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I'm working on a new mecha design which is coming along fairly well. Anyways, I have become frustrated with the 4x4 turntable part that I am using as the waist. Does anyone know how to tighten this part or have a different idea for a waist? Travis (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Urban Assault Vehicle (i.e. GITS-type robot)
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(...) ALEX's (...) Thank you!!! (...) Alex ME!!!!!! (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) inside! --Todd (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Mladen, I really like this one, it's very "Ghost in the Shell". Good design! I've got the urge to build some insect-inspired mecha some time soon. -Dave Jr. (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Ouch. I'm not so sure about this. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Is that an insult or a joke? Anyway, I like this one. (...) (and you know who that is) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Oooo, I like it! Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) Pejic" <milovan@netcom.ca> wrote in message news:FrADsw.MI0@lugnet.com... (...) ALEX's (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(URL) go check it out if you wanna. Please note I will only accept intelligent responses, so that rules out ALEX's response! Mladen Pejic, who just saw Mission to Mars and loved it! (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks, Ben. At first, I had designed those pods as engines, but a friend of mine said they looked like heavy LRM pods, and I thought it was a good suggestion, so I guess they're missiles now. :^) I would have liked to make the legs better-looking, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.starwars)
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Nice! I like the missle pods (?) on the top. Very formidable! Those guns are pretty impressive too! Ben ---...--- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:FrA4xv.1H2@lugnet.com... (...) Right (...) photo (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well, that was interesting. Somehow the end of my post (and half my name) got cut off. Anyway, here it is: (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) ... you forgot the addy I think;) -- pn (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.starwars)
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Hi everyone, I have finally created a small webpage for a few photos of some MOCs. Right now, everything is Mecha-based, but one of my mecha is built from Star Wars sets (which explains the post to .starwars). I plan to photo some of my spacecraft (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) w/ (...) And you call me ALEW??! (...) Okay who cares. But really it would be hotdog on a stick rather then stick in a hotdog. (...) from (...) I did mean that but well who the heck cares!!!! (...) Which Jasper? From where. (...) Well now that (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Loved that movie, nice 80's ultra violence. Now we need not only a RC Minifig, we need the CEO of OCP, and a 6000 SUX. I think I need to find that movie again. ^_^; (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Richard W. Schamus writes: <snip> (...) </snip> In the movie an adult stood about the height of ED-209's hip, so I think it looks about right. ~Mark (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) BTW, it might be that the recursive inliner isn't locked up, it's just slow. I need to put a progress bar on that thing... (...) Hmm. Are you rendering with LDLite? LDLite has a few bugs WRT MPD files. L3Lab and MLCad are better bets, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I was originally aiming for minifig scale, but it wasn't coming together, so I just followed where the bricks led me. In addition, I really liked the wedge pieces for the nose, and the rest of the body's scale came from that. Maybe it's the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) This explains a lot. no wonder your creations are so good-you job must give ya a lot of interesting perspectives (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Dave!, (...) Yes! Great representation of it! I just watched Robocop a few days ago, I love ED-209. Too bad we don't have a Robocop minifig to go along with it. :) "You are illegally parked on private property. You have 20 seconds to move your (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Not bad. I kind of like it. It just, (to me at least,) a little smaller than I would have expected, if it were mini-fig scale. Of course, you didn't say that it was, did you? Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Until I get an MPD put together for this thing, here's a POV-Ray image of the model in question. Thanks to Lars Hassing for L3P, of course! (URL) Feedback is welcome and appreciated! Dave! (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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...Went to the Potomac Mills LEGO store and they had lots of Divers stuff with flexi-arms (suppose I should find the set numbers next time :-) [and they can ship if the set is no longer avail thru s@h] ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Wahoo! Thanks Steve! As for MPD, I've had a series of unexplainable problems trying to get the various MDP utilities to actually produce a renderable file. Oh well... Stick with what I know... :) --Karim (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Karim, KarimNassar.com? Cool! Are you hosting it yourself or farming it out? I'm going to be moving marsbase.com to the server under my desk at home "real soon now" so I'm always happy to hear about how others are doing it. By the way, if you can (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) If you go to (URL), there is a beta-version of LDAO with a recursive Inliner. But it only works on files referenced relative to the standard directories.[1] So if you've got a bunch of files somewhere other than ldraw\models, I'd suggest (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) [blink] Uhmmm.... Will you be posting this "automated method" so that those of us who have yet to master POV-RAY could possibly take advantage of your expertise? I've been trying to use POV-RAY, L2P, and L3P, and it's been rather difficult for (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Well, OK, maybe not weeks :) I'm currently working on the last element of the site, the DAT files. Does anyone know if LDAO has a Recursive Inline function? Going through 15+ models and inlining them (sometimes 10 files deep) is a real pain in (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Well, as a professional Industrial Designer, I must point out that while technically, you are right that a better rendering doesn not improve a model, what we are concerned with is not the model, but people's perception of the model. A "nicer" (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Weeks? WEEKS?!? I've been checking daily, and I haveta wait weeks? Okay, I can't wait any more. I'm going into suspended animation (1), somebody wake me when the new Pallas Spaceworks is operational. ;-) Cheers, - jsproat 1. Well, just (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks Karim. Regarding the POV-Ray... tried it... didn't like it. Anyway what's wrong with regular pics? I think they are fine. Anyway, regular pics = show model, POV-Ray = show model, make things "shiny". I mean, does better picture quality (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I must second this. VERY nice. I've been pretty quiet recently, but I want to say that all of the recently posted models have been very good. Kudos to all of you guys. Mladen, I highly reccommend that you next look into doing POVray renderings (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Uh, you tell me Alew? Look at the title of my website, Mladen's LEGO "Creations" meaning original models. Let look at a mini-fig, it is pre-fab meaning "someone already made it, meaning it's not original. So logically what would a person try (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) That depends on which one cost the taxpayers more money. ;-) Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) another (...) and (...) Um, it might just be me, but wouldn't it be more correct if it was "Soldier w/ Riply AX-90 Machine gun"? Anyway, the White Tiger is awesome, and in my opinion, looks about 18,000 times better then the Jasper. Alex Me (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks a lot Jeremy. This model was actually first designed on paper and then made. I'm really happy how it turned. I can't believe how much colour can make a model better; this model in real life is mostly grey, red, black which looks so-so, but (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Mladen, this one is way cool. I love the cockpit! And the head. And the limbs. And, and...oh heck, it's a cool model. :-, Looking back at your older stuff, I can say that you are definitely picking up more and more skills. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Ok, ok after this I'll stop posting updates this often. Anyway, this is another mecha I built after being inspired by Patlabor (yes, I am an obsessive fan) and one of the mecha from Front Mission 3. Enjoy and LMKWYT!!! Mladen Pejic, over and out! (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks, I only wish I could build a complete mech to that scale. -Dave Jr. (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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David Thomas Jr. <davejr@thomas-superwheel.com> wrote in message news:38BBD985.B38F5F...eel.com... (...) I am in awe. That mech hand on your partial page is amazing. (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mecha plans - I got yer Technic beams RIGHT HERE!
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snip (...) Hemlock wine-greece's finest...hehehe whoops-i was about to also ask id they were the beams which whave a little groove in em ravi (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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snip (...) Hemlock wine-greece's finest...hehehe (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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ROTFL!!! Sorry, heh... It's just that the title, "I got yer Technic beams RIGHT HERE!" sounds like something a discruntled mini-fig would say in some twisted Lego shoot-em-up movie.... Or maybe I'm just crazy... ~Nick (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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If you want to see an example of this design concept, you at look at my Archangel model at (URL) you look at my Starmage model at (URL) Dickinson (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks! I wrote to Baylit about buying some, but if they don't get here in time, I may go buy that. :^) Heh... I love Real Genius (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I just bought the small Bull's catapult from the new Castle sets...and it uses 4 1x1 Technic beams for its wheels. Set is less than $10 at Wal-mart. Aaron In the immortal words of Socrates..."I drank WHAT?" (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) There are four black ones in the new Castle catapult (@$5.00). It's a great parts set. Josh Spaulding josh_spaulding@hotmail.com (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) OOOooooo.... maybe I'll try that. I seem to have quite a few of those li'l buggers in the collection back home. They seemed to include those with almost every space set back when that part was new. I only hope I have enough of the same color. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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The "riot gun" or RBG as you guys (and gals, we can't be sexist now can we!) call it also has a little opening in the top to let the used up shells exit, this is just a detail I thought would add to the gun. The 2 "SRM6" are LRM6 in my book, but you (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Actually, you can get at least 2 of those, IIRC, in the Blaze Attack set. I use tons of those and I think that was the best value I could find on short notice. Best of luck. Jeremiah "I'll work on my site someday, I swear!" VanderMark (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) No problem. (...) I can't think of any small sets. Ironically, the smallest technic beam seems to usually come in the largest sets. (Flying Ninja's Fortress, for example) (...) to see the finished model. (...) Something I haven't seen anybody (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) On the contrary, you have done used a couple of design elements that have me kicking myself, like the "clip" on the BFG (oops, excuse my language, I meant RBG) and the SRM-6s that come out to different levels (mine were always flat.) Keep up (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) excellent! --Colin __ __ __ __ __ __ | |_| |_| |_| | | |_| | | | Brick Engineer | | | Colin R Gutierrez | __ __ __ __ | 2000 | |___...___|| |_| |_| |_| ||___...___| |___...___| (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I like it too. I only wish it was easier to photograph black LEGO. They never show form very well. --Colin (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Sounds cool! I'm still not sure if I like the throwbots yet... The only one I feel is worth buying is either Ski or the new Melenia one (however ya spell it.) Oh well. I just need more legos... ::counts money:: Anyone willing to give me some (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I was just looking at Colin Gutierrez' webpage and I think I may use his hand design on my mecha (Thanks for the instructions Colin) (URL) know of a small, inexpensive set where I can get a couple 1x1 Technic beams? My collection is old enough that (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks Colin, but you don't have to be nice with me... I know any one of your mecha are 50-75% better than anything I will ever, ever build <kiddin'>. Seriously that new white mecha of your's is (as high-schoolers would say) HYPE!!! (...) It (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Wow! I like it, it looks very complicated. Any chance of an ldraw version? pat J (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Oh, and I was looking at the other pics on his site (he apparently takes a lot of inspiration from Gundam... me too!) and he had one where he used some ThrowBots pieces to build a skeleton. I tried to build something with ThrowBots pieces last (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I really like the Silhouette. Very athletic-looking. He is ninja! Fah! ~Mark (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) (URL) built, though. ~Mark (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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One can *never* read to many. Ben -- Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. "Colin R Gutierrez" <crg0194@ultra.ccp.com> wrote in message news:38BA86E9.5E14@u...ccp.com... (...) feeling (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Whoops, the url is (URL) Jr. (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Indeed. I *knew* I was gonna miss a lot. Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "G.W.J. Hassink" <g.w.j.hassink@stude...twente.nl> wrote in message news:FqMuwt.MAz@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Oooo, nice additions! Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "Sproaticus" <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:FqMLI8.Bt7@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Sonofa--whoops, family forum here. Wow! Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "Nick Crocco" <swatlego@aol.com> wrote in message news:FqoB5p.Cq@lugnet.com... (...) wow. (...) Mecha (...) this (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) talented. Alas all I can come up with is your basic cars, bulidings, and spaceships. (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I dunno if any of you guy's have seen this thing, but all I hafta say is wow. This is the best transforming mech since you-know-who's "Variable Dragon Mecha inspired by Visions of Escaflown." (Great anime BTW.) If you haven't seen this thing, check (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) You forgot me! Heh. I just wish I had more Legos, but I'm sorda broke right now... Ah well. Summer job, here I come! ~Nick (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I think you're referring to Joel Kuester. He has a few transformer models, one of them is the veritech-looking one called jetfire. (URL) Jr. Master Grade Lego Models (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Too easy, "Ghost in the Shell". Even though I've never seen it, I have read enough about it to know all the details about the plot, characters, etc.! Oh! and thanks for the nice comments Jeremy! Mladen Pejic, over and out! (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Man, I feel like a lego mecha factory. This makes 7 microfig scale mechs in the last two weeks! I love building these things. Well, my two best mecha so far are up on my page. Both of these are original designs, inspired by my Virtual On mech (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I'm going to do instructions for several of the mechs, but it probably won't be for a few weeks yet, I've still got several parts to model in 3d studio. As for the peices I used for the ankles, the best ones use two of the 2x3 tile type 2 and 3 toed (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yeah! I'd really like to know how you made those ankle joints. I'm planning to build my own mecha, but right now I'm in planning stages. I'm deciding on shape and style as well as technical concerns like joints. ~Mark (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) ...As usual, excellent work... I'll have to build them for an update to Jain's Guide :-) ((URL) can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wildlink.com lugnet #160 (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
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(...) Head...getting...BIG....HURTS.... Seriously, thanks Ben! :] (have I been reading too many comic books?) __ __ __ __ __ __ | |_| |_| |_| | | |_| | | | Brick Engineer | | | Colin R Gutierrez | __ __ __ __ | 2000 | |___...___|| |_| |_| |_| (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) That...kicks...butt! Must...resist...urge to build.....DAH! *rummage* --Colin __ __ __ __ __ __ | |_| |_| |_| | | |_| | | | Brick Engineer | | | Colin R Gutierrez | __ __ __ __ | 2000 | |___...___|| |_| |_| |_| ||___...___| |___...___| (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) a goofy name, though. :] (like, Yuffie? Ah, those crazy translators. ;] ) --Colin __ __ __ __ __ __ | |_| |_| |_| | | |_| | | | Brick Engineer | | | Colin R Gutierrez | __ __ __ __ | 2000 | |___...___|| |_| |_| |_| ||___...___| |___...___| (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thats how I imagined it before I built it! :] I was thinking about a gymnast, bounding between asteroids, feet landing with a powerful "crunch." Okay, I know there's no sound in space, but I can imagine. (...) Thank you for reading the text. (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks. Some of it is yours. ;] (...) Hey, I have that model. It's the only Gundam model own! Never built it, though. It's still in the box in the storage room. (...) Yep, I actually just did it because I wanted to make the arms slope but (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
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(...) Hey, where are Ron & Randy 'MechWarrior' Perovich? (URL) Gerwin Hassink (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I don't know if it was this one, but at least it IS a transforming Veritech. (URL) Gerwin Hassink (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Good list. Gotta throw a couple more out there, knowing I'll still miss someone important. In no particular order: Joseph Gonzales' Camelot Alliance: (URL) Dai Nippon Technical Research Institute: (URL) now I have that niggly little feeling... (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) <SMIRK SARCASM_LEVEL="TONS"> Okay, that is *IT*, you guys. You are all officially barred from creating any more cool mecha until I can build at least one more! I mean it this time! The next person to publish a cool mecha will be sent straight (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) rediculously (...) MECH MECH MECH MECH!!! Sorry, I just had to do it. BTW, Taco Bell has 59¢ Double Decker Tacos!! Can't pass up a deal like that! Nick (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Whoops! I *knew* I forgot one: David Thomas Jr. Whew! Now I can sleep. Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "Ben Vaughan" <buster@marsbase.com> wrote in message news:FqMHLI.2ww@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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"Best of the best?" Well, thanks, but I'd have to rank folks like: Colin Gutierrez, Karim Nassar, Jeremy Sproat, and Ken Takeuchi as the premier mecha builders that I've seen. (I've got this niggly littel feeling in the back of my head that I forgot (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Booooo! Todd, that was terrible! Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FqI4rr.FDu@lugnet.com... (...) public (...) the (...) sue (...) (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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David, Okay, I'm running out of superlatives here. Those look great! Any chance of getting better pics of the joints? Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "David Thomas Jr." (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Whoops! Been out of town. Boy, see if I ever miss a few days again! Great work Colin! Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "Colin R Gutierrez" <crg0194@ultra.ccp.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
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I just added a new mecha to my site. The "hair" like things on the head are actually antennae for recieving messages, inspiration: Predator (movie). It also has, as Jeremey H. Sproat would say a RBG (Real Big Gun) or YBBG (Your Basic Big Gun). Oh! (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hi everyone, I've finished two more mechs from Virtual On, Viper II, and Dorkas. Go see them at (URL) also finished the captions for the X-wing, the Zerberus Mech, and Carl Greatrix's AT ST. Let me know what you think about the new models. -Dave (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
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I liked the forms of the legs in LGAW "SIREN" that look like some well trained sports players. It sure can have a good response and manouverbility :-) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
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Two more excellent mechs! There seems to be a lot of great new mecha being built right now. I especially like the Siren, reminds me a lot of the Talgeese from Gundam Wing. Great design, and big too! My favorite design element on the Cestus is the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
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(...) I liked the canopy, too. I wish I had some of those in yellow. (I'v only got the sickly neon green and orange.) (...) __ __ __ __ __ __ | |_| |_| |_| | | |_| | | | Brick Engineer | | | Colin R Gutierrez | __ __ __ __ | 2000 | |___...___|| |_| (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Ben Vaughan wrote: <snip>(Follow-ups to legnet.cad) Sounds like a fetish site if _I've_ ever heard of one. ;] <duck> --Colin __ __ __ __ __ __ | |_| |_| |_| | | |_| | | | Brick Engineer | | | Colin R Gutierrez | __ __ __ __ | 2000 | |___...___|| |_| (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'll comment more after I recover from the shock. ;-) Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
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(...) That's a designation system I came up with for the BeltWars universe. Some are more obvious than others. I've been lazy about putting the explanations for these on my website. Standard: AW--Armored Walker BA--Battle Armor F--Fighter (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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OK, here are a couple more I'm confused about (I know, I know, I gotta get to a bookstore someday to check these out)... On ColinG's page mecha page, (URL) got things like AW-42, AW-90, BA-100, BA-13, FAW-16, LGAW-20, and AW-32A. Do the letters and (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Bummer! (...) OK, I've started using "mecha" for both singular and plural forms. I'll try never to write "mech" again unless I'm talking about FASA products. Thanks for pointing this out. --Todd p.s. Do any fast food taco joints have a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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