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(URL) already saw it in the real-life battle pictures I posted a while ago. Mladen Pejic, over and out! (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Later they were rebuilt or modifyed (accept for Wing Commander or 01 (...) -Um actually as far as i know 01 wasn't destroyed, It was self detonated once but I don't seem to recall it being totally destroyed. When do you think its blown up? (Also I (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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In the first Gundam movie, the first "real" Gundam has lasers in its eyes. Mladen (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Sounds like something from Starship Troopers, if you've seen that movie ;-) (...) Actually, someone told me about those once. (...) Yup (...) Chef (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yes there are some. Gundam Zero had flaps over Volcan(sp?) Cannons (...) Nope, not usually. (...) Heavy Arms dumps out loads and loads of missiles, and has a concealed machine gun in the chest. (...) The Gundams built for operation Meteor(the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I've never noticed any lasers in the eyes, but maybe it's an episode I just haven't seen yet. Most Gundams have guns on the sides of their heads, tho. ~M (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) a) what do you expect? It's a *humanoid* mecha, so any elements/attributes which are even vaguely analogous to (hu)man features, will be interpreted that way. b) I'm not sure about your rationale for inserting a groin-gun. There's a lot going (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Ummm... No internal weapons you say: How about lasers in the eyes. Also, don't a lot of them have hidden missiles, because the anime there sure are a lot of missiles flying. BTW don't nearly all Gundam and related mecha (Zaku) in the anime have (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Actually, I've heard the same thing but I believe it is actually the Russian Government that possessed such devices and subsequently lost them - along with numerous rumored caches of Russian military firearms allegedly hidden around North (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Mark's is correct. And I specifically stated "Tactical" Nuclear Missiles, not things like the "H-Bomb" and etc. And I was kidding when I said that it would "light" the battlefield. Anyways, don't you think that the missiles would be to the advantage (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) can (...) fuel (...) Only one of the Gundams on Gundam Wing have many internal weapons (Heavy Arms) (...) Especially including pointy things on the head, well, you know what I mean. (...) Yes. Very, very tall. Mobile suits (as they are called (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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There are such things as low-yield nukes, which have a small blast range and are used on smaller targets. The US military has "man packs," so called because they can be carried in a backpack. They are of approximate strength that they can destroy a (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yeah, you're right. Chef (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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BTW The 6 Yellow Missiles on the back are Tactical Nuclear (...) just light the battle field, it would blind it! ;-) Chef (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Coolsville! None of your models use tons of pieces but they still look like they're all there (I hope you know what I mean). Also, what's the magnet on top of the B-1 tactical strike fighter for? It would be neat if you could attach extra (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Thanks. (...) LOL! Guess not! ;-) Too bad the communications officer never got his message through, he was trying to contact HQ all through the battle. (...) Mladen Pejic, over and out! (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Incredible, nice surface detail on the whole mech. Great weapons on the infantry too! (...) Guess they weren't "Res-Qued" Rob (25 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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No problem. It was my own paranoia, I suppose. :^) ~Mark (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) seem (...) Looks AND sounds can be decieving. (...) I don't mind a chuckle, but you wouldn't believe what a big deal some kids make out of it. I usually try to mount a weapon that looks nothing like IT. (...) I wasn't thinking your childish. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Heh -- just attach a "me-too from Jeremy" to Mladen's post: (URL) don't dislike Gundam; I just find myself liking perhaps 10% of what Gundam I see... Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) BTW I (...) Sorry Mladen but I've got to go with Mark on this one. Only I thought it was a flame thrower, not a cannon. ;-D (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I am very flattered, but I was thinking that all the attention and praise is odd. Let me explain...I usually lurk and check out all the models in space and mech. I admire all of you guys. I get so pumped up by you guys (and sometimes jealous, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks, I tried to give it some personality. (...) Good point. However in this case "radar view" = Bryce learning Photoshop. I just though it looked kind of creepy. Bryce McGlone (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thank you for the praise. What's to get about Gundam? Big robots, big guns, boom boom, bang bang... About the ankle, it just moves back and forth. The turn out is provided by the hip joint (ball and socket). So I guess you could say the ankle (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) They tried in the 70s/early 80s -- it was indeed a big stink. Most of the problem was that they were obsessed with teaching conversion factors imperial <-> metric -- much harder to remember than even the weird imperial system measurements. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Yeah, I guess it is pretty funny, regardless of age! ;-) Regarding the type of ammunition the weapon uses, well I usually like going for the direct kill, so, yeah lethal anti-infantry rounds, but it can also shoot anti-tank shells. BTW The 6 Yellow (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yeah. Pretty smart way of using diver guns as pointy antenna on the head. Someone with Lugnet membership should vote it to the spotlight. (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) seem (...) I must admit that, even at my age, I got a chuckle from it. It's just so noticeable there that it's hard not to laugh. But it is a good place to mount a weapon. (no pun intended) I was just curious about the type of ordnance used by (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) chaotic. My problem there was not having enough red throwbot socket joints and gray 2x1 two-hole technic bricks, so I had to use black pieces in both cases for the inside segments of the legs. Later, Todd (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Like Sproat, I don't "get" Gundam either - but I know a great model when I see one. Excellent job all around. And I love the head, it really seems to have character - almost seems something is actually behind those eyes looking out. My only (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) than, (...) That is a good place for an infantry eleminator cannon. Chef (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Jeez! These mecha are getting so good poor little Chicken Walker can't compete! That is tite! I like how you made the sphere thing on the stomach. It really makes more like a Gundam. The head is also Gundam-ish (if there is such word). What's (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) but this one rocks. Your use of slopes and wing pieces are clever -- I'm grokking the barb-shape on the wing for example, something I'd usually try to hide but you've used to full potential. Also, the hands are great -- harking back to Karim's (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Yeah, so has most of the world... metric is so much easier to figure out. You're not sitting there having to divide Feet by 12, or divide Inches by 8, etc. But imagine the stink it would make if they tried to implement metric in the US. ^_^ ~M (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Is it just me, or does this sound like thinly veiled condescension? If you put a large phallic cannon between the legs of your mecha, you shouldn't be surprised if people chuckle at it, regardless of their age. But that's ok if you think I'm (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks Brian! LEGO Senior Designer? Maybe, but there are tons of other people here more worthy of that position. ;-) (...) Lego! (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Mladen, your creations are amazing. I wish you were a Senior Designer for Lego! (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Yeah, I know: it's a shame to waste good space for weapons. ;-) (...) made (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) made (...) should be female ;-) Chef (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks Dan! Yeah, the infantry didn't do so *well*, but they should have known what kinda ---- they were getting themselves in! ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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