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| Hi all, Well I've posted this on some other sites but figured maybe it would be of interest to people here. Anyway, here is my Christmas Beetle mech, with luck I'll be able to bring it the the BUGS meeting but we'll see how my luggage holds up. (2 (...) (18 years ago, 20-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.au, FTX) !!
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| (...) Nice work, as always Tim - you're certainly one of the most prolific mech builders of recent times! We've had the first Christmas beetles of the season flying into our house this past weekend. Nice choice of colours (your artistic license has (...) (18 years ago, 20-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks Richie. I try to spend a lot of time building and practising my skills. It helps that I like to keep my builds small and compact to really have fun squeezing the detail in. (...) Excellent. Seasonal and topical. (...) Might be something (...) (18 years ago, 20-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) Sorry to reply to myself but I made some art to go with it (URL) Tim (18 years ago, 20-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| (...) I can't help think that he should change his scale first to make some real mechbays in the accepted mainstream sizes for such creations. Bays in that small scale will be everything but artistic. And one should take the necessary precautions of (...) (18 years ago, 20-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) Tim, Great design on this mech. I was wondering what technique you use to get the "pencil" drawings on your wallpaper? Thanks, Jim F. (18 years ago, 20-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) Hi Jim, Thanks. First I make an all-white version of the model and then render it with ldview using settings to make flat colours (as opposed to ones that change depending on the angle to the viewer) and thick lines. After that it's just a (...) (18 years ago, 20-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks for the info. I've been looking over your brickshelf gallery...Great stuff. You are definitely a talented builder. Jim F. (18 years ago, 20-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) Thank you. I do my best and try to vary the styles and themes I build as much as possible to keep learning new techniques. Tim (18 years ago, 20-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) I did make an offer of sorts to build a Beetle Bay for the Brislug meeting this weekend. At this stage I'm just hoping I get the time. It'll be the time rather than the size that'll determine the level of artism in it, but I'll do my best. (...) (18 years ago, 21-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) Please don't forget to reserve a number for it beforehand. It definately eliminate the posible future confusion. Selçuk (18 years ago, 21-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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