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Re: New Mecha: The Cub
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Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:12:57 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, danny staple <orionrobots@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 22/11/05, Eric Sophie <mylegomaster@aol.com> wrote:
> > In lugnet.build.mecha, danny staple <orionrobots@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Bryce - could you add a picture of a closeup of agiels head for us? I
> > > really like it, but I want moore...
> >
> > There is this pic of the face taken by Brian Heins:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=138433
> Cool - I like that - is that a minifig brush?
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> > and me trying to figure it out hilariously:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=140533
> Ah - thats funny - but a worthy effort.
Thanks, I know you were asking Bryce, I was able to grab the link at the time.
Those white "brushes" are Mini-fig epaulettes. You know the thingies that go on
the mini-fig's shoulders.
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> > > Eric - I think the Cubs face puts me very much in mind of the
> > > Transformers autobot look, it is different from your other mecha's
> > > faces - which always seemed (if you dont mind the crit) a little
> > > strangely shaped to me.
> >
> > Thank you! Nice to hear from you.
> > Ya, you know me and those heads.
> > :)
> Well you are breaking the mould I suppose. Not that I didnt appretiate
> your mecha in the first place. Dont want to give you a big head or
> anything, but it was basically Jama that turned me on to .mecha..
Awesome.
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> > At the risk of sounding silly, I don't think I'm that good with Photoshop, but
> > I
> > try. I dabble and learn. Though I like your idea and its something I have
> > thought about. We'll see what turns up. I just need a series of stills.
> It would be nice to have something real as opposed to a CAD anim for
> these poseable models. Did you ever see the camelot video?
Yes! That one is classic and very well done.
> <snippity>
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> >
> > > I find the strange doubled tube look of the fingers appealing, and the
> > > hands really look the part, plus that looks like a very posable (and
> > > opposable) thumb! What is that between the /other/ two 1x1 on the
> > > thumb - between the clip parts with a concave surface?
> >
> > -Snip- -cut/paste-
> >
> > In lugnet.build.mecha, Eric Sophie wrote:
> > In lugnet.build.mecha, Marco Tagliaferri wrote:
> > I really like the hands. They look good and fit the proportions of The Cub.
> > I
> > can't figure out how you connected those two 1x1 on the thumb. Which piece did
> > you use there?
> >
> >
> > Oh that's a 1x1 headlight clip. Glad you caught that. I turned down the 1x1
> > plate so it was a little out of view in the pics. Your very perceptive!
> >
> > http://media.peeron.com/ldraw/images/7/4081b.png
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> > Well that's the only brick I could think of, but I wasn't sure.
> >
> > Thank you Eric
> > Marco
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> Umm - actually eric, it wasnt that one I was thinking about - not the
> light, that I got (and did read the thread), its the other bit - like
> I said- concave.. when you look at the hand closeup - you have two 1x1
> clips, joined clip - to -clip with a peice in the middle, which looks
> flat, no studs and a concave side. I cant work out what it is....
Oh ok, my bad, yes those are a second style of binoculars, I beleive they came
out in the Star Wars sets. A Stormtrooper would hold them. The concave part fits
against a mini-fig's head.
> >
> > > The body cavity for the pilot is nice - it would be great if there was
> > > an upper flap which hung over. The brain case is kind of cool.
> >
> > Um, to cover the little gap on the front? Or like a cool inner harness or
> > computer display? what?
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> Well - what I was thinking was the bottom flap closed upwards, then
> another flap with a slope inwards closed on top of that - but looking
> at it, what would be even cooler is if (using tiles and stuff), part
> of plate above with the slope would slide over the panel a little and
> meet up with another slope. So instead of the 4x2 slope with the
> grille overlapping the hatch, it is actually a little furthar down the
> hatch, and the 2x2 slope above it slides down to meet it after
> closing. Fiddly - but for some reason it felt like it would be
> interesting, and secure the cabin furthar closed - as in the hinged
> flap closes, then the upper latch (the slope on tile runners) slides
> down over it. We might need to think of a way to provide enough
> friction in the runners that it doesnt just annoyingly slide down when
> open...
> I hope you get what I mean but I am not sure I explained myself well..
> Ah if I had a quick way to do an animation to show what I meant...
Ahhhhh! I get it. I wonder if I have some of those parts.
> Anyway - I am glad if I can contribute something.
Excellent, thank you.
> --
> Danny Staple MBCS
> OrionRobots
> http://orionrobots.co.uk
> (Full contact details available through website)
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| (...) Ahh - you mean these: (URL) Ahhhhh! I get it. I wonder if I have some of those parts. Whew- I was working up a sweat trying to explain it there... danny (21 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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