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Re: Shade, Mech for the SnowLeopard Clan Ninjas
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Mon, 20 Dec 2004 02:57:52 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mark Neumann wrote:
  

Here’s a new mech to start your week off. Shade.

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I absolutely love the calves and feet. You’ve got to have clearance for the ankle to pivot side-to-side, but you were able to recess the pivot axis low enough so that the front-back click hinge joint isn’t sticking way up. In fact, you can’t see it from the front-on angle. That’s a nice combo of joint tech and sculpting. I’m also jealous of the compact cockpit solution. Other stuff I like--the “GI Joe kung fu grip” elbows, the color scheme (is there hope for life after blay?), and some of the little exterior greebs visible from the back.

My suggestions would be to add more armor or details around the reverse-knee area, though I recognize there may be problems of interference with the range of motion of the joints. I would have added some slopes, or used slopes instead of plates in some areas to cut down on the stud count a litte, but that’s just personal preference. Also, whatever photography techniques you did to get this pic of Horodris, do more of that, it looks goooood.

And for the love of Mike, bring back the big guns! That’s two unarmed mechs in a row for you. Are you hanging out with Eric too much?



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  Re: Shade, Mech for the SnowLeopard Clan Ninjas
 
(...) Yeah you guessed it. Add stuff there and you loose mobility. I think I got an idea though. If I use the minifig back stud adapters, that shouldn't interfere with mobility but may allow me to add some detail. Hmmmm, thanks! I avoided slopes (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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(URL) Here's a new mech to start your week off. (URL) Shade>. (URL) Deep Link> I've been trying to push myself lately, trying mecha stuff I don't feel that I am particuarily good at. (read: small stuff) So how do you think I did? What could be (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)  

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