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Hello all. After looking through a lot of the mecha pages, I decided I want to build some also. What I need to know though is what are some good sets to get that have a lot of the standard 'mecha' pieces. I only have about $120 so I can't go out and (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) The sky was actually pretty easy. It was really just a cut-and-paste from the documentation. I've included the pertinent part below. Most of the work was done by L3PAO (I think that's the right letters :-). I added the sky and ended up (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Yeah I already did that: (URL) so have many, many, *many* people here on LUGNET. But it is still not *true* armour. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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How about modeling the armour and placing a minifig head on it? That way, you won't have to build around the minifig. That's the way I build all my big, evil positronic invaders from Alpha Centauri... Added bonus: shooting them to bits N' pieces (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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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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(...) Who? ;^) ~M (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Bah. Bullets are so Last Century. ~M (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) a (...) Teflon Pipe Tape! Yes!! I've got tons of that stuff! I'll give that a try, or the Saran Wrap (thanks Mike). I tried scotch tape, but it wouldn't conform to the holes well enough. I love Lugnet. You guys rock :) Adrian -- (URL) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) with it at first, but it just keeps looking cooler and cooler. I'll definitely have to re-think how I do toes now. :-, What's really cool is that the Toad is, like, only 2 or 3 pieces away from being a WH40K Space Marines Dreadnaught -- but (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Well thanks Jeremiah, but your 4 legged SpiderTank is way cooler than all my multi-legged mecha! ;-) And who cares about the Tyco piece; if I have it, I would use it! ;-) And I really, really like the colour sceme of the ZOOT Suit; it's cool! BTW I (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Actually, that's a great idea! Not only will it not show up when seen from the side (as is occasionally the case), but Saran Wrap (or any plastic wrap for those against using brand names :) is DESIGNED to stick to things... Not to mention that (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Karim Nassar wrote in message ... (...) so (...) Well, the feasibility of each method may or may not be superior to the other, but I think that my supercavitating-bullets idea was a whole lot sexier. Lasers? Whoopee-doo ;-) Cheers, Paul LUGNET (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Silicon tape should work well. You can findn it in the plumbing section of a hardware store. It is a white tape (no sticky) about 3/8" wide. It is very stretchy and will conform very tightly to any shape. It's used on the threads of pipe for (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'm working on a four-legged robot tank that would easily take him on. <evil grin> (...) I've had to go completely TL6 in order to have enough power to get my mechs standing on their own legs. Why is that unfortunate? Later, Gino A... (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I saw your suggestion about the cling wrap before and I used it on my own mecha to make the friction pins fit tighter in place. It works great! My mecha can stand up on his own now! =) He can aim his gun for days without ever lowering his (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I use Saran Wrap, personally, but I suppose any thin material will do. ~Mark (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Well, it's kinda annoying to do, but something I did for my mech (the legs would just bow right out when I tried to pose him) was a method using paper slips. I cut some very narrow slips of paper, and for each technic pin joint, I would stick (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Or a bat glider to stand and fly on. And a stocking hat with a very long top/tail. And big ears. (...) Looks very cool. More organic than most mech. Or have I just not been paying attention. Steve (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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What's the best way to tighten up technic friction pin joints used for mecha? I have an old-style technic pin (a little tighter than the newer ones with the rectangular cutouts) holding the shoulders and hips of my new mech together. The shoulders (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) First off, thanks! Wow, to think the great Mladen is jelous of *me*... :) Secondly, yes, I build my models (or at least structural mock-ups) IRL and then LDraw them. The ZOOT Suit was inspired by Jsproat's armor years ago and has been keeping (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Looks like someone has been studing some multi-legged mecha pictures: (URL) mecha Jeremiah, I'm growing more and more jealous of you! ;-) Your SpiderTank thingy is amazing, and I know I'm building a Toad Suit tonight! ;-) BTW I'm kinda sad to see (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Hey all, Well, I finally did it - I figured out that *I* was the problem at my Brickshelf account (or at least my choice in filenames was...), and now I have my three favorite creations from my "Broken Earth" universe. See them here: (URL) Shown are (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Exuse me? Unauthorized time travel between realms, no matter the date, is strickly prohibited by Staure 14223 of the Galactic Time Disturbance treaty act of 98,766 A.N. All Time travel must first be cleared with the Time Disturbance Correction (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hello everyone. I just finnished a major update over at S.W.A.T.! I uploaded about 40 new pictures for your viewing pleasure. First of all, lets start off with the mecha and space: (URL) are some pictures of battles scenes with some mecha and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.technic)
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I built the Marauder, as you've probably heard, and did my best to 'colorize' it in a grey/dark grey color scheme..... and then used it at the BrikWar event. Man, I'm glad I did that - the Marauder layed waste to 60% of Greg Majewski's army, and (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Woops... Right URL: (URL) -Jon (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey guys. I just finished reading the four Appleseed books and have been flipping through my old copy of Ghost in the Shell. I made a Fuchikoma thats about technic figure scale although the figure can't fit in it-- its kind of like the large Gakken (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) In gundam terms, they're called "Beam Swords". This leads to all kinds of things like "Beam Sheilds" and "Beam Javelins" as well. eric (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) :) (...) Thanks (...) All parts were built in real life although I just built one leg and one side of the body. I had to build it because I didn't know if everything would fit. (...) Absolutely! although the foot-lower leg connection uses a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Don't worry Gino, I doubt I'll be fielding this guy in a game of brikwars. He's just too big, and would likely cost way too much in CP. After all, he is something like 15 inches tall (I haven't fully measured him yet, though) about as tall as (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Nope sorry, Because I didn't want to use the click-hinges the joints are solid. Although the leg-body and foot-lower leg connections do move. Greetz, Jay (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) looks (...) I don't like it. I don't like it one bit. Well, more accurately, I don't like the prospect of facing it in battle. I better keep working. It looks cool. Later, Gino A... (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Sure it's mecha... Wow! I love the way you did the joints, very creative! I also like the upper body, and the front chin mounted laser cannons, great job! Questions: Did you build it in real life? Are the joints strong? What is that thingy in the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hrm, an array of orange missiles...that idea has some bizarre comedic merit :) (...) then, (...) I'm working on it. I figured when it was midnight last night and I had to be at work in 7 hours, it might be time to stop playing with the lego (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Maybe if you gave him some li'l pumpkins to throw. (...) Looks cool. Now you just need to give him some big ol' weapons. :^D ~Mark (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Heck, yeah... it may be Star Wars, but I think it still qualifies as a mecha. Question: Do the joints move? ~Mark (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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It looks a little like it IMO. Anyway I would like some input on my latest creation: The Star Wars All Terrain Personal Transport. Find it at:(URL) from a sunny Holland, Jay (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Ouch! That's so cool it hurts! ;-) Finally a real life green mecha, can't wait to see the rest (and with weapons)! (...) looks (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Here's a sneak preview of my very first mecha. It's currently named Green Goblin, but we'll see if that name sticks. I don't particularly think he looks like a goblin. Fully poseable, lots of joints, no weaponry yet. I'll likely have a little more (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'll have to have my wife start ASAP!! If we can get something done that looks good enough to take pictures (I'm not sure if you remember my wife's first MOC.. so this will be her first Mecha!) then I'll bring it up for LDW! -mark (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yup - Since my wife will be building this, she will be thinking more of "building a female robot". (...) definitely (...) to (...) Good point about physically having some female characteristics... I believe it's not easy to build a good (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hello everyone, it's been a while since I posted anything, so I decided I'd share my first Space World creation with you all. It's Vincent Gage's Mech (name subject to change :). You castle-heads will know who Vincent is, but for everyone else, he's (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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(...) ...Seawater may be transparent to it, but seems to me all the stuffe floating in the water from plankton to detritus would cause a problem. the dispersion from all the detritus would prolly use up a great deal of the energy put into the laser (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Well, maybe... Maybe I'm biased because I think of the Queadlunn-Rau I associate it with the female pilots, but when you see it move, it is definitely female, IMHO. And when compared to the male Zentraedi mecha, it seems to me to be very (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yeah, that's it. I totally blanked. I loved that game at one point, even had the (greatly inferior) home version for the Sega. eric (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Virtual On I get my butt kicked by 12 year olds at the arcade regularly. :^D ~Mark (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I think Mark is referring to mecha that is anthropomorphically female, not mecha that is piloted by a female. The Queadlunn-Rau armor, while designated as female armor, doesn't look female or make you think of the female form. But I'm a Macross (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) is (...) do (...) Yes, but the russians have fielded torps that use supercavitation. Sorry, don't know the Nato code name or the russian project des. James (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Because we can't get the laser technology to work properly yet, but the Navy is currently funding major research & development programs to figure out how to do just that. It's no more blue-sky than supercavitating machine-gun bullets. --Karim (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Nope. It is somewhat translucent to it, to a range of somewhat less than 500 ft. Otherwise, why do you think that we still work with SONAR for detection of subs? James (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Seawater is moreor-less transparent to a properly tuned blue/green lasers, so there would be little/no attenuation. No moving parts to corrode in the saltwater, and no ejection ports to get gummed up by oceanic detritus. --Karim (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Master Grade Lego Models has a version of the Fei-Yen from, umm, dang. I'm blanking on the name of the game. Fighting game (err, video game) with giant robots. Anyway, she's a girl mecha. Go to: (URL) click on the link to 00217. eric (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) My all-time favorite female mecha is the Zentraedi Queadlunn-Rau power armor from Macross/Robotech: (URL) you've ever seen this in action, you'd think so too ;) (note that the mecha is only about twice as tall as the fmale pilot... its a tight (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Mark Sandlin wrote in message ... (...) exercise (...) Well, yes, but I'd thought you'd want to find out what supercavitation was all by yourself ;-) (...) Really? I thought that it was considered appropriate to spend an extra trillion on a weapon, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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You know, Mark... if you get that done by Labor day weekend, I can snap ya some pics with my digital camera. ;^) ~M (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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My wife the other day was talking about building a female mecha, so I thought I would do some research to see if anyone else has done something similar. I did a search and noticed that Greg Majewski was talking about building a female mecha - Greg- (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks James! Sure it might have "crude" and deadly weapons but, no one ever said war wasn't dangerous... ;-) (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) LOL! Yeah I was gonna do a shot with 1 Troll, 10 Troops, and 2 APC's, but you'll just have to wait for a "Scenes" section of my site 'til you see that ever happen... ;-) (...) They are sweet, aren't they. ;-) (...) Mladen Pejic, over and out! (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) how about *after* that big round that took out the infantry but left the Troll standing? :-, (...) Aren't those joint pieces awesome? I love 'em. Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Very nice. I like the unique use of the knives/daggers as toes. I'd hate to be kicked by THAT bugger. Good job, as always. James (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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WOW! that is terrific, dave. as always your presentation is excellent! how much time does a project like that usually take you? ..joseph g (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) the slope pieces as well. Very nicely done! Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) is (...) "Recent domestic and Ukrainian hydrodynamic research has explored the physics of a phenomenon labeled supercavitation. Proper design can minimize the drag on a submerged projectile, yielding "supercavitation drag reduction," which (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hmm...I know I have read a article on the whole idea of supercavitation (in relation to the USSR Rocket Torpedos) recently on the web...no idea where it is though. James (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I suppose, but wouldn't that be terribly inefficient? It would likely be simpler and cheaper to use a different type of weapon. And in the military, your weapon was made by the lowest bidder. ;^) ~M (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Thank you! I can't express enough how cool I think it is that you are sharing the instructions with us. I love the Zaku, its by far one of my favorite mechs ever (although my personal fave iteration is the one from Gundam F-91... I can't seem (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Mark Sandlin wrote in message ... (...) That is, unless they are futuristic bullets designed to supercavitate. Finding out what the principle of supercavitation is, is left as an exercise to the reader... ;-) Cheers, Paul LUGNET member 164 (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Well Ben, in about a week (hopefully) you should see some instructions for the whole thing. I've got the pages for the head and the torso done already. This is such a cool model, I want everybody to be able to build one to put on their shelf. To (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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On Sat, 12 Aug 2000 14:48:11 -0600, Mladen Pejic wrote (in message <Fz75sB.HII@lugnet.com>): (...) Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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On Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:42:17 -0600, David Thomas Jr. wrote (in message <Fz7p58.6x5@lugnet.com>): (...) Woah! Impressive as ever, David. Keep it up! So when do we see some instructions for the joints? Ben Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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*Jaw drops* Holy mother of god! That thing is, um... It is so awesome it... um... It... Well any who that thing is just amazing!! One more word: WOW!!!! (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Whoa...nice.... This is supposed to be like the Zaku from 8th MS Team, right? How come you did not make Zaku's gun like they had em in most of the series? The gun that I am talking about is the one that goes underarm and has the magazine in a (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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*whispers* "why couldn't it be mine, why couldn't it be mine ....." *cry* LEGO Mechcommander: www.go.to/LegoMC (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) That mecha is amazing! Egads, man! =) I like the shield thing and the breath mask tube things and the gun and.. and.. and.. EGADS! =) ~Nathan (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I.... Well, it's...... you see..... ..... HOLY CRAP, dude. ~Mark (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Wow. Jeez. That thing is, well, GOOD. I'll put it this way, I wouldn't want to run into that in a dark alley. The machine gun is what scares me. It looks so REAL. And the... the whole mecha is just !O¿O! I also like how you put the tubes (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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WOW! WOW! WOW! I can get my eyes off of those pictures; that thing is just so, so cool! Wicked left shoulder, and the chest, and the head, and the knee joint... AWESOME!!! It gives me a good start for building my own Zaku, an idea I've been toying (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks Mark! The cockpit entry isn't anything special, I don't know why you guys seem to like it so much. It just disappoints me that I work so hard to make my mecha seem original and use pieces in a new way... And people still just say things like (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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