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Hey Duane. This is a cool insect vehicle. I've been thinking of doing something like this too. Did you build this after House of Bricks last year? Its also very interesting to see a spider and cricket comsumate their love. Maybe add a mace sprayer (...) (19 years ago, 13-Mar-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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If you would like your gallery link added here, Or, if you prefer a specific thumbnail to represent your work; Post your link to the lugnet.build.mecha newsgroup. </build/mecha/builderslinks (URL) View Builders Links by: (URL) Text Links> (URL) Go (...) (19 years ago, 13-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | A Playmate For My Spider
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About a year ago I built a spider ((URL)). He seemed a bit lonely, so I build him a playmate. (2 URLs) I'm not sure how well the relationship is working out. The spider seems a bit agressive.... (URL) -Duane (19 years ago, 12-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX) !
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| | Re: New theme and new creation: Forest Sentinel
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Dark Tower fan here too and just thought I'd plug my DT lego creations: (URL) only suggestion for your MOC is to maybe change the color scheme of the mech. Something other than blue. To me, with the stream in it, the blue representing the water and (...) (19 years ago, 11-Mar-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hello Adrian, I'm a fan of The Dark Tower too. You did an exciting MOC. Nothing more to say that hasn't been pointed out by others already. Still I wanted to give you feedback, as I've been watching the pictures for quite a while. Like to see more (...) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Viper - an Exo-Force excercise
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(...) Viper can be posed quite well without breaking. But a child would break it at¬ first grab. I have the same problems with some of my technic ball joints. They just don't ¬ grip as good as the others. Sometimes it helps to try another axle. I (...) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) It was meant to be a compliment! :) It's sad that it breaks easy though. I don't mean this to be a slur on yours (or anyones!) buiding techniques, but I haven't quite got my head round the idea of building models that don't stand up to playing (...) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Blacktron Crusader Robot
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(...) Brilliant like allways! My only suggestion would be to bulk up the legs a bit. They seem too thin and light compared to the rest of Mark III. BTW, where do you get all those small parts from? Thanks for sharing (URL) Marco> (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Well done Nathan! You managed to capture the shape with minimalistic brick usage. The MOC looks very clear and straight. Personaly I would replace the trans-neon cones. White or dark red would be fine, IMHO. Keep up the good work (URL) Marco> (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Viper - an Exo-Force excercise
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(...) Danke Mladen. (I read something about German on your web page...) (...) It's a seldom used colour on Mecha. I'll try to use it more often in future. (URL) First the cockpit looked quite different>. But I didn't like it. Thought this windshield (...) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Matthew, but it came out of occasion. I only had those colores left. (...) That's a really good idea. I give that a try. (...) I take this as a compliment! It never will become a set. It's just not playable. It breaks very easily. (...) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hello Jas, the lime bricks were around for some time. Never found a good chance to use them. So when I started with Viper those lime, green and blay bricks were the only usefull around. I was surprised myself how it came out. (...) Thank you. (...) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Hyena
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(...) Hi Matthew, (...) Well they are what it's all about. I started with the legs. It took some time to get them to work. (...) That was the second time killer on Hyena. When the legs frame worked I had some problems to get it covered without too (...) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Blacktron Crusader Robot
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(...) I'm feeling it. You know, mecha's really not my thing, but every once in a while I'll see something just makes me say "awwwwwww, yeah". Gotta give a shout out to that wall in background too. And your photos of this guy are really sharp too, a (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Black Titan / Exo-Force 7701a
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Hi, Here is my Black Titan ( Color-MOC of 7701 Grand Titan )! Just replaced a lot of red bricks with black and also the ugly tr-green with tr-red ones. :) (URL) (19 years ago, 7-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: WIP - Comments and suggestions much appreciated
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Jas, Kick butt slope usage. I was posting earlier that you need the backpack and a weapon or two. Soren has some good gun ideas, especially with his more recent NemoII. Also check out David Rabahan's BS folder. He has a folder named "weapons" that (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Blacktron Crusader Robot
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(...) Nothing short of grawesome (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I don't know if I can give you much constructive criticism, because so far, I like pretty much everything I see. :-) The only thing that looks off a bit are the forearms. They look short. I'm not a big fan of GlaGla's minifig arms-as-hands (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Thanks for all kind words and suggestions folks! I have moved the whole torso assembly back one stud and it works better for sure, thanks for the heads-up Soren! Also many thanks for the list of links, not seen GEARS before and there are some (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Whups. (Was Re: WIP)
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I've been informed that lugnet's URL redirection was choking on these so I"ve reposted the offending links below in plain text. (URL) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Looking good - not really saying ZZ to me, but that's just fine, because I hate the ZZ Gundam :). I do have a short list of criticisms and suggestions: Chest: I think moving the whole torso back about a stud on the hip assembly would make it seem (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Sorry I can't help you with suggestions on where to go next. I just wanted to chime in and say that is a very clean design so far, from what I can see. I would like to see more of how you used those mecha click hinges - did you use them for the (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Magnificent. Suggestions? pfff. That's an awesome Mech. Back pack? Should be really nice to make. How? I'm sure you'll manage given the natural flow of the rest of the Mecha. I'd say just follow that. Great work! e (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey, Good point about the angles, here's some more pics... (2 URLs) The rear is not really finished yet as you can see, thats why I was going to use a Back pack of some description but not sure what sort of style, winged or boosters, or a mix of (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) holy crap, that's a work in ~progress~?! it's wonderful! perhaps some more shots would highlight any areas of weakness - you said about a backpack and we can't see what the back looks like at the moment; but if that were mine, I'd be happy to (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hi all, Just thought I'd post a WIP of my latest Mecha. Its been a while since I've built anything and I have now got a pretty good storage system for my bricks, so it was a joy building this. (URL) The design is loosely based on the ZZ Gundam (saw (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Mega-Mecha-Master - Interview with Mark Neumann on Brickfan
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(...) Cool interview, but please... GIVE US MORE! NEUMANN... Tell us your secrets! :-D (URL) Mladen Pejic> (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Viper - an Exo-Force excercise
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(...) Nice job Marco! I really like the puke-green (as I call it) colour scheme! The octagonal cockpit windshield is also a nice touch and an homage to earlier LEGO Space themes. The weapon joint shouldn't be Bionicle ball-joints. LEGO is only using (...) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New Power Armor PA006A
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(...) I am afraid not bud. I do like the idea though. If I start the process of building the dropship again I will keep it in mind. David. (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks dude. I posted an (URL) model>, sort of a prototype. (...) Oh yeah, I saw them on Bshelf but I was waiting for you to post. The hovercar, I feel, is missing something. I can't really say what it is other than maybe the engines need (...) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Hyena
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(...) hmmm... chunky legs. my favourite. This is one helluva mean looking mecha. It seems to me to be a quite complicated construction but you've made it look quite ... straightforward. I love the way it moves, especially the twisting nose. And such (...) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Viper - an Exo-Force excercise
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(...) love the lime - great colour scheme. I think the 'arms' are too stubby - one like that might have been okay. Apart from that, the shape is nice - simple, in a good way. I would certainly buy this if it were an exo-force model! mo. (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Blacktron Crusader Robot
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(...) shockingly brilliant. how you get all those little parts to behave so well is a wonder. (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Greetings, After many months of development and refinement, I am at last able to unveil the Mark III Crusader Series Mechanoid: (URL) More images can be found here (URL) Feel the evil. Pete (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Viper - an Exo-Force excercise
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Hi Marco, Firstly I'd like to say, way to go with that colour! Never would have thought that those two colours would work well on a mech, but they look great. Secondly, I really like how with fairly minimal piece usage, you have still captured a (...) (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Viper - an Exo-Force excercise
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(URL) A debate on Exo-Force> last year made me start with this one. After several small refinements it got finished during the Iron Mecha Contest. There was no time for pictures and posting. So now here it is: (2 URLs) Viper> Viper my idea what (...) (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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This is my last unpublished Mecha from 2005: (2 URLs) Hyena> Hyena a medium Mecha for urban combat See more details (URL) here>. PLMKWYT (URL) Marco> (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thats really impressive Adrian. You do really good work. Steve (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Do you have WIP pics of the dropship? One idea I've been tossing around as a project that could work for you is the squad emerging from a crashed dropship. That would solve time and parts constraints. Fradel (19 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Mega-Mecha-Master - Interview with Mark Neumann on Brickfan
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(...) Heh, thanks. Now that my dirty laundry is out there I suppose there's no reason to hide Keith's and My love for each other. (the true mission of KeithLUG) Oh my how the truth gets exposed. :) But wait. That guy in the black van, that was you? (19 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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