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Hi Dave.
I really like the Yetrigar, with all the trans-green. Very cool. It reminds
me of the Iron Giant when he changed into his "war" mode.
Your other mecha are also very nice. Good job.
~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin
--
Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
> From: "Dave Johann" <hardcoredj@techie.com>
> Organization: LUGOLA-SFV Division
> Newsgroups: lugnet.org.us.lugola,lugnet.loc.us.ca.la,lugnet.build.mecha
> Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:02:53 GMT
> Subject: Warthog Mark II, Xerxes, and Yetrigar-3 new MOC Mechs
>
> 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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