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Yeah, that kind of armour (Terminator Squad) is pretty hard to model around a mini-fig. (...) I've (...) be (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) It's funny, I was just looking at pics of that shortly before I posted what I did... I've done exoskeletons like this before, too. For example: (URL) of the type I'm talking about being hard to model in minifig scale can be seen at: (URL) down (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Wow! I cant even get the camera in the right place! Good Job OH MY GOD!! WHATS THIS THING ON MY neck!!!! Oh, it's my head. Rick (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) webhosting (...) And if your DNS server hasn't updated, try (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) it (...) I was afraid of that. I knew the torso was a little bit long and the legs a little bit short, but I'm not sure where to take stuff out. The waist thing, well, I'm entirely unsure how to widen it, because of the design of the lower (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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First rendering... Yeah right; looks like you're a pro with POV-Ray! Damn, I can't even render a nice sky... At first I saw your model and thought, hmmm... doesn't look very interesting. BUT, then I saw the .dat file, and wow! I really like how the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Nice additions, but now that I look at it again, the torso looks way, way to huge for the limbs. And it's way to small above/near the pelvic area, giving it a funny He-Man action figure look. (...) webhosting (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Because I'm a tease, I took another couple of pictures of the Goblin (as it's currently known.) This time it's outfitted with plenty of weapons. More pictures and details will be written up soon enough, but for now this will do. Plus it'll test out (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) is (...) Yeah, but how much will it cost? I wouldn't be surprised if it would kick the Goblin's ass. After all, I designed it to look cool, not necessarly to perform well in BrikWars. I'm hesitant to even cost him :) (...) would (...) Umm, I (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I've been building like crazy for BrikWars. Well, I've been playing with MLCad and POV-Ray (and a bunch o' other utilities). So I've got a ray-trace that I like. Have a look and let me know what you think. (URL) Thanks, Gino A... BTW, I tried to (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I don't know about building the Coleopteran just the way it looks, but perhaps you could just capture its feel (or philosophically: essence)! "Oh now! Mladen's using big words again, run, flee to the nearest Mecha Hanger... And prepare for the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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"Minifigs just can't have armor built around them in Lego Bricks, is what I've found." Oh yeah, check this out: (URL) don't know if this what you mean by armour, but it's close enough! (...) built (...) series (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hey, I hate being a me-too'er, but that Magellan *is* most excellent ;-) What I liked most was the observation dome on the front of the Magellan. Do you mind if I borrow the idea? With proper credit if I should ever publish a MOC based on it, (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish)
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(...) try, (...) D'oh!!! Sorry Mark :) My poor addled brain is shutting down on me, I think. Adrian (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Well, I don't know about that. :) And remember that the original design is David White's. In fact, I just recieved this E-mail from him: "AWESOME. I love it, I really do. I had a game company buy the rights to the spider tank design. They're (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) That would be excellent! (...) Yessir, that's what I was thinking. (...) Uh... well, really personal armour (like Terminators) is something I've wanted for minifigs ever since I was a kid watching Robotech's "Invid Invasion" series (with (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Yes, the arms are built on pins, so the weapons are really modular. I've built these in a bunch of different mission configs with different weapons. Maybe later I'll put some of them up on Brickshelf. I'd love to see some of these guys in a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) It does indeed capture a lot of the aspects of the Dreadnaught. Are the arms built on technic pin joints? That would make swapping them out really, really easy. Hmmm. More BrikWars fodder... it's getting to a point where I could field a Space (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Ummmm ... excellent, excellent! I hope pictures of the carnage are on the way? ;) Primus BuS ComStar LEGO Mechcommander: www.go.to/LegoMC (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks! Yeah, the Toad started out as part of a feeble attempt at making some 40k stuff. Nothing really cool turned out, but I reworked the quasi-dreadnought and got this. I'm pretty happy with it now. -Jeremiah- (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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