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Looks pretty cool. I look forward to seeing them in person today!
Brad
Dave Johann <hardcoredj@techie.com> wrote in message
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> The LUGOLA meeting is in 6 hours, so naturally, I'm not sleeping-I'm • posting
> pics of my newest creations to Brickshelf. You can find them all at the
> following link:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1893
>
> Construction notes:
> Warthog-This is just a minor re-working of the previous Warthog mech into
> something I feel more comfortable selling. The previous version contained • too
> many hard to find pieces for the price tag I was putting on it.
>
> Xerxes-This was an experiment in yellow. It almost looks like it could be • an
> Aquazone creation. I've had the four-armed torso built for quite awhile • now. For
> once, it was the legs that toom me awhile. I finally want back, decimated
> Equinox, and built using those parts. Why mess with an idea that I know • already
> works. Side note: this is what happens when someone challenges me to build • a 4
> armed mech.
>
> Yetrigar-What happens when you mess with something that works! I wanted to
> create a self-contained hip joint that didn't have the stopping mechanism • I
> traditionally use. Solution-make it a solid piece. Yetrigar is the most • solid
> mech I've made since Overkill due to this redesign of Colin's hip joint. • The
> downside: Yetrigar does fall backward on occasion. The 90 degree pic • should give
> you an idea of the mobility built into this mech. Ironically, the arms are • the
> least mobile of anything I've every built. This is due to me wanting to • keep the
> size down. Lastly, there is a cockpit with an operator inside, however, he • can't
> get out. That was the trade-off I had to make.
>
> -Dave
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