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"Marco Tagliaferri" <mtagl@web.de> wrote in message news:Iq7I9x.13Lu@lugnet.com... (...) Whoops! Well - the back of the left foot has the rounded 2x3 and the back of the right foot has the slope... Both feet are supposed to have the round brick at (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey man, that's the way to take it! I think most of the folks were sure you'd explode again. I'm really happy you didn't fullfill what even I expected when I put my bucks into the betting pool in mind... Good way to go. Try to ignore the (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Well that's the only brick I could think of, but I wasn't sure. Thank you Eric Marco (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) That is one of my goals, to aim toward a more refined fluid look. Always has been after I spent the night with (URL) Agiel>. -snip- (...) No need to act like your on egg shells, I asked didn't I? Please go ahead by all means.... (...) Earlier (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Nifty. I can tell it's pretty playable - always good, and I like the range of motion in the legs. You don't mind my asking, what are your influences? Soren (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks. For what is essentially a recolored GM, the Nemo is a surprisingly nice design. Glad you like the thruster packs... I was originally trying to replicate the 'ballute pack' atmospheric reentry system from the show. Pity I couldn't get (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Mostly it's the face and the feet - much more refined, less formulaic and clunky. More delicate. (...) Oh, I am stepping in it here, but I'll go right ahead and say it: all, or most, of your mecha are built in a single color, with generally (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) This mecha is definitely more pared down than some of your other works, but that's what I find so great about it. From the colour usage to the joints everything is just so precise and perfect. The bazooka, with black carry handle to boot, and (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thank you. That means a lot to me. (...) Help me out, what do you mean? (...) I guess it is a matter of finding the right scale frame to fit the weight allowance of the given joint for the over all completed Mecha. With The Cub, I found the (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Wow, for a first mecha this is excellent! I think you go the basics of mecha building down pretty solid, the next thing you should work on is giving them a certain "feel" or personality. For example, I don't know whether this is a whacky (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hi Marco, good to hear from you. (...) I noticed myself from the pictures that you can't exactly see what is going on in there. I also think some more pics would be helpful. (...) We all have our own level of comfort. (...) Most of the work (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Returning the feedback, nice Mecha, you have good designs. I like them, plus I see neat connections and choice parts. e (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Well hello, and welcome! I was looking at this on Brickshelf the other day. You have some good ideas there. What sorts of projects do you have in mind next? Thanks for sharring and again, welcome. e (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(URL) (Click for gallery) Enjoy! Soren (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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I like it - refreshingly different from the usual Sophie-mecha. Not sure I like the idea of using such weak joints for something so massive, but it clearly worked out for you. Soren (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I always like your small art work. From your redesigned Novas I like this one the most: (URL) Thank you for sharing (URL) Marco> (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Welcome to .mecha Matthew. (...) Quite impressive for a first one. I like the poseability. It seems to me you had real fun doing those poses for the pics. (...) I'm not bothered by the color scheme. The colores fit together quite well. The (...) (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Well I'm late, but I have to say well done. (...) I'd like to see the foot in disasembly. (...) You already mentioned, that you added breaks, but I still can't believe rotational click hinges support such a giant. You may say it's a small (...) (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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My first post here so I'd better introduce myself... My name is Matthew but almost everyone knows me as 'mo'. I live in the UK. I'm new to the AFOL scene; I played with lego (Space - then Technic) loads as a kid but stopped as adolesence brought (...) (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha) !
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I always told myself, "The world will be a better place when three things come to pass: 1. When Tooth Brushes have digital displays, 2. When Bryce McGlone makes his own web site, and 3. I can't mention here. Rest assured it has lot's to do with (...) (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm, strange, the link is broken. Had to copy and paste it to work. :-( Let me just start of by saying that I’m blown away. Phew... Okay. :-D Bryce, your website is wonderful. It has been years since I have actually explored a LEGO MOC (...) (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hey Ya'll I finally got around to making my own website. Still a bit of a labor of love (aren't they all?). <plasmicbricks.com> I tried to keep it clean, fast loading, and java free. All hail dial uppers!!! (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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(...) That's great! Good story, congrats! (Highlighted, and added to Mech Expo) e (19 years ago, 18-Nov-05, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Oh ok, got ya. When I build, I find a good rule of thumb is to make the hips narrow as compared to the shoulders. In this case, using the rotational click hinges, the female socket end for both inner hip connections, are both 4L. So they are (...) (19 years ago, 18-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Not more compact per se. Just under the waist so the thighs don't jut out so much. But that's only a small comment and we've talked about it before. I'm just tryin' to say something other than "kool 100!!!/10!!!!OMG!!11" (...) I like the (...) (19 years ago, 18-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thank you! (...) Hmmm, I'm a little confused, please explain. Hips more unders the waist? Like more compact? right? (...) I was tempted. (...) I was trying to add more Trans Green, Everything looked "Stuck on" and I was trying to learn from (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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It's a Sophiesque Gundam! Like the head & some of the slope stuff going on. Overall has that slouched look that Mark refferend to. Would love to see the hips up under the waist a bit more, but havin' them come out the sides is pure Sophie. I'd like (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) -snip- (...) the better pics... (URL) The Cub>> (URL) Pilot (URL) Back Brain Case with coverings removed. (URL) Desktop (URL) ....and other Art work...> (URL) e (URL) Bricks>> (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Gundamy is the word for the day! Thanks Chris! I am so glad to hear from you. The Mecha looks better in person. I really want better pictures. I'm working on that. Hey, we BOTH made a Gundam! :) (...) Be sure of it. We Rock, He She It, Rocks, (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Right on man! I was cruising Brickshelf thinking, "Man, I haven't seen anything new that's caught my eye in a while..." then I see this dark grey head. I think, sleek design, good photography, I'll give it a look-see... and then I notice (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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G'day all, I've long been a fan of our man Felix's (URL), and find it fairly surprising that no-one else has adopted building people in this scale. So, I did it myself. I based my effort in no small part on this little figurine I found amongst my (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) Awww, swizzle sticks, I was just thinking about you! Hahahaha, to tell the truth, I always wanted a distinctive Anime looking Mecha in my Biomechanical Ranks. This did it for me. (...) Thanks, I feel much the same way. I am very happy with it (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) You're too sly Eric... you know how to build Gundam after all! Stop fooling us! Show us what you got up that sleeve of yours. ;-p I gotta say Eric, this is one of your best mecha yet. Hmmm... Maybe I'm just liking it so much 'cause of the (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Yay! (...) Meee 2! (...) When I was building the Mecha, I introduced some stops around the joints to cope with the stability issues. The loss of poseability in some places, in my mind, makes it more of a sculpture. (...) Thanky. (...) (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Right on right on E. I got to say, I'm loving the CUB. There's a lot of brickwork here that I'm loving. The hip especially, the angles and shaping of the body. That's where Mecha meets sculpture right there. Very impressive with the click hinges, (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I introduced stops around some of joints to help. Once the weight of the Mech exceeded the joints abilities, I surrounded some of the joints with bricks. Limiting some of the posability, yet continuing to use the rotational click hinges as the (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Did you really get a 20 inch mech to support its own weight using only rotating click hinges? Really? Are you serious? No, really? That's a rather tricky thumb, as well. So you say both the heel and the toe pivot? Maybe future pics will make (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(URL) The Cub> (2 URLs) New Hands!>> (URL) Cool Feet!>> Dark Gray Mecha. Rotational click hinges. Piloted. Heel toe pivot. 20 inches tall. 2 Week Build. Built from the feet up. I'll get some better pictures. (URL) Deep Link Preview>. Looks like a (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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Nice work. I like this picture: (URL) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) You and (URL) JP Rignault> are making good use of some of the newer small parts like the Viking horns, 1x1 slopes, etc. Nice work! (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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