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After recently aquiring several 2x1 two-hole and 1x1 beam bricks from LEGO S@H, as well as several 1x4 grill mounting plates and 3' friction pins, I've developed a new technique for adding badly needed "studded bulk" to the throwbot limbs in my (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Nice mecha! However, why does the "Emu" have such large legs, and yet has such a small upper "body"? As for the new technique, it's been here since, Ron & Randy, Karim Nassar, Me, and many, many other mecha builders. Again, nice mecha! (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hmm. Even though I don't like Throwbots, you make these look very good using their parts. Very nice. (...) I like it. Of course, I like lots of Quad designs. (...) That looks quite odd. The legs look similar to Mladen's Mirage's legs, and the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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You did a really good job at bulking up those thro bot pieces! Ive been wrestling with this one for a while for various creations. I came up with a similar solution using the pins and beams you mentioned but you went way past that. I love how lanky (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) its been a week and a half since i've been online finaly a return to find this! (my computer was screwed up <i'm right now on a new one though>) you make working with throwbot parts look easy...i was playing around with them and...well i cant (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Very, very cool! I especially like Thor's industrial look and the all around coolness of Katipo! One suggestion, though. Thoguh it seems like you use a regular color scheme, I think it would help the visual quality of your models tremendously (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) chaotic. My problem there was not having enough red throwbot socket joints and gray 2x1 two-hole technic bricks, so I had to use black pieces in both cases for the inside segments of the legs. Later, Todd (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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