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That's an interesting small addition. It would make for a good seige weapon. Also nice to see a design that allows for the storage of handheld rifles/guns. Travis Dickinson (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Just added a small addition to Marbase. Ben -- Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Yeah, it's amazing what you can do with Photoshop. I don't mind though, since I just took the pics against a wrinkly old sheet. :^P ~Mark (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I just conpared their picture and your original. Wierd how they cleaned up the background and added in a new shadow. -Chuck (25 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey, Cool! Way to go! Ben -- Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:FryDxt.5FE@lugnet.com... (...) unless (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Well done! Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you guys know that I sent a pic of my Enforcer to the guys over at (URL) Lego may not be Japanese, but the mecha I built was obviously Gundam-inspired... so they put me on their website. See me on their website (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Sadly, no. It's very very early in the game, though, when you're in the monorail car and game credits are still flashing on the screen. The car passes a huge spill of the green stuff with crates floating in it, and the loader is walking down a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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In lugnet.cad.dat.models, Jeremy H. Sproat writes: <snip> (...) </snip> Wow, that sounds so much cooler than my lame "PBC-2" designation I put on my Enforcer. Next time I'll check with you before I name my weapons. ~Mark (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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<Big Snip> (...) Do you have any pictures or links? (...) Thanks, -Duane (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) LOL -- Barbara's first words after seeing my loader were, "it's a crab? no, is it a gorilla?" I think that means the arms were too big. :-, (...) Yah, it does seem silly to put such large arms on a walking loader. The arms I put on mine, and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.build.mecha)
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I see what you mean. I'm clueless now as well. (...) Jorge Rodríguez rodriguez.136@osu.edu (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks, Mark. Looks like it's time for Marsbase to get with the program...8) Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:FrsM6E.KDL@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) me (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Cool... that's about the price range I was looking into.. I'll definately look into those. Thanks for the info! One more question, the pictures turn out nice n' clear, right? Just wanted to check on the image quality. Thanks again! ~Nick (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Wow thanks Mark, for putting a link to my site... Now I gotta' return the favour... Thanks again! (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hi all, I am adding a Links section to my website, but I've only added a handful of you guys to it, so if you'd like me to add yours, please email me and let me know. ~Mark (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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True, Battletech uses the assault classification. However, to me, assault implies something that is bulky, relatively slow, and generally loaded with weapons. Look at the Stormbringer on my site to see what prompted my question about sizes. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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There MechWarrior lego creations at this site: (URL) Dickinson (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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There are really good second-generation "conference" type cameras like this year's batch from (URL) . The USB models are $120 with 350k- pixels. They're dinky and come on about 24 inches of leash. Good for "minifig POV" shots. I had one of the first (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hello all, I'm looking to make some Battletech mech in Lego and was wondering if anyone had any pics for the creations. Thank, -Will (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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aren't they called assault mechs? Isn't that the name battletech gives to really huge mecha? (...) Jorge Rodríguez rodriguez.136@osu.edu (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) (conference cam?) might be?? Maybe after a summer job and after I get some speakers for my ol' 67 Chevelle... Until then, maybe POV files... BTW... anyone know if there's a lego technic figure for LDraw? Thanks! ~Nick (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) page, (...) I agree!!! must... see... straining... eyes... Alex Me (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Aw, shucks. You flatter me. Really, most of the ideas I just took straight from Gundam and implemented in Lego form... the head most obviously. A lot of the stuff just sort of developed on its own. I would start with one idea in mind, then discover (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Leg booster... <drool> particle cannon... <drool> For real Mark how much would that thing cost is you were to sell it? <kiddin'> That thing is so cool, it almost seems like a really, really expensive toy, with tons of weapons and articulation... IN (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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I REALLY like that Darkstar fighter. Very nice look to it, like it came right out of an Anime movie. Ah, looks like you looked to the Tallgeese for the rocketpods on your mecha. Very nice. I have the Bandai model of the Tallgeese III on my desk. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Heavens! It's huge! I *really* like the backpack/rocketpods/wings/etc. one the back. Must the time of year for BIG mecha. All we need now is some 12 year old anime characters to control them all. 8) Keep up the great work Travis! Ben -- Ben Vaughan (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Blacktron stuff was great for black wing pieces... so was Space Police. Unfortunately, I need more black "wall" pieces. It's hard to make all-black stuff with any substantial internal volume. Those aircraft will be forever preserved in pictures. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Mark, It appears that it was your browser which truncated the message, not the server. Looking at the low-level dumps of incoming HTTP post data, a copy of your message as it was received by the webserver (before it went to the newsserver) (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.admin.general)
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I'm setting up a web site at the moment, and was in the same place. solution - by a cheap video conference camera. ie logitech. the phots comeout pretty good as well Aaron Coghill (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Sorry, all my pics were taken with either a Connectix QuickCam or a Sony Mavica. Ben -- Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) Crocco" <swatlego@aol.com> wrote in message news:Frp4xx.32E@lugnet.com... (...) up (...) pictures. (...) HQ, (...) some (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Whoo! Great stuff Mark! I really like the back pack for the shoulder cannon. The fold out missle pods are impressive too. It's obvious you've put a lot of time into this. That Jet fighter backpack is something else! Great looking aircraft, too. Wish (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) ~Mark (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Hi Everyone, As promised, I stayed up until midnight laboring away on my website to bring you the latest pictures of my HM-9 Enforcer. It can be found in the "mecha" section, of course, but also be sure to check out my "aircraft" section too. There (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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These are all things I need to think about, with the finish of my HM-9 Enforcer. ;^) ~Mark (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I have added a page for my current mecha project. Feel free to check it out and let me know what you think. Note that there are some unofficial parts in the images and that there are some crude mockups of certain parts (numbers given on page). (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey, you may know me from SWAT: Some Weird Action Team. My page has been up for about a year now, and I think it's time for me to take some new pictures. That's where you guys come in. On your various webpages, a lot of you have EXCELLENT pictures (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks! I didn't get much work done on it today, but I did make the other arm, and added "shoulder pads". :) Jeff (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Lookin' good, Jeff! Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) Stembel" <aulddragon@wamalug.org> wrote in message news:FroK5v.4FE@lugnet.com... (...) So, I (...) it (...) the (...) was (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I agree. It is a beautiful mech, but the instructions are nearly incomprehensible due to the background color. The first time I laoded the page, I couldn't tell it was done due to the darkness of the page. (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Very Cool, but could you turn off or change the background on the instruction pages? It is really hard to see the black pieces... ;) Thanks! Jeff (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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For anybody who's interested, I've posted the instructions for the Silhouette Mecha. These are not in .dat form, but rendered images, so anybody can see them. To get to the instructions, go to: (URL) find the 00228, click on the 1,2,3 icon to pull (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Okay! I posted the Shoulder and Weapons in cad.dat.ideas! You can follow these links to quickly get there: (URL) Let me know what you think! :) Jeff (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Well, I decided to take the plunge and start work on a mech of my own. So, I began work on a shoulder design, using a white clutch gear, that had been floating around in my head for a couple days now. I am happy to say that it works great! I'll get (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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...Wish I could find the thread where we were discussing the recent playtest of Brikwars up in NE, but anyway Eric Joslin filed a great field report of the incident for Jain's and its now up :-) (URL) soon to be on its own site... maybe :-) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Very nice, Mark! I like the head. That is very hard to get right on a large mecha. keep up the good work! --Karim (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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I think you can understand my disappointment, but at the same time I can understand wanting to keep the unique look. Thanks. -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) Thomas Jr." <davejr@thomas-superwheel.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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AWESOME model Mark... I also like the cannon, and the head. How tall is that thing exactly. And you even say the operators seat slides out? Too cool. Can't wait to see the missile, cause' you know Mladen likes missiles... <Drool>! (...) Lego (...) (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Excellent job Mark, reminds me a lot of the nu-gundam (I think that's the name of it). The feet are really nice, and the shoulder mounted cannon is very cool. My own attempts with large scale mecha have convinced me to stick to smaller scale, due to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Ben, I do plan to do some windows wallpaper backgrounds for downloading off my site, and undoubtedly there will be some larger images of the models when I do. As for answers to your other questions, 3dsMax would make a lot of the stuff that I did (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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That should read, "...the non-realistic rendering..." Ben -- Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) Vaughan" <buster@marsbase.com> wrote in message news:FrKv1M.8MI@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Or maybe something like, "Whoa, nelly!" Seriously, I'd go with Stephen's suggestions. 8) Ben -- Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:38D26DF4.6F8DFE...@io.com... (...) of a (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Wow, it's huge! That shoulder mounted cannon rocks! Very Gundamesque. I'm looking forward to more pictures! Ben -- Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:FrJx0H.7D5@lugnet.com... (...) Lego (...) (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Any chance of seeing these at higher resolutions? Thanks, Ben -- Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) Thomas Jr." <davejr@thomas-superwheel.com> wrote in message news:38D1C0AF.4171@t...eel.com... (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Dave, <grovel type="bowing/scraping"> Please. Please. Please. Tell me how you did this. I've been dying to be able to model stuff in 3DS Max 3, but have a heck of a time getting files imported. How did you do this? Do I need to use 3D Studio instead (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Nope. The technical term is a big'un. :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Oh man, I'm gonna haveta dig out my Throwbot sets now... :-, Looks good! Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) ...'Dat really big mecha?.... ...Perhaps Super Heavy, Ultra Heavy, Dreadnought, Heavy Support, Titan??? ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wildlink.com lugnet #160 (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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What's the designation for a mecha that is going to be twice the height of a heavy mecha? Should the previous mecha be down graded in class? Travis Dickinson (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Dave: OK, I had to: I built one last night. I am *astounded* by how easy he is to pose! He can stand, kneel, sit, squat, balance on one foot, you name it! Couple of questions, though: 1 - In mine, the shoulder-to-upper arm rotation joint is a (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) <CHOP> (...) ...Jain's neither endorses nor promotes the advertisers who choose to advertise with us (tho their equipment is way spiffy!). Acceptance of a company's ad does not indicate support of that company's product. Jain's Guide remains (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Awesome Dave. I like how the red eye is so bright and shiny; makes it look like it's waiting around during night-time to do battle. Awesome... BTW can't wait instructions! (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey Steve, Just a quick question for you. I just wanted to know if you are in fact giving tacit and unconditional public approval for a site such as Marsbase.com, since you list a direct link to the site from the "JAINS" page? Why do I ask? (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hi everyone, I have made my trip home, and I have good news. 1) My brother, who is entering high school in the fall, has bequeathed the Lego collection to me. Until now, it has been a gigantic pile of mixed parts of both our Lego collections, and it (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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I've just uploaded 8 new images of the 00228 to my website. (URL) images were created using 3DStudio Release 4, and the lego parts are entirely my own, created from scratch. I think the look of the images is unique to lego cad, quite similar in fact (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Well, and isn't that just the far side of cool!? (Looking at what I just wrote) err...whatever. Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) <knassar@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:FrJroH.Hns@lugnet.com... (big "snip!") (...) drawing (...) new (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Me three! (OK, I tried to make it more interesting ;) -Shiri (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) oh yeah! me too! love the castle reference, dave! later~ craig~ (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hehehe, the truth is out there :) (...) Thanks! :) :) (beaming in the praise) (...) mecha (...) mean (...) not (...) You will have to take that up with the Director of the Yakumo R&D Division ((URL) kidding :) I personally agree with you, and (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Wow, I love the Legacy and the Ryu. They are just awesome! (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I'm not one for "me toos" but I coundn't pass this up. The poses are the best. This is a guy with Attitude! as evah, John C (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Awesome model Dave... Those weapons look good and I just love all those poses, especially that "Aha" and "I'm tough" pose. Hope to see more... (...) I'm (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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<slowly getting down on knees> <starting to chant some kind of jibberish that ends in Nassar> <repeating jibberish again and again...> Wow, and wow, and ooo...ooohhh...hhh aaa...aaahhh...hhh, and ooo...ooohhh...hhh aaa...aaahhh...hhh....... Okay (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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I'll add my superlatives to everyone else's: Stunning! Cool! Marvelous! The side-rotation of the hip is especially nice - as well as the four fingered hand (that's Colin's?) But I'm *very* disappointed in the fencing en garde pose - the back foot is (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) I think it works super-duper well! Trans-dark-blue is me fevvorite color! --Todd (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) That one's for files which use the LDLite extensions to LDraw: 0 COLOUR, 0 SCALE, 0 ROTATE, etc., etc. The real question: what if a file is both MPD and LDL? Then which mime-type should it be? Steve (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Nope! Go ahead. Thanks, Ben -- Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) F Roberts" <wubwub@wildlink.com> wrote in message news:Qw=ROEm1cAbkRWQ...4ax.com... (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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...oh! I get it! I honestly didn't even see the pun when I put this together. Gosh, I just hilarious! 8) Ben Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:FrHpsM.B89@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) on the page, I'm having major troubles figuring out what to click on. Would you consider not force-disabling link underlining? I can shut it off in my browser preferences if I want to, but I can't turn it back on when someone does it on their (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Quite an amusing one, though. :D eric (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Stephen F Roberts <wubwub@wildlink.com> wrote: ...I suppose for legalese reasons, I should point out this is not a real ad for employment, just a call for submissions/ad for my site :-) (...) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Jain's Guide ((URL) the premier guide to the fighting men, women and equipment of the sector is looking for reporters and photographers to submit stories and photos of the equipment and mecha used throughout the sector. ...Have you ever dreamed of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) ...Nyah... Just 'ad sized' or so :-) something 400-500 wide and < about 100 or so seems to look good and somewhere around 50k seems to load ok even at home. I've got the ad-rotator up now so u can see the two ads I've got so far to get an idea (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Groovy! Any particular size requirements? Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) F Roberts" <wubwub@wildlink.com> wrote in message news:q=TQOK+yQ5=uEcc...4ax.com... (...) not (...) Pallas (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Ding! (Insert light bulb here) Oooooohh! Thanks! I appreciate it, now I'll setup marsbase.com I'm keeping the survey though. 8) Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:FrIt4K.289@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) The application matters to the user/browser, but not the server. The application type tells the browser what kind of app to launch. This allows a greater flexability for the end-user. See, from the server end, an application type doesn't map (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Quite possibly I don't have a clue what I'm doing. The mime type you listed and that are listed in the FAQ have the extension: .dat and an application type: application/x-ldlite application/x-ldraw etc. If it doesn't matter, why specify then? By the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) animated gif/'ad' for your 'mecha production company' I'll gladly place it on Jain's Guide ((URL) (someday on its own site)). In return, I steal all ur ideas and make my own mecha!! (not like I don't already, I'm just admitting it now :-) PS (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) ...I get that all the time... windows politely uses caps but shows me lower case and when I xfer it to a good unix system, all my links suddenly stop working :-/ It seems to catch NT worse than 98 tho, for some reason, 98 doesn't create caps (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'm not sure if I follow. You can't do much from the server end to optimize this. The user selects which app to associate to the different mime-types. All the server has to do is to declare what mime-type a file is, and the browser launches (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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[I shoulda trimmed .publish and .build.mecha, and XFUT to .cad, but I didn't. Oh, well] (...) I've tried just about every option, both for Windows file-type association, and the MIME-type association. At various times, I've used LDLite, LDraw, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yep. I know exactly what you mean, though (although I haven't done any microfig scale stuff. I like the challenge of fitting a minifig into all my models...and recently I've also been interested in Miniland scale stuff--like the muscle cars I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Currently, I have .dat and .mpd assigned to L3Lab 'cause its fastest and can handle MPDs. Mouse rotation is nifty too. My only problem is that when I want to see how something is built, "refresh after every part" is still too fast to follow :/ (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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I guess my question is: What app are most folks using? I'd want to address the widest audience possible. Hmm...sounds like a question for lugnet.cad... Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I've mapped both dat and mpd to ldlite. I had them set to l3lab for a while; l3lab didn't come up as quickly as it pops up dialog boxes if it hits any errors in the file which slows down the action. I think I remember seeing some folks mapping (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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So...would it be better to map .dat to ldraw.exe or ldlite, or l3lab.exe or mlcad? What about mpd files? Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:FrHFGJ.9I6@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) For anyone going "huh?", check out Ben's recent changes... Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Good choices :) I really like the Vengeance too :) BTW, Although, as described in the last posting, the rendering was pretty much mindless, I personally *like* the rendering where the ship is in shadow... It's almost pictorial in effect... (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Wow, didn't mean to destroy any egos... :) (...) it (...) using (...) Thanks. I thought I had weeded all of those out. It results from a slight glich in the program I was using to inline the files. I'll try to get those fixed. In the mean (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha)
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