations' idea. I've been tempted to pick up a couple more and (...) (19 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Cool Dave! I hadn't appreciated that you replaced all the parts the same. I figured you just used something close. Awesome man. We should get a bunch of these and just tack on our own color schemes, could be fun to see waht people come up with. Like (...) (19 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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luv 'em! (19 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Man wow. You desreve all the praise heaped onto you here. I only got this for ya. Photography, lighten up the black so we can see it. The cockpit shot is almost useless because all we see is black. So there's my critizism. Pretty lame of me. Dang (...) (19 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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