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Re: Spider Tank
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:51:23 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Soren Roberts wrote:
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Oh that is nice. I love the way you got wheels in the “feet”, and the iconic
Vrieze half-pin missile packs are always a hit with me. The color segregation
works very well, although I’d like to see a bit of white that isn’t
contiguous to the missile rack. That nose gun is very slick, a (nearly, in my
biased, gripper-loving mind) suitable substitute for a pair of minigun claws.
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Yes, a true Shirow spider tank would never be without a pair of minigun claws.
I’m glad I put in extra time on the nose-gun, though. You should have seen the
inelegant chunk of crap I had as the first version. It didn’t even pivot
side-to-side...
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Lemme know if you have suggestions...
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I think the mid-leg segments look a bit weak, not structurally, but in visual
terms they don’t look as well-defined to me as the rest of the model. I’m
assuming you were going for more of an even-limbed look, but I’d really like
to see the foreleg segment extend upwards a bit at the expense of the mid-leg
segments. Might be a good place to get some more white in, too.
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I think I’m stuck with the four stud length of the mid-leg in order to fit the
joint parts in, but it hadn’t occurred to me to lengthen the lower legs, maybe
with a band of white on top of the black, that could work.
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It also needs color, desperately. I’d say a couple splashes of yellow or red
warning symbols on the missile rack and forelegs would about do it, but as it
is, it doesn’t have the dynamic visual impact that color gives a model.
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That’s exactly what my wife said, “put some color on it!” I tried to add just a
dash, with the trans yellow 1x1 tiles on each of the guns. Accents are simple
enough to experiment with, I may try that out.
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Just my opinion. I still really like it, but you *did* ask for suggestions
:).
Soren
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I did ask, and you did not disappoint ;)
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