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Man, that is pretty cool! I gotta say, my favorite thing about this mecha is the foot design - brilliant! If I have to criticize anything, my one critique would be that you used the SW click hinges for the knees, unlike the compact worm design for (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | The Process (was Re: Another Transformer - Trixie)
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(...) I do now - well, not scanned as much as poorly photographed, but hopefully they're clear enough. I guess I'll just break down my process using Bitstream as an example. 1. First, I had to decide what kind of car I was going to use. I thought (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mecha "For Girls"
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Bwahahhaaa! Great!! -G (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Wow, E! I didn't expect a treatise on Lego mecha, but you so obviously know your stuff... I have to say that I am so pleased to have participated (even via long-distance) in the Mecha display at BW03-- I couldn't have done it without you, and of (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) No way, man! You rock! (...) Her number is..... II ;^) stuart (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I don't want to cause any marital strife! And, truth be told, Neko II isn't nearly as... articulated as David Thomas Jr.'s FeiYen... Thanks for looking! stuart (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'm a slave to Photoshop. Though I used a slow "film" speed, and lots of natural light, the pix were still underexposed. Photoshop brought out _some_ details, but not everything. I'm going to try to take some more with a filtered flash. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) How many have I made? Um, Neko I, II, Lola... that's it! (...) I'm assuming you mean a lateral 90 degree turn-- it wouldn't affect anything-- the ankles are symmetrical through 180 degrees. Actually, this _is_ the weakest point, IMO. They just (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) :^D my gosh, that's well done, very schoolgirl cute! stuart (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Gives new meaning to 'Flower Power!' ;) Love it! Dave K (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) That is just too funny... The pink gem is the perfect touch! JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Mecha "For Girls"
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(...) -Tim (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Mecha "For Girls"
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Greetings! With apologies to Stuart's "Neko 2", Jeremiah's "Trixie" and other fine female mechs I just had to try my hand at a PIXIE "For Girls" (URL) kudos to whomever is moderating BrickShelf today, these passed inspection less than 30 seconds (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space) !
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| | Re: Another Transformer - Trixie
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(...) You got any sketches for your work scanned? Those can be a real assest for someone trying to jump into the tranforming genre. t (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey, thanks! I guess it helps to be able to visualize it, but the vast majority of designing a transformer (for me, at least) is done on paper and in mock-ups and such. I can think about it all I want, but nothing's going to happen unless I (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Another Transformer - Trixie
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(...) Thanks, Bruce. I can't take credit for the antenna/stickshift joint thing - it's been around in various mecha for a while now. I wish I could remember who started it, because it's one useful little deal. A word of warning, though, if you plan (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Some fun fad MOC's
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Those pixies are just too cool. I love the angles of the arm joints that make them look all beefed up. The 'civie' ones are just great...the firefighter is such a blast. Hooverbike is nicely done as well...good stuff! Cheers, -G (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Tony, Most of the stuff is from my collection but yes "My name is Bill and I'm a BrickLink-aholic" "Hi Bill" The part I now have the least of are the 1x1 round plates. -- Bill (TooMuchDew) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Allister is right, I have 21 different Classic Space sets and nary a one of them has a grey minifig... one can dream though. -- Bill (TooMuchDew) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Jeremiah, That's outstanding! I especially like the little trick you did with the stickshift element. I'm going to have to use that sometime. Bruce (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) But one thing: "...enough fleebnork muscle to overtake just about anyone on the circuit..." I'm guessing Public Works in the future will have better funding than now? Still.. these look cool! (...) space themes.. look tre tre cool. -Lenny (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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"Soren Roberts" <bricklovinfreakboy@attbi.com> wrote in news:HB60By.CJt@lugnet.com: (...) Depends on what you're after. If you're a general manga/anime buff and you don't mind the fact that Newtype is completely in Japanese, it's a great source of (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: "Giant" Old-School Robot: Mazinger L
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"Tony Knaak" <tknaaker@hotmail.com> wrote in news:HB5L7G.3KI@lugnet.com: (...) Well, I'm lucky enough to own a registered (but old) copy of Photoshop. After I modeled the robot in MLCad and rendered it in POV- Ray, I used Photoshop to mirror the (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thank you! I won't get pissed if you feel like critiquing, always nice to have some input on a design. Take care, Soren (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey, that's cool by me. I about $#!t myself the first time I saw LEGO mecha, I can relate. (...) Wish I had a picture of your face. Shell-shock is always amusing. I don't read Newtype, but I've heard good things about it. Would you recommend (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: "Giant" Old-School Robot: Mazinger L
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Very nifty. You got the old-school look down, my man, nice. Take care, Soren (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Heh, before I found lugnet, I thought along the same line. Actually, I believe the light grey helmet came from a classic castle jousting set, you know, the earlier ones where horses were built from bricks and minifigures had odd hair styles. (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Another Transformer - Trixie
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(...) The feature retention is nice now, but believe me I originally struggled to hide most of it. I finally realized at this scale I'd have to make her look pretty industral, and she came together nicely. As for her role, yeah, she'd make a great (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: "Giant" Old-School Robot: Mazinger L
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(...) What program did you use? Where the heck did you get that background pic? This is great BTW! It's good to see people getting in spirt of community building! I the mech looks great and I hope you produce a few more for use to oogle over! t (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) you buy off of bricklink? t (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Another Transformer - Trixie
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(...) Dang! You have got skill to make these. I can't make transforming stuff, I can't mentally visualize that stuff, so I am always impress to see transformers, especially ones that look good in both forms! t (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Some fun fad MOC's
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(...) I thought my eyes were deceiving me too, but a quick check of peeron reveals that the grey helmets were only found in castle theme sets. So no, I don't believe there was a grey classic space fig. but kudos to Bill for making a pixie in the (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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My next creation after the Pygmy was going to be something else, but I really liked Tony's suggestion for a theme for March. Besides, this thing practically assembled itself! Re-building it in LDraw was another story, though... I really need a (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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were there classic space figures in Gray? I can't believe that I'm missing a color of space minifig from that era. -tk "TooMuchDew" <wtoenjes@attbi.com> wrote in message news:HB5A1y.18A@lugnet.com... (...) HoverBike (...) Interceptor (...) Gord-On (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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"Jeremiah VanderMark" <Doggybot_37@yahoo.NOSPAM.com> wrote in news:HB56An.EE3@lugnet.com: (...) She's cute ;) I think I like Trixie better than Rushlight. Rushlight looks a little too sleek for a Transformer, but Trixie retains the features of her (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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"Soren Roberts" <bricklovinfreakboy@attbi.com> wrote in news:HB3DL5.EDK@lugnet.com: (...) I know there's been some discussion in this group about the lack of useful criticism, but frankly, stuff like this leaves me speechless. I wouldn't even know (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Some fun fad MOC's
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(...) The hoverstuff is quite nice, but the PIXIE variants are what caught my eye. Just look at the .build.mecha sidebar to see the best space theme represent! :) Seriously, these are quite nice. I've always liked the PIXIE armor and these (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Some fun fad MOC's
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Greetings, I made these a while back when these fads were all the rage but never got around to photographing/posting them. In an effort to end the senseless civilian casualties caused by rogue HoverBike street racing, MoonBase law enforcement has (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space) !
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| | +--Five star storie mechs/links--+
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NOw a lot of people dont really know much about five star stories, and often ask, so i thought a link resource page would be good for inspiration, and questions asked. SO i searched on google and found some good galleries of models, art, etc. (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: New Mecha MOC: Neko 2
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Ok, this is gonna be tough. I like this thing so much, you all are just gonna have to let me Phreak out. I'm gathering Jama's wires and Connecting the Vision Cam to the Laptop that Rob Limbaugh so gratiously loaned me for the event. The back usb on (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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