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My First Post, and it's a biggun
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Sat, 5 Mar 2005 21:37:39 GMT
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This is my first post, so i’ll give a little backstory:

After a long hiatus (about 15 years, i stopped playing with toys around 12), I bought the rebel snowspeeder set last winter, and i’ve been addicted ever since. I then began collecting all the star wars sets that i thought were cool. In my frenzy, i came across the fbtb site, and finally lugnet. I was amazed by the contructions, which were far my intricate and detailed than anything i had done as a kid, and it inspired me to do my own moc (which has since been torn apart). I must compliment whoever pinoeered the SNOT technique, bravo. It baffled me for the longest time. It was both inspiring and intimidating but i finally mustered the courage to try my hand at mechs, especially after seeing Soren’s work (i’m sure you’ll notice feeble similarities to his stuff, i studied his mechs the most). So,since october 04, i’ve been amassing various lego sets and constructing a small army of mechs and support vehicles and troops.

Unfortunately, i decided to revisit this hobby on the cusp of the color changes, so you’ll notice mixing of bleys and greys; it couldn’t be helped. Whenever possible, i used them with a certain amount of symmetry. Anyway, the mocs below are pretty much everything i’ve done since taking up the hobby again, with the exception of a couple mocs which were recycled for these things. I’ll post them in the order of their creation. And if i’ve posted incorrectly, forgive me, i’m new to the game.

My first mech, the Scud

This is actually my thrid mech, the second was recycled

All the stuff in red is basically a military unit, the various colored ones are hired mercs. This is the Terrapin hover tank

Sculpin troop carrier and assault vehicle

This is the high altitude command platform Shepherd

Merc sniper vehicle the Scarab

Merc assault craft the Torrent

Merc black ops craft the Gnat

Merc assault craft the Barracuda

Merc assault mech the Hornet

Z-10 Mech Killer

Assault Mech SKRIM (Swift Kill Reconnaisance Infantry Mech)

The Colonel’s Hover Jeep

Special Ops Hover Bike

An infantry powersuit the Ogre



Message has 11 Replies:
  Re: My First Post, and it's a biggun
 
(...) (snip) Wow. I don't think I have ever seen such a dramatic newbie entry. That stuff rocks and I don't even LIKE mechs. Bravo. I like the color schemes, I'm a sucker for red and grey. I especially like the little flying support vehicles a lot. (...) (20 years ago, 5-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: My First Post, and it's a biggun
 
Hi there and welcome! One word to describe what I see... Stunning! You certainly have got a keen eye for building, everything about these MOC's is great. From the brilliant colour control, to the expert use of shapes and joints combines to form (...) (20 years ago, 5-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: My First Post, and it's a biggun
 
What an impressive suite of work. When I first saw it on Brickshelf, I immediatly submitted it to Zemi.net You can see the post here: (URL) I like the mix of new and old gray, it works nicely when done right. I see influences of Paul Hartzog, Soren, (...) (20 years ago, 5-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: My First Post, and it's a biggun
 
Wow, neat stuff. I really like your use of varying angles throughout your aircraft, as well as the color schemes. (20 years ago, 6-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: My First Post, and it's a biggun
 
(...) Glad you came back! You must have a cold because you have SNOT all over those MOcs These are wonderful. I am really impressed. These are so simple but elegant and stunning! I too liked the colors and the angle work. Great Job. Keep up the (...) (20 years ago, 6-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: My First Post, and it's a biggun
 
Hey David, that way to open up with both barrels of your Lego 12-guage. I can see Soren's evil influence, but detect none of the questionable odor. Be careful, or you'll also be sharing his addiction to industrial solvents. The mocs are all quite (...) (20 years ago, 6-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: My First Post, and it's a biggun
 
(...) snipitty Hey, I saw alot of your stuff when you posted it on brickshelf. I have to say, it was a little overwhelming, you have some fantastic stuff there. I especially enjoyed alot of the ships, you've got some good stuff there, and a great (...) (20 years ago, 6-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: My First Post, and it's a biggun
 
All I can say is that you're a welcome addition in our community, a very good builder and for the little I know of, I'm sure we'll be hearing from you in the future! I've been here for a few years and I don't think I've announced as many good (...) (20 years ago, 6-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
  Re: My First Post, and it's a biggun
 
(...) <snip> These are very impressive mecha. I'm amazed at how quickly a newcomer can turn out some quality models. I look forward to seeing how your style evolves... Later, Chris (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: My First Post, and it's a biggun
 
(...) David, As the others have said, Welcome & Wow. I saw a good amount of your gallery the day it was posted to the weblog on Zemi.net and it's great to place a (full) name and person with the creations. I had a post written and ready to submit on (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: My First Post, and it's a biggun
 
(...) Welcome! Pardon the late reply, I have been trying to reply to this! (...) Coolness. (...) I myself hide them, use them, save them, waiting to amass them....etc... (...) Oh man, I really like the way the head uses those parts, my kind of (...) (20 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)  

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