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Subject:	Re: State of .mecha
Newsgroups:	lugnet.build.mecha
Date:	Mon, 17 May 2004 00:35:27 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Soren Roberts wrote:

Hey all.

I’ve been in contact with one of our old posters, one Stuart Immonen by name, and he gave me permission to post this message.

Does anyone know what has become of Stuart? His Brickshelf gallery no longer exists and now he speaks distantly, as if he no longer belongs in our community.

SNIP

Still, it might be fun and encouraging to try a build-off with a “blank slate” armature (Gla’s is probably the most well-known one, but there are others, and smaller ones to boot. Mladen’s Pixie might be a good base, too), with the goal being to try and get as many different looks (possibly using established .space factions) based on the same armature.

This is a great idea. I myself built both Gla Gla’s armature and the Pixie before I advanced into designing my own mecha. A build-off could promote enthusiasm and give lurkers a chance to show their zeal.

Joint discussion is a constructive (!) idea.But you don’t need to jump right into original joint ideas or modded building. TLG makes a number of good joints now that can be used to great effect.

True

SNIP

And a gripe:

Where I feel .mecha mostly lacks is the way it is “unmoderated”. They should be seeking out stuff to show off and keep the group alive, not just waiting for someone like yourself to point out great builds like Kotaro Ono’s. For instance, Mino gets ignored:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=31038

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=68855

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=627332

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=48422

Nakany:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=75697

There are two great “moe” mecha on LegoRoboPlan right now:

http://www1.linkclub.or.jp/~zizy/ROBO/

(I put the photo on my own server: http://www.immonen.ca/work/moe04.jpg not sure who did it-- maybe zizy?)

Even Pazill (Padiru) gets nothing, and he’s a member of the LMHoF!

http://pj-planet.cside.com/legoplanet/

It’s up to the mods to show off how cool this stuff is, and they don’t or aren’t able to do it. Perhaps a lot of these creations (and I include Azumu Kawasaki’s brilliant Pokemon) don’t match up with the mods’ personal aesthetic, and therefore are not worthy of mention.

Well put.

please come back Stuart

-Joseph

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		Re: State of .mecha
Stuart is incredibly busy right now, but every now and then we exchange email. The subject came up and I asked if I could post his thoughts on the matter. Soren (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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Hey all. I've been in contact with one of our old posters, one Stuart Immonen by name, and he gave me permission to post this message. I have not altered it except to clean up line-wrapping and spelling. Any errors should be assumed to be my own. (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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