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Re: GAT-X105 Aile Strike Gundam
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Thu, 11 Nov 2004 05:42:53 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Ka-On Lee wrote:
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After accumulated enough bricks, I decided to start one of my dream MOC
projects - a large scale, highly detailed Gundam. I picked Strike because it
is one of the better design in recent years, most of it’s surfaces are flat,
and I haven’t seen one made in LEGO yet.
First I wanted to have two trans-yellow 1x1 plates as the visors (a.k.a.
eyes). That basically defined the scale of the head, and the rest of the
body. Click hinges were the obvious choice for the joints, since warm gears
are too large for this scale. It took several weekends to put it together -
head, hands, arms, foots, legs, lower body, upper body, shield, beam rifle,
and the aile back pack. I aimed to finish and show it at the Hobby Show in
Toronto last weekend, and I made it in time.
As for the result, IMO...
Good:
I really like the head and the upper body. The back pack is also quite
good.
It is quite posable, with double hinged fingers and knees, but...
It’s big, and is quite a presence at he show.
Bad:
The scale is quite off in some area, especially the lower body. The legs are
too far apart, limited by the technic click hinges. The legs should be
longer and thicker. The head and the chest looks too big due to the legs. I
already try tweaking it but didn’t work out too well
It’s too big, hence
heavy. The click hinges are too weak for the weight. Even without the back
pack it will fall without the stand. The arms can only hold a few angles
when carrying the shield and the beam rifle.
I added a cockpit since there
is room, but it is totally off scale.
I wish I can use dark gray on the body
instead of black.
No Armor Schnieder. Not enough room for it.
From the Hobby Show:
Some fans recognized it right away. Well Gundam Seed is currently running on
YTV so that is expected.
Heard many parents said: “Look, a transformer!”...
^_^;;
Well next time I think I will try a smaller scale, or have a better scale
plan. LMKWYT
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I’ll agree with both your pros and your cons. The backpack looks great, I like
the hands, and the upper body is exactly right. I don’t think the legs need to
be longer, but I think they would be improved if they were “beefier”. If you
built up the inside of the legs, they’d appear to be closer together. Larger
legs would also give you room to beef up the joints, so maybe they would hold
the weight. Just some suggetstions, anyway. This thing is really big, and
really well done, which is hard to do. Nice work!
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