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(...) Hello Eric Sophie “LEGO MASTER” you don't know me but I used to live in Tenafly NJ (I moved to TN a few years ago). I never heard or even saw any of your creations while living in NJ. But I always saw them on Brickshelf; in fact I think you (...) (18 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) It's artist talk. Tim knows. (18 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Did you typo "average third grade"? If not then I have no idea what you meant. (18 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Absolutely! They're mechalicious! Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Richie Dulin (18 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) What's wrong with yellow? (...) Indeed. Wheels in the feet is tres avant garde. Allister. (18 years ago, 6-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Excellent models Tim. The gorilla is a nice take on the Power Suit. I'm not fond of yellow but it works well here. The other is interesting. It's good to see some mecha builders who aren't afraid to try some new things. (18 years ago, 6-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hi all, Just a couple of new ones Dual-mode Type 12 Mecha - "Gorilla" (2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> Arm-bot (2 URLs) Flickr> Hope you like them, Tim (18 years ago, 6-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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I worked on this graphic, I think it looks better now. :) (URL) -enjoy. Eric Sophie (18 years ago, 6-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hi J-M, and thank you. I am glad you enjoy seeing my creations. I enjoy making them and it is fun to share them as well. I am checking to see if I can make a smallish Quad in green. I will also be making a short movie and I just fixed a couple (...) (18 years ago, 5-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) You are right! The motors presented a challenge. There is one approach that could be taken, that is to build the motor for the head pivot, inside the head. Thereby collapsing the size of the neck. The trade off is that the head would have been (...) (18 years ago, 5-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hi Eric I am not into mecha at all, but I always enjoy looking at your awesome creations. This one is great as usual, and I would love to see a movie of its mouvements. Thanks for sharing! J-M (18 years ago, 5-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hello Eric, I'm not sure about this creation. I've two feelings which are very different. The first is on how you incorporated the NXT-technology into this Mecha. I'm absolutely sure that static pictures can't transport the dynamic this creation (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(URL) NXT controlled Red Quad> - completed 2-3-07 (URL) controlled Red Quad>> Motorized tail - neck and head (3 URLs) Ultrasonic - Touch and Sound Sensors (URL) Sensor>> (URL) Sensor>> (URL) Sensor>> Custom eye lights courtesy HiTechnic - 68.8 x 36 (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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Hello Nelson! I cool Idea the Cheese Bots! I like the Nacho Bot very much! Great creation! It looks like a robot lion. Amazing! I think about a rebuild in Blacktron Style... Regards Dan (18 years ago, 30-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hello Eric! (...) The legs show a high flexiblity! Great! Why are there wheels on the feets? Are there wheels so that they feets legs do not slipping away? I think a time abot the Mindstorms NXT and I think about how to use this in a Mecha. Nice to (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX)
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(...) Ah-ha! That explains my strange building habits lately. Hopefully the merger will mean I'll get an equal portion of the extensive Sophie part collection. I mean, if you doesn't know where he got it, you won't miss it right? -a (18 years ago, 30-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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"Geoffrey Hyde" <g.hyde@bigpond.net.au> skrev i en meddelelse news:JCKtAE.6qJ@lugnet.com... (...) David List (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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(...) Thanks, I am sometimes not sure where some of my parts come from. I just have them. :p (...) Yes, we will be announcing the Sneary-Sophie combine. We are building a Spa-Mechgorpian. Amazing? Indeed. Scary? yes. (...) Thank you, I have the Quad (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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"Geoffrey Hyde" <g.hyde@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:JCKtAE.6qJ@lugnet.com... (...) Aaron? I've been looking at posts for too long. :) I meant Eric, sorry for any confusion!! :D BTW, I would like to say to Eric that is one pretty good (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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"David List" <zerobuttons@gmail.com> wrote in message news:JCKpMs.KG0@lugnet.com... (...) I recognize at least this element in them: (URL) also this element as well: (URL) easy if you know what you're looking at! ;) I know I'm not Aaron, but these (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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"Eric Sophie" <mylegomaster@aol.com> skrev i en meddelelse news:JCJpCL.16x@lugnet.com... (...) Nice - which set do you find the hip joints in? Best regards, David List (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I have been working on this Red Quad. Contains the NXT. Work in Progress. (URL) (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX) !
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(...) -snip- Hey Dan that is very unusual! I know first hand how bright those trans parts glow! I liked seeing all the photos. Great job! What a cool name too! Thanks for posting those images, I got to see all kinds of cool stuff. Thank you. Good (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) LOL! Let me digest all of these ideas. ;) Seems that I left the door wide open for many more varieties of CheeseBots. The Wallace and Grommit angle - Hmmm... I'll have to invent something interesting. Thanks, everyone, for the comments! "Big (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(URL) Recently we found out that the intials "MCP" have been used by the "Mindstorms Community Partners" for some time. As a result we have changed the MCP or Mecha City Project to the "AMCP" or Apocolyptic Mecha City Project. While it's not a big (...) (18 years ago, 26-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I thought Gouda was more mild than your bot looks to be. Great work! Like the pieces you used. Also like the unique theme (cheese, not robot). -Scott (18 years ago, 24-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hello Bryce! (...) Thank you! It really does give the (...) When I was creating the Neon Shifter I think about otherworldly creatures. Than I think about some pictures of creatutres here on Erath in the deep sea that I have seen. (For exapmle the (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hello Nelson (...) Those guys are so great! There's a lot of wonderfull piece usage in them. The (URL) Gouda> is my favourite, directly followed by (URL) Nacho>. Spotlighted (URL) Marco> (18 years ago, 23-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I love it! :) Nice to see some fun work like this! Spotlighted, and Wallace (and Gromit) would be pleased, but you need some Wensleydale ;-) -Anne (18 years ago, 23-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) lol - due to legnut's word wrapping, I read your post as: As soon as I saw this pic I was thinking Wallace and Gromit! Great work! God I guess Tim's call for more replies to MOCs is working great!! ;-) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) lol - due to legnut's word wrapping, I read your post as: As soon as I saw this pic I was thinking Wallace and Gromit! Great work! God I guess Tim's call for more replies to MOCs is working great!! ;-) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) As soon as I saw this pic I was thinking Wallace and Gromit! Great work! God Bless, Nathan (URL) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Beautiful. And appetizing. I have to say, shouldn't Gouda be able to convert into a "wheel" mode, droideka-style? Looking forward to seeing your designs for Swiss, Jack, and Velveeta. And the powerful-but-mistunderstood Limburger. How about a (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) That's true, but Aardman's stuff doesn't count because it's perfect--and it's a vile blasphemy to suggest otherwise. Its inclusion would automatically distort analysis of any other film!!! (...) My three-year-old is, surprise-surprise, very (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(URL) I like the 1x1x2/3 slope piece, and was inspired to use some in a new MOC. A friend of mine said that the yellow ones look like cheese, and that comment stuck in my mind... so after some trial and error, I came up with a little robot which I (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:JCA1Kx.BG8@lugnet.com... <SNIPPAGE> He used puppets and also autoerotic dinos as well;-) (...) No wonder the dinos went extinct if they were all self-satisfying themselves instead of mating with a (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Remember, Spielberg's JP wasn't all about CGI (though I'll forget the first time I saw the wide shot of the brachs at the lake, or the stampeding Gallimimus scene). He used puppets and also autoerotic dinos as well;-) JOHN (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Stop action isn't dead, but it's definitely "retro." Check out Aardman's "Chicken Run" or "Curse of the Were-Rabbit." Talk about attention to detail; there's practically a sight-gag in every frame! Just watch the credits for any modern CGI (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Oh no, no indeed! I don't forget the glorious Army of Darkness. But considering it came out one year after T2 and one year before Jurassic Park, it was essentially already a throwback to an era whose time had past. A eulogy of sorts. As was (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Keith, Amusing and inspiring, as usual. I'm happy to see that you have embraced the blay, and incorporated it so lovingly with old skool gray. In my opinion, 4 grays are better than 2. Please tell me I'll be able to drool on the Sector 4 Tribunal at (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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