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(...) Ha ha ha! No harm done. It was just a perfect illustration of people not knowing what to make of this stuff. Forgive me for using you as the example. :) (...) Yes, they probably would. :) But some day in the not too distant future the minifigs (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) eeps! That was me! Didn't mean to make you sad. I forgot if they are referred to as "mech" or "mecha", I seem to remember someone being strongly reminded one of the terms was incorrect. Got it now, Mecha. Although, if any of my minifigs saw (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Heh, well after I saw your "Eisen" mecha (as well as Sun Yun's "Escala"), I was immediately inspired! (...) Thanks Geordan! Yeah, I was afraid I would run out of good colour schemes to use. ;-) (...) plating. Yeah, I really enjoy making mecha (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Quote from the Starship Modeler mecha page ((URL) obvious component to the stable of sci-fi vehicles are "mecha". While the strict japanese definition covers anything mechanical, for our editorial purposes we'll define "mecha" as manned power (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) This actually makes me very sad. I've noticed a couple people mention that they won't be building mecha anymore and that is a great loss to the build.mecha community. When I see something "awe-inspiring", i take in as much of the "awe" I can (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) See? It hasn't been 30 seconds after my post and there is already a person confirming exactly what I said. I am not surprised that people don't want to see mechs, and note, I have never even critisized Lego for not having a mecha theme. It is (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Ok let me step into this one since I just happened across the thread via the web interface. I have no idea what "Mecha" is or are, I see these creations that y'all post to brickshelf and such, but I still don't know what really makes a mecha a (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) 1. Hmm... It's probably a good thing I din't catch that. I just made a little experiment on my mother. I showed her a military space ship and a military mech and her responce was that the mech was simply too good and it was too obvious that it (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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<snip> (...) Ya, my mom refers to anything I make (mecha-wise) as a "goomer". And Shiri just gives me crap about it. :-) Women just don't get it. ;-) (...) I thought about this for a bit, and first I didn't agree with the "most innovative" thing. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I've actually seen this before in Hobby Japan but I thought they were mega blocks or something. I didn't realize there was a toy company entirely built on the concept of mecha and construction toys. Nice. If only Lego would embrace mecha. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I agree with Steve some people just aren't into it. I'll stereotype a bit and and say the demographic that ain't into it is a bit older. Is there anybody in the .mecha group that's over 35? I doubt it. Another thing I've noticed is some people (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks for the compliments Stuart! (...) hey, I dunno about that, there are many builders out there that are many times more skilled than myself, I think that if ou gave this idea to yourself, or Mladen etc., you guys could work wonders. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks for the comments Ryan! (...) I'm sorry, but it's not for sale. ;-D (...) Well, I got two tie/y-wings for christmas, and a bunch of small SW sets, and alot of those sets have lot's o' dark Grey, (...) thanks for the compliments Ryan! (...) I (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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snip (...) Really? How do you figure? The tiger really lacked in some key design elements, and the skeleton within was terrible, maybe it's just a matter of personal taste. Still it is an excellent mech and it (...) I won't be including this mecha, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Me too, there have been a flood of recent mecha creations coming out, I'm getting excited! (...) It's Chris Snead's ingenious idea actually, I would have been lost without it, (URL)I LOVE the way you used the small antennae as pistons in the (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks for teh compliments Sun! (...) yeah I geuss so, although I think that I could have done more with some of the joint areas if I had gone with less articulation, like the hips for example. (...) :-D that's one of my favourite parts, adds (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Eric, I am speechless, Wow, this is another masterpiece, what can I say but Wow? there are so many awesome parts to this baby, I think that the head has to be my favourite though, it's incredible, it is so life like, and menacing, This is yet (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Wow! This was the last thing I was expecting to come home to. :-D I love the colour scheme. so original, and it suits the mecha so well. It is such a clean design, greeblies, coupled with smooth, bulky armour plating. I really like the arms and the (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Well, from all of the many real-life mecha I've ever seen... 8?P What I mean to say is, isn't it the details that MAKE it realistic? Seriously, it's one thing to build a fire truck that looks like a fire truck, but when you get into the (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Nah, I wouldn't say so. Poeple just have different tastes. I could say the same thing about trains. To *ME* trains all look basically the same, and I'm sure Mecha all look the same to certain people. Afterall, Mecha are mostly humanoid (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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