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Re: New MOC: "Prowler" Autonomous Battle Tank
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:30:17 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic wrote:
(Snip coolness)
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Heh, I finally made use of the precious few sand green elements I had.
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Finally, the long-awaited sand-green Pejic mecha! Boy does it look tasty.
Reminds me of something, hmmmm...
“It’s a U.S. Army battle robot, wire-controlled. Once you cut the cable, they’ll
fire on anything that doesn’t show a friendly IFF signal.”
Not an exact quote, but you remember, right?
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I have none of those nifty, wide Technic treads, so my only option for
building anything close to a futuristic MBT was to make a multiped mecha with
a turret.
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That’s fine. I’ll take a steel crab with a 105 anyday, especially this one.
Here’s a link to the PITSCO site, if you want to try tracks: They’re expensive,
but I guarantee they’re worth it.
http://www.pldstore.com/pld/catalog.cfm?dest=itempg&itemid=145&secid=77&linkon=subsection&linkid=216
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The turret proved too small for a minifig, so I sort of copped out
and made this an “autonomous” tank. Bah, one day I’ll make a turret that can
fit those chubby minifigs. ;-)
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Yeah, a cupola is about all I can fit on a turret right now, too. Still cool
cool cool.
Soren
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| (...) Yep, I forgot to mention the cable connection was inspired by those (URL) sentry labours> seen at the end of Patlabor II. (...) Thanks for the link, but I really don't like ordering LEGO. If I can't find it in an official set then that's my (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (URL) Click on Image Heh, I finally made use of the precious few sand green elements I had. I have none of those nifty, wide Technic treads, so my only option for building anything close to a futuristic MBT was to make a multiped mecha with a (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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