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(...) Vengeance Class Light Cruiser Forager Loader taF-122 "Avatar" Husky Class Gravity Tug/Repair Ship They're all very original and have great little details. It's a pity you decided to retire the Vigilis Class Light Destroyer. I guess capital (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Just when I think I'm getting really good at making models, you come along and destory my ego :) I really do like the new layout and of the course the models. I'll be going it in depth later tonight. However, I did notice a problem when I downloaded (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Nice! I really like the flexability! Keep up the good work. Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:FrGyBL.JqD@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) but I'm (...) design (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Okay - no more fibbing - this can't be your first... too well put together... ;) EC (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Whoops! Just found the image gallery. That'll teach me to look before I post. err, leap. Ben Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) Vaughan" <buster@marsbase.com> wrote in message news:FrHGor.FAx@lugnet.com... (...) not (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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<Wow. Wow. Wow.> Again I am blown away by your creations. The Ryu and Hissha are the best incarnations of anime style mecha I've every seen. I'm trying very hard not to use a lot of exclamation points and capital letters. See my hands shaking? (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yeah, I'm planning on doing that. It should be implemented by the time I move over to karimnassar.com. --Karim (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) OK, I think they are all fixed. --Karim (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Cool! :-, (...) It's only one of the coolest starfighter designs of all time...next to the Starfury, of course. ;-) Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hehehe... (...) Yep... speaking of acronyms... :) :) My next update includes 3 more cap ships... (...) Thanks :) (...) I was really debating including several resolutions/sizes of that image so people could use them as wallpaper... I guess (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) allow people to automagically launch LDLite / MLCAD / etc. directly from the browser. Jacob's got the mime-types in the LDraw FAQ (Q. #32): LDraw files (DAT): application/x-ldraw Multi-part DAT files (MPD): application/x-multi-part-ldraw (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) *click* Dang. *click* Wow. *click* Dang. *click* Oh, my heck. Some thoughts: I really like *all* your capitol ships. They definitely have a Starship Yamato feel to them. The Stormer's a boomer, right? Wait, okay, it packs the CHarGrll (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I can't help it... what does this have to do with windows? ;) Dan (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Oooh, Thanks. <sarcasm> Isn't it great how Windows has *improved* personal computing?? </sarcasm> --Karim (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Some of your links to the DAT Specifications files (Destroyer "Stormer" Class for example) don't work. The link goes to "stormer.dat" when the file is actually "stormer.DAT". Great work on the site and the models! (...) in (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) models :-) ...my site (which is basically empty at the moment ((URL) is Jain's Guide to the fighting men and women of the sector. Anyway, if u make up a 'banner ad' for Pallas Spaceworks, I'll gladly put it on my page :-) ...you can go back to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I hope to see more from you soon! :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) somewhere) 'cause I clicked on a link...more kudos to come... :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'm (...) Go buddy go! I hope there's still some cool unbuilt things to discover about mechs by the time I get around to making one ;-) -Tom McD. when replying, mynocks will eat spamcake. (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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You asked for it, You got it... Toyota! er... Pallas Spaceworks! The moment has arrived :) Due to popular demand, I have gone ahead and launched the new Pallas Spaceworks site early. Existing links to Pallas Spaceworks will no longer work, and the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Very nice! I've been a big fan of Colin's site for a while now, and I've been wanting to try out some of his techniques, but unfortunately I have a rather limited selection of Technic parts (at least, I think I do, but then again, I still need (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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very cool, dave. if this is your first i'm quite anxious to see what else you come up with! ..joseph g (...) I'm (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Dave, It looks great! This will definitely look nice wreaking havoc everywhere :) I loved the great range of flexibility it exhibits, and some of the poses! And just to remind everybody, there are a scant 17 nights-for-building before the big event (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) Dave very cool. I might have to try one like this too. I don't know if I will have time before brickwars but we shall see. Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) My Creations at: (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Well, inspired by the prospect of a "brickwars" event here in New England, I built a first draft of a mech: (URL) still needs more weapons (and that laser arm needs some improvement) but I'm pretty happy with him overall... Thanks go to Colin for (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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If you wouldn't mind, could we get this sketch posted somewhere? I know I'd love to see it as well! Eric (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) It's not the sort of thing one can LDraw very easily. I'll try to whip up a sketch and email it to you, OK? --Karim (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'm having some difficulty picturing your techique. Could you give some more detail on it? Travis Dickinson (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks for the suggestion. Due to the weight of the torso, which will increase, I ended up using a regular rubber band doubled on the outer ring and saran wrap on the inner ring. Travis (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Me, too. Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:38CEAFB4.B60590...@io.com... (...) using (...) piece, (...) it to! (...) put a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Do you have any "macaroni" bricks? Use four of those and a 2x2 round brick to make your own turntable... Bryan (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I (...) a (...) The 4x4 turntable has one very cool feature... it has a hole running through the center that is the same size as a technic hole. One thing I have done is to use a series of small technic pieces to lock one end of a small (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I used pretty much the same approach to tighten the 2x2 turntables -- I put a piece of paper in between the top and the bottom halves. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I have had good luck with a very 'low tech' solution to the 4x4 turntable: I just looped a rubber band (from an old Technic set!) around the 'base' piece, so that the 'top' piece sat over it in two spots. The rubber gave some friction between (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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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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(...) 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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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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