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| | | Build your dreams. (URL) The Beeesh ==== Construction dates: 12-25-04 to 01-05-05 (URL) Interface>> (URL) Tech - 6 TECHNIC Turntables>> (URL) articulation - Clear pnuematic piston and 1 high RPM 9v motor>> (URL) Tech>> (URL) ankles>> (URL) Lighting (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, FTX) !!
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Marcus Clancy
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| | | | | (...) AWESOME!!! As always an excellent moc. Great use of parts as well. I really like the hands. The jointtech is always a focus of my attention. The pneumatic piston in the neck is a nice feature. I could go on all day. The Beeesh Rules!!! Marc (19 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | (...) -snip- (...) -snip- (...) ty, I was able to pin down a few techniques with the Beeesh that I had trouble with before. e (19 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Mark Neumann
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| | | | | (...) Eric, woof. This has memories of Gomgile for me. Head shape, color, fingers. Beeesh has a much slimmer figure though. Has Gomgile been working out? Dude right on with the eyes. Coooool. Fingers seem a little strange on Beeesh, otherworldly but (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | (...) waddatowwah. (...) Gomgile died. It's parts lay about unused. A gap in my line up has occured. The Beesh fills that gap and brings back the feel that was once there. Gaining back my circle. My body of work. I was down a robot. Now I'm back up. (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | (...) -snip- (...) *note to self, spell the name of your bot right, Beeesh. e (19 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Keith Goldman
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| | | | | E, what can I say after all these years of great Mecha? The Beesh is yet another fine addition to your family of biomechanical brethren. As I do with all your creations, I take the articulation and engineering brilliance for granted (laregely (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | (...) ty, this is a replacement Mecha for the fallen Gomgile. Updated and perfected. I have worked for many years to build my family. When one fades away, I ressurect it. Sometime the in the same vein with new tech. Or sometimes it may become (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Brian Cooper
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| | | | | (...) Nice finger... claw... things. Ok, I still think you aren't quite clear on the purpose of the thumb and its required range of movement to serve that purpose. You're going to have to try to assemble your next robot without using your thumbs, as (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | (...) Tah ha, ya I'm thumb dumb. (...) This was a must and thus the robot was built. (...) I have a little Kevin Clague in there and he powers it. (...) I missed not having a robot like that around (GG Mech) so I made myself another one. Isn't Lego (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Andrew Saada
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| | | | | (...) Amen brother. (...) E, Another exceeellent addition to thy biomechanical family. Awesome form and function (what else would i expect) and once again another signature Sophie head--way to pull off those new eyes! I look forward to seeing this (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | lol, that's great, thanks Andrew. :) e (19 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Adrian Drake
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| | | | | Ya know Eric, this is a really cool bot, but for you it's the same old same old. Different fingers, different eyes, different color, but still the same nonetheless. You've perfected the Sophie-Style bot, why not try something new? Adrian (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | (...) Thanks for the kind compliments. I will. I just had to get this build out of the way so to speak. Any suggestions? I do have so new things in the wings, but would like to entertain dares or ideas. (...) e (URL) Biomechanical Bricks> (19 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Leonard Hoffman
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| | | | | | | (...) I tend to agree with Adrian. This is old hat for you by now. The over-all form is nice, but some parts seem out of scale or out of place to me. The scale issues come from the comparative lengths between arms, legs, and torso. I'd expect the (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | ya, ok. e (19 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Mark Neumann
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I can't disagree more, I can see the new. There is no doubt that there is a lot in common with your other works. But I see lots of minute improvements. And I see the tech improvements. The tech is tighter, the visible gears aren't showing the (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Leonard Hoffman
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I'm talking about the designs and the style, not the gearing technology, which I dont particularly understand (nor really care about, honestly). (...) Judging by Eric's reply to me(1), I really don't think Eric cares one iota about my opinion. (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Mark Neumann
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) That's a shame, because articulation is at least half of what defines a good mech. It's akin to ignoring SNOT work or greebling that is particuarily well done. (...) Fair enough, (exactly what I do as well) but I'm just voicing the flip side (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Leonard Hoffman
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Not so. Greeblings and SNOT work are both directly related to style and design. Articulation is more about the mechanics, and while it can effect design, it isn't the focus of design. The specifics of how the SNOT work is done (ie, using 1x1 (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Mark Neumann
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Exactly so, the articulation structure will directly influence the exterior design. Not unlike muscle and skin on bone. It determines size, shape and flow. Not unkike how hidden SNOT work does the same. And more often than not, the gearing (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Brian Cooper
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) When you start using gears and making joints, the building motivation changes somewhat. I'll build a new mecha only when I have a new idea for a joint. If all the joints are the same as a previous model, then it doesn't seem like progress even (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Bingo! (...) B-I-N-G-O !!! e (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Christopher Snead
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Joint technology is what sets mecha building apart from other styles. Eric does what he does well. His gearing and joint tech change with each model. If you don't notice the changes in how the legs spread apart, or how he incorporates a new technic (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —David Eaton
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) It's kinda funny, when I saw Eric's post initially, I had sort of the same reaction as Adrian. I saw the picture of another Sophie-Mech, and didn't bother clicking further. I happened to catch Adrian's post as it went by, and since have (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Geee thanks, way to blow off someones' efforts. If that is your attitude, I rather you never click on any of my MOC posts. (...) Its too bad for you. You are missing so many things here it is not funny. Sometimes it is the small things in life (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —David Eaton
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Really? I mean, I'm not trying to say your MOC's are somehow any less valuable, but I personally have seen enough of them such that they don't really interest me anymore. It'd be a shame if you genuinely want me NOT to check out your MOC's. (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | | | Like I said, way to blow off people's efforts. You sir are Lego jaded. e (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Leonard Hoffman
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Eric: Or you'll just have to wait for my Documentry. It is in progress. Dave: Neat! See, now THAT's different :) It's not every day you get to see a documentry on Lego builders. Is it destined for airing? Eric: Like I said, way to blow off people's (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Pardon, I did not reply to your question. At a later time under better and happier circumstances I will be sure to let my fellow AFoL's know about the project. (...) e (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Now There's an Enthusiast (was Re: The Beeesh) —Adrian Egli
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| | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.build.mecha, David Eaton wrote: (major snippage) (...) My gawd man! Are you OK? Now, I'm not in the mecha crowd but I do get some enjoyment checking out works by Eric. What really got me to post here were those last sentences. You make it (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Now There's an Enthusiast - Hidden Treasure (was Re: The Beeesh) —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) OMG, now I have to reply (uggg sorry!) Honest, Dave, I really don't want you to feel that way. I promise if you look close, you'll see all kinds of cool little things packed in small places and what not. Often times, I just hope someone will (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.general, Eric Sophie and others wrote: (snip) I'm not seeing this on topic for .general XFUT back to .mecha and those posts with FUT set to .general have been forceFUT back to .mecha as well... I would ask everyone participating in this (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Now There's an Enthusiast - Hidden Treasure (was Re: The Beeesh) —Scott Lyttle
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Eric, In light of recent personal events with you, I'm not sure you'll take what I'm saying favorably or not. Perhaps if you wrote down in your original post all the improvements you made to the Mech, people would appreciate it, and look at (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Now There's an Enthusiast - Hidden Treasure (was Re: The Beeesh) —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | | | Scott, thank you. You do make good points. I appreciate your words. If you place your cursor over the picture links, I embedded construction highlights within the thumb links. That is all I wanted to add. I felt the Mecha exhibited only a handful of (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Now There's an Enthusiast - Hidden Treasure (was Re: The Beeesh) —J. Spencer Rezkalla
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) This is what I have been doing in documenting the complete redesign of my minifig scale space shuttle orbiter. (URL) the casual observer, the new orbiter isn't remarkably different from the old one, since they are basically built to the same (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Now There's an Enthusiast - Hidden Treasure (was Re: The Beeesh) —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | | Hey, great example thanks! Nice MOC, I had not seen it before. Thanks again for sharring. e (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | (...) Sir, get a clue. I created my first purpose built Mecha in 1988. I have pursued a study in Mecha building for most of my adult life. I have very personnal reasons for building the way I do. Your comment is both way off base and incredibly (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Leonard Hoffman
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| | | | | | | | (...) Are you calling me out because I dont understand worm gears? Are you calling me out because I never saw the minifigs sitting in your mecha? Because I thought your mecha were more artistic sculptures than the silly minifig scale stuff I do? (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | (...) Sorry, taking advice from a novice in the field is just not easy. Though you have the right and the ability to use your visual skills to point out some design aspects if they come to mind. I don't want to be snobby in that way, so I'll hear (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | (...) Adrian, ever since I got wind of your immature back room behavior, I really do not wish to ever speak to you again. Keep your comments to yourself. I don't give a rat's tail what you think or if you like or don't like my MOCs. Build your own (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | (...) Um, yeah, and I think your bikes are always the same...Nyehh. But seriously... Adrian, my jaw dropped when I read this (above). Sorry to jump in here out of the blue, but your post sounds really mean regardless of whether it's true, which I (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Thank you Todd. Admittedly, although I have quite a frustration factor with Mr. Drake, I do hope to figure out how to avoid these kinds of problems. Fact is I don't know how. I just sat down on x-mas day started building. None of us should be (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I know you probably don't value my opinion any more than the other people that have posted in this thread, but it certainly does appear that you think you *are* beyond critique. Dave and Lenny's posts were polite, but honest expressions of (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Mladen Pejic
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Well, I've made suggestions to Eric a few times, especially via e-mail, and he was quite happy to hear them and discuss them. Most people are very open to critiques, the problem comes when the critic doesn't now what the hell they are (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) I think Eric is the one bringing everything back to outside conflicts, which can't be helping his image. (...) My point was that he was initially dismissing the comments made in this thread as insults...which is pretty much ignoring criticism. (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) No way dude, you rock. I value your opinion, you for sure have never held back. It would smarter for me to listen than just put across the wrong message. (...) Look really, I just said I am not above critiques. Don't jerk me around. Some (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I don't have a whole lot of free time these days (I should really be studying right now), so I tend to focus my attention on MOCs that strike my fancy immediately. Honestly, your MOCs are better appreciated in person than in a bunch of photos. (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Thank you. I understand. I hear where you are comming from. I always appreciate your company when we do see eachother. Good luck with your endeavors. sincerly, Eric Sophie (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Mladen Pejic
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| | | | | | | | (...) I agree with Todd. Adrian, nobody forced you to reply to Eric's post. I mean, you're not even a frequent build.mecha poster, so I don't understand why you felt compelled to reply to his particular post. It just came out of the blue. Same for (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Leonard Hoffman
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| | | | | | | | (...) You didn't read that carefully, Mladen. As with all criticism, I mentioned both good points and bad. Examples of good comments: "The over-all form is nice." "I really like the head." Everything else I said was not a deliberate attempt to put (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | ENOUGH ALREADY! Let it go. This takes away from other people's efforts and creations. STOP. Thank you very much. Lenny did you have to frelling mention SciBrick? C'mon. Also, If you are man enough to let this other carp go, I still want to be (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Leonard Hoffman
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| | | | | | | | (...) How so? I was defending my right to criticize, and I will continue to do so. (...) I am always open to being a friend, but it (URL) appears> you don't really want to be my friend. -Lenny (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | (...) Just because of all the time it takes to reply to eachother we could be giving feedback to other people's MOCs. Out of all the creations in .mecha you had to come after mine. (...) ok, ok, I hear ya. Let me show you some respect. (...) I know, (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Adrian Drake
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| | | | | | (...) Wow. It seems that I started quite the little brouhaha with this post. Let's see, where to begin... First, this is by no means a negative critique of this MOC. I don't get why people think that. Eric, you are an awesome builder of bipedal (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | (...) Arrrrggg, the only thing I can say is thank you. AND One day I'll put my thoughts out, maybe then it might be easier. I'm no mind reader, but I also need a chance. e (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Adrian Drake
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| | | | | | | In lugnet.build.mecha, Adrian Drake wrote: Why be (URL) Thomas (...) Err, oops. Copy-paste error. The Thomas Kinkade link is (URL) here>. Darn FTX. Hides the urls ;) Adrian (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | (...) -snip- (...) -snip- (...) Here is just one example of you assaulting my character behind my back. Please stop and go pick on someone else. I have absolutely nothing to do with you and you still find something nasty to say and kick around with (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Adrian Drake
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| | | | | | (...) That was a joke. Not a character attack. I make stupid jokes, and I make them frequently. I'm sorry if you can't recognize that. "Butt buddies"? Nice. Adrian (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | (...) Does that mean that you share cigarettes with your friends? I'm not a smoker, but I guess I agree that sharing is nice. Dave! (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | | (...) X-FUT! keep build.mecha for Mecha discussion please. e co-curator lugnet.build.mecha (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | (...) Whoops! Sorry! Hey everyone, please check out my Mecha, made with up to 60% real LEGO bricks: (URL) simple, but I had fun designing them. Thanks! (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | Dave, wake up! Don't even think about hi-jacking my MOC post. What is wrong with you?!!! e (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | (...) Jeez, where do I start? My shoelace is broken, my "check engine" light has been on for two weeks, and I just ate too many chili fries. Beyond that, although I have no skill in making humanoidish Mecha, I can appreciate them when they're done (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | (...) LMAO, ok, that is punishment enough. (...) That was nice of you to say, now trade links with me and go look at my stuff! (URL) Biomechanical Bricks> ==== e (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | (...) Lay off, x-fut. That does not excuse your slander. Thanks a lot, I never said horrible things about you like that. Can't you see. Just leave me alone. e (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —David Koudys
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| | | | | | <snip> (...) <snip> Well, that one link has convinced me that LUGNET is by far a better place to be. Thanks for the heads up. I'll take ++Lar and other "moderation" (1) here than what I read there. Dave K 1-yeah I know that LUGNET is not truly (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) It's not better. It's not worse. It is just different. CSF has a very different dynamic. if you are thin skinned it may not be the place to hang out. if you haven't got the ability to take criticism and smack in stride, it may not be the place (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Kevin Blocksidge
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| | | | | | (...) For you. Not for everyone. "Better" is subjective. No need to slight other forums in this discussion, it's wild enough as it is. (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Mladen Pejic
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| | | | | Hey Eric, long time since I've replyed to one of your posts... Anyways, well done! I really like the Beesh. Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't the Beesh have slimmer, more compact joints than some of your earlier bots? It looks a bit sleeker, (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | OMG, its Mladen! I shall I shall! I'm not worthy, hail, I'm not worthy, hail,... ye, ye yyy,yyyes I managed to combine the articulation modules in to a more compact arrangement this time, while discarding the notion of fancy detail. gulp sir. (19 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Kyle Vrieze
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| | | | | (...) snip That's pretty awesome, Eric. There's always cool new stuff to see on your big, non-violent, bug-headed giants. Here's what I liked: The spooky grungy location shot, cool! The first documented cool use of the new Alpha team canopies. The (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | (...) Thank you, I'm glad you can appreciate it. (...) The 111 First St. Artist Building. All artists must vacate by March 1st 2005. (...) Yay! (...) Thanks. (...) I made it on purpose like that. Odd proportions, hunched down. (...) cool, it is what (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | In lugnet.build.mecha, Adrian Drake wrote: In lugnet.build.mecha, Leonard Hoffman wrote: In lugnet.build.mecha, David Eaton wrote: Its times like this that I would like to refer you three to the smack written for this picture. It says how I feel. (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Keith Goldman
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| | | | | Couldn't resist this 'instant-classic' thread. Call me the human gasoline-can cause' I'm always ready to add fuel to the fire. Here is a little shrapnel-style smack: Adrian: Way to light the fire and then run. Sure your criticism is valid, many of (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | (...) AHAHAhahahahAAHhahahahaa! (...) Bahhahaha-molded. (...) Gack I told you to clean the lipstick off, you blew up our spot! (...) Tah-haaa on me! Big head. (...) Heeee heee...eee, back to the rocking chair and abacus. (...) Wait! I take issue in (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeeyotsh —Bruce Lowell
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| | | | | | | | e back away from the bong dude" tee hee ho giggle who b (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | | | (...) Gimme a break, I just finished an MS and started a PhD. It's been kind of a busy year. I do feel bad about spending a few hundred bucks to ship all my Lego here and set up a building area without building anything though, so I will build this (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | | (...) Bram you owe us MOCs ;-) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Adrian Drake
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| | | | | | (...) I didn't run, I went to my grandmother's funeral. But hey, thanks for asking. As for my criticisms, yes, I do give them to my "cronies". I even told Giddens to quit building PCS because they were all looking the same in style. I told Sandlin (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | In lugnet.build.mecha, Adrian Drake wrote: -snip- (...) Then please find a way to encourage me in a more positive way. All your doing is feeding other people's hangups and hurting me in the process. e (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Brian Pilati
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| | | | | (...) I have found your Beesch and the following thread quite enlightening (This thread is all that I have ever heard LUGNET to be -- thanks all). I have had a mild interest in starting to build Mechs and it sounds like you know quite a bit. So if (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | (...) Both thank you and sorry about that. Sometimes we have difficulty playing together in the sand box. (...) I might rabbit, I might. (...) Please do, this makes it fun. (...) Yes. (...) Each joint is controlled and held in place by use of worm (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Brian Pilati
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| | | | | | (...) Eric, I appreciate your responses. (...) Amazing! (...) So I guess the question and decision I am left with is: Do I create my own joints from scratch or do I ask for examples and start from where others have left off? What would you (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) I'm not Eric but this question can be asked in any theme, do you start by copying the idioms of the best builders in the theme (be it trains, castle, spaceships, mecha, whatever) or start by trying to develop your own? My advice, however (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Mark Neumann
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| | | | | | | | | (...) And don't be afraid to ask quesions either. Most of us don't hold onto our trade secrets too closely. Mark Neumann (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Brian Pilati
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Thank you Eric, Mladen, Larry and Mark, I have decided to take the plunge. Since I am a newbie (but I have read the (URL) Mech Grammar> lesson provided on the Mech Home Page) but still do not have a clear understanding of the differences (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Mladen Pejic
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I second Larry's advice. I personally studied the LDraw files of past builders such as (URL) Karim Nassar>, (URL) Ben Vaughan> (site is down), and (URL) Jeremy Sproat> (site is down). The MOCs these guys made were so critical to my (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Brian Pilati
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Mladen, Thanks for the advice and I would like to take you up on the offer to browse your LDraw works? Do you have a link that you could supply me? After looking at the Beesch and now Mark's newest creation, I think it will be best to start at (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Jon Palmer
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Sproat's site is (URL) here.> Yikes I actually joined this thread. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) [ z e m i d o t n e t ]> (URL) [ m o o n b a s e ]> (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Brian Pilati
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Thanks Larry, Do you have any personal recommendations (with links) of masterbuilders both of Mech and LEGO in general that you would share? Brian (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | | Good advice Lar. Lar is a Mecha builder too, he just uses track with his Mecha. ;) (high five for a fellow Mechanical Builder) e (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | (...) I would say, first thing to do is check what parts you have. Look around to see what creations are around and see if you can build them. For example, see if you have some click hinges. Then check around and see what Mechs use them and see if (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Kevin Heckel
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| | | | (...) Quite the remake of the Gomgile. I'll admit right off that I know near-to-jack about mecha, but I can say the posture of the mech is much improved. B looks eternally ready to pounce. I want to see this in real life, your mechas have so much (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Beeesh —Eric Sophie
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| | | | (...) Coolness, thanks. When I look at the Mech and then look at the pictures they are 1000 miles apart. In person is better (for most everything of course) I want you to check it out IRL too. (...) Funny you mention that. It has been on my mind for (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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