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Re: Teknomeka Instructions
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Wed, 9 Mar 2005 06:20:24 GMT
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Hey K,
Holy freakin' cow, Batman! Gigantic project, indeed! You're taunting me
with an undeniable excuse to tear down my Gunstar so I can build this bada**
baby! I'll be ordering a CD shortly and am really looking forward to
turning my worktable into a mech yard. Looks like stupendous work. I'm
sure more hyberbolic combinations of adjectives will follow once I've had
the chance to peruse the disc.
What's next? :-)
Dave
"Klaupacius" <klaupacius@aol.com> wrote in message
news:ID1J4H.H2n@lugnet.com...
> <http://www.members.aol.com/Thoughtmorph/TEKNOMEKA/TEKNOMEKA.html>
>
> This winter I took on the gigantic project of building a new mecha and • creating
> complete assembly instructions for it.
>
> I've had many requests for instructions over the years, but never • considered
> making them to be technically practical for models with nearly 4000 parts. • After
> writing some custom code and experimenting with PDF files, I managed to • make it
> practical enough to proceed.
>
> The mecha itself is an evolution of my Gundam designs, re-engineered from • the
> ankles up for improved stability. At the same time I carefully selected • parts
> that weren't rare or unobtainable, so that the model could be built by • others.
> Inherent in the new design is also the ability to apply skins over the • inner
> skeleton for easy customization.
>
> In making the instructions practical to generate, I also made them easy to
> follow. The complexity of this mecha, gear controlled joints and all, has • been
> converted into steps that people of all age levels and building experience • can
> readily absorb. Builder's comments sprinkled around also provide hints on
> technique and technology. All secrets are revealed.
>
> I put a lot of energy into this to create a finished product that would • inspire
> mecha fans to get into Lego building. A 28 inch tall gear controlled mecha
> model? You can't buy anything like that at a model shop. But now you can • build
> one yourself, customized to your own style.
>
> K
>
> ps. I was originally inspired to make a "product" years ago by Sun Yun's
> FoundryDX project. So thanks to him for being a pioneer.
>
> Also big thanks to my beta testers Mr Sophie and Mr Neumann for their • excellent
> constructive feedback.
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| (...) If you build one, I'd really like to see pictures of your progress. As for what's next, I think I'm going to try to make a 70s or early 80s style giant robot skin for the Teknomeka skeleton, to see how versatile it is. If it looks good, I'll (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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