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Re: SnowCat
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lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:23:40 GMT
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Wow, good morning! I have been waiting for this.

Hmmm, let's see.

Oh wow, I really like the way the mouth opens and closes.
The overall feel is like that of the Warhound. (one of my clan favs)

The title itself is killer, "Mecha of the Homeworld." oooooohhhh.

Hey neat, the shooty things fold and can be slung up behind the mech, very cool.

Nice thumb solution. I like that.

The center section (inverse) use cool parts.

Hey is the z24 at the upper leg, is that locked? Or is it articulated?

The feel of this Mech is like that of a true Biomechanoid. Wielding that head
around like as if your Mech was walking a huge Saber Cat.

When you make these size Mechs, do you work with whole numbered Technic Beams as
a standard for the leg proportions? That is to say, 1x16's make a good fit for
the lower legs etc....?

curious.

e



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  Re: SnowCat
 
This was the hard part of this one, I had to find two white plate hinges that had exactly the same tension in them. Otherwise the greater friction on one side of the jaw versus the other would cause the jaw to come apart. (...) Hehe, theme, I really (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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  SnowCat
 
Here's my latest, seen at NWBrickCon and winner of the "Best Medium Mecha" award. SnowCat: (URL) Here's some deep link to the bigger pics: (URL) Pic1> (URL) Pic2> Enjoy y'all. Mark Neumann (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)  

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