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Re: New Mecha: The Cub
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Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:24:39 GMT
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Though more of a sculpture, without the joint mobility and Technic drive gizmos,
it’s an interesting design exploration.
The head is still somewhat insectoid, but more armored.
It looks like something I’d build.
The body looks heavy and tough. I can dig that.
The angled feet work well. I’d like to see you make a foot that bends in the
middle, in addition to being angled, for that “standing on the balls of your
feet, about to run” look.
Yes you have cool fingers... but not quite enough of them. ;-)
You could make a design with narrower hips for a different visual style. Wide
hips seem less evolved somehow. That’s just humanoid bias however.
I think though there’s one element to your design that’s woefully neglected.
Follow my logic. You have a pilot, and a “brain case”, this implies that:
(a) The pilot owns the bot and the brain is just junk in the trunk.
(b) The pilot is paid to operate it for some organization to achieve a practical
objective, and the brain helps with this.
(c) The pilot is just a passenger, and the robot (with its encased brain) is a
sentient being owned by nobody.
(d) Unwholesome combinations of a, b and c.
In the case of (a), what does he do with the bot? Transportation? Cruising for
chicks?
In the case of (b), what is the organization (civilian, military)? Practical use
implies design for a purpose. What details in the bot’s design indicate that
purpose? I can’t detect such details. This leads back to (a) as the likely
(imagined) reality. Is this a world where everybody drives a robot to work and
the style is just a side effect of consumer taste with no practical elements, or
perhaps even faux details?
In the case of (c)... I don’t know what’s going on.
I need this added thought content to really get into a MOC. The point is you
can’t just build a bot and throw a pilot and a brain into it without
consideration of the surrounding logic. :-)
K
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| (...) Hi K, yes sculptural, but the mobility is still intact. I mean, I can filp and rotate the shoulder so the arm can stay elevated. The Cub can do stuff like that. Although I wouldn't say it is as strong as the trusty worm gear set up. (...) I, (...) (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (URL) The Cub> (2 URLs) New Hands!>> (URL) Cool Feet!>> Dark Gray Mecha. Rotational click hinges. Piloted. Heel toe pivot. 20 inches tall. 2 Week Build. Built from the feet up. I'll get some better pictures. (URL) Deep Link Preview>. Looks like a (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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