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In lugnet.build.mecha, Brian Pilati wrote:
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Dear lugnet.build.mecha,
After reading about the Beesch
and particularly some of the response and encouragement I received
here I decided that I would
give Mech building a try.
Of course, the one particular item that amazed me the most from the Beesch
was the use of gears to create gravity-defying articulation!!! I loved the
challenge and marvelled at Eric’s abilities. I just had to try it out.
After having a few personal discussions with Mark Neumann, he suggested that
I should start small without gears and work my way up to a larger worm-geared
creation. I agreed.
Mark also suggested that I keep in mind the fact that Mech building is really
only a platform with legs. I agreed and let my creativity work from there.
So without further ado, I would like to unveil my first Mech creation: The
PlatforMech ABD-I • PlatforMechABDI/1.jpg>>
I would appreciate as many pointers and suggestions (good and bad) as
possible since I am already beginning to build a worm-geared, medium-sized
(24 gear) version of this same MOC.
Thank you,
Brian
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Brian,
I’m really not a fan of the ED-209 type mechs, but even then, this one isn’t so
bad. If you wanna continue to go in this direction, I suggest that you try some
variation with your legs... I mean, try making them a tad beefier. With some of
the technic pieces, it gives you a little more breathing space, however, it
leaves a lot of empty space as well, leaving the legs to look a little thin.
Since you still have a “+” slot available on the bottom leg (the piece that
holds the bottom ball joint), you may want to consider puting a bar in there,
and then add some regular bricks which should make it a little more meaty. You
might want to try building a few more of these type of mechs before you tackle a
bigger one, so that when you finally decide to go big, you at least have a few
ideas to play with. Great job.
E.
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| (...) I love this statement because it shows my ignorance and lack of experience in the Mech world! I had no idea that was a "ED-209" type model that I was mimicking. All I was thinking was bi-pedal with missiles. Do you have a link to any (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| Dear lugnet.build.mecha, After reading about the (URL) Beesch> and particularly some of the response and encouragement I received (URL) here> I decided that I would give Mech building a try. Of course, the one particular item that amazed me the most (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, FTX)
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