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Re: Gaidoku
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Thu, 13 Jan 2005 04:40:13 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Marcus Clancy wrote:
I like it. The color scheme is, if I may say so, more integrated than
Teikatsu’s. Why? It’s mostly spider-orange, but interrupted by grey and
black -- which, as an essay (re: Color Theory in LEGO Models) that I recently
read explained, are neutral non-colors that can be used in any quantity.
I especially like the feet: with the paired 1x1x2/3 slopes, they resemble those
Japanese toe-socks. Or you can think of them as sneakers with a grey toe and
sole, and orange upper. Then above, there’s the black ankle, which leads into
the black stripe up the leg. The arms are orange, with a black stripe down the
middle. The trans-orange slopes on the ankles and chest are nice accents --
though to continue the pattern, they could also appear on the wrists and head.
The head seems a bit... large? busy? incoherent? There’s no obvious face (not
that a mech needs one), and the rest almost-but-not-quite resembles a
headdress. (“Five Star Stories” is probably the top contender for Mechs with
Giant Ornate Heads.) And the black antenna-rods seem a bit over-long (not that
there’s much flexibility in that department); I get the sense that Gaidoku would
be snagging things (foliage, industrial hoses, other mechs) as it moved.
The torso seems very narrow compared to the legs, but that’s a
human-expectation-aesthetics thing, not a functional problem. (“So, we put the
main fusors in the legs, and tankage in the calves...”) But more than that,
there’s the odd way the abdomen and hips come together at a narrow point, then
go in opposite directions: abdomen back, hips forward. The body is a big
“C” shape, or maybe a “T.”
The big shield is nicely Gundam-ish, but unless it projects a force-field, those
Rock Raider windshield-bars will just get in the way. (A design problem it
inherits from the Robo set.) Unless it’s wielded as some sort of sword-breaker.
(I.e. catch the opponent’s sword, then twist!)
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Gaidoku is made using parts from 4 Arachno pods (set 4413) [...]
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Lucky you. The only place I’ve seen the new X-Pods (aside from LEGO online)
is my local TRU, and very very few at that. I managed to snag a Purple Monster
pod today -- the only X-Pod there. Wheee! DelVaLUG-lime elements!
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| (...) Hey, Thanks for the reply. I could have built a better mini mech but I was trying to limit myself to what pieces I had in front of me at the time. This mini mech is the prototype for some mini mechs I plan to make later. For now I am working (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| Gaidoku is a mini mech that i made in one night just for fun. Gaidoku is made using parts from 4 Aracho pods (set 4413) and 1 robo platoon set (set 4881) The backpack doubles as a mini mobile armor to aid the mech in battle.. Enjoy. Marc (URL) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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