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Re: New MOC:
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Sun, 9 Jan 2005 04:57:48 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Lindsay Frederick Braun wrote:
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic wrote:
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mark Neumann wrote:
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Compared to the legs the body core (not the wings) is plain, almost too
plain. Not boxy, just flat when compared to the depth and texture of the
legs.
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As usual, you’re right on the mark, MARK! ;-)
The thing is, as much as I love SNOT, I don’t use it for everything,
especially when building something as simple a wall. Guess I should have
used it more though, to give the siding not just more texture, but more
shape and as you say create “depth”.
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Holy! Another post by LFB, this must be my lucky day! And it’s a riposte,
defending moi!
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See, I can’t agree. I love SNOT too (I can never get over the urge to go
“ew” to that) but the military plain-ness really helps in this case. It
gives the platform a sense of “edifice” or “fortification”; add that to the
curvature at the nose and you’ve got the mental image of a walking
castle-cum-siege-machine.
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Yeah, in some ways, the lines of long grey bricks, and long grey slopes can
evoke bare concrete, as seen on the exterior of WWII bunkers, especially.
Here’s what’s floating around my head:
Cloche
Casemate
Coastal Artillery Observation (I presume)
MG embrasure
Fortress Third Reich by Kaufmann & Kaufmann, 2003, really opened up my eyes to
bunker architecture.
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Sometimes, it’s better (and more daring) to be plain, because it often works
and highlights even more the areas that are cleverly constructed or detailed.
I believe this is one of those times.
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Thanks LFB!
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But then, I’m Just Some Internet Guy™, so what do I know?
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A lot. Just witness the wonder that is the “Takao”. :-)
Mladen Pejic
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best
LFB
PS: I agree, the rising cockpit seat is fantastic. Can you install a shock
in there, so you can eject the pilot? ;)
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You could, but you would have to make it deeper. Good idea though.
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| (...) See, I can't agree. I love SNOT too (I can never get over the urge to go "ew" to that) but the military plain-ness really helps in this case. It gives the platform a sense of "edifice" or "fortification"; add that to the curvature at the nose (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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