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Re: Shogun, BAM (Big *** Mech)
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:50:08 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Kyle Vrieze wrote:
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mark Neumann wrote:
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<http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=116002
Yo, This is Shogun.
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Whoah. I’ll let the other guys discuss the technical wizardry, for me Shogun
is all about the art. I’m likin’ the transition from the upper to the lower
knee, with the overhangs on either end. The compact hip and waist design
allows you to bring the shoulder mounts further in, which apparently saves
you enough weight to allow for the bigger arms. Put it all together, and the
proportions are excellent. Just excellent.
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Cool, thanks. It’s always a challenge to achieve balance of functionality and
style. Sounds like I did good.
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The color groupings appear tighter, and the detailing is more thorough than I
recall seeing from you before. I see the early toes didn’t make the final
cut, but compared with the rest of the mech, I think the new ones are a
better size.
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he, yeah. The origional toes I fell in love with, and with the various
redesigns of the foot, with those toes, the foot was like over a foot long. It
just looked silly. Not to mention I wasn’t real happy with the toe connection
technique on the origional, kind of under built. But I agree, I think overall
the new foot is much better.
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And the weapons! The rifle is awesome. I halfway suspect you built that
first, and then you were stuck with the task of building a mech large enough
to hold it. Love the shoulder missile launchers, too. Worth the weight.
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Actually, no. I had the mech in mind first and wanted to be sure to include at
least one big weapon in the mix. I kept flirting with ideas and finally settled
on a rifle. I was waiting for parts before I could continue with Shogun, so I
did the rifle one night. Let’s all take a moment and give a big collective
“thank you” to Lego for the 32L technic axle, whithout which, this rifle
probably wouldn’t have been made. I should note as well that the magazine
design is liberated straight off of one of the CSF boards. Where people where
sharing ideas and not sure what to do with them. I forget who came up with the
idea, but thank you!
Thanks man!
Mark
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