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Re: First "real" Mecha, v1.1
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Tue, 23 Jan 2001 15:27:31 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Bryce McGlone writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Jeff Johnston writes:
> > Right-o. Made a couple of changes, took a bunch more pictures.
> > Hopefully the arms look better now with the added texture and
> > visual interest.
> >
> > http://people.ne.mediaone.net/sakura/moc/mecha/
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> Nice pose! This mech looks ready to kick some butt.
Thanks! The pose was accidental, it just happened to be the most stable
'action' pose that I could get (mecha standing at attention are not very
interesting, although that's the pose I used for the cockpit shot - not
that you can tell), and it turned out to look pretty cool.
> The rifle is great. I
> like the wings/jetpack also. Are those throwbot joints on the ankles? If so
> does it stand well?
Sort of - they're the new ball & socket joints from the Technic C3PO, but
if I understand right they're very similar to the throwbot joints, except
with a cross-axle hole rather than being permanently attached to a big
chunky plastic piece. I don't own any Throwbots myself, so I'm not sure
how they compare in terms of stiffness.
Anyway, the mech stands fairly well - the biggest problem it has is at the
hips (also the ball & socket) rather than the ankles. While it no longer
falls over in a stiff breeze after I redesigned the pelvis, the upper part
of the mech is *almost* too heavy for them to hold properly - they'll hold
until they start to slide, then it's all over. I haven't had any problems
with the ankles, though, and the ball joints at both hips and ankles are
what gives it the flexibility to stand in a very humanlike pose - so I was
pretty pleased with how they turned out overall.
J
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| (...) Nice pose! This mech looks ready to kick some butt. The rifle is great. I like the wings/jetpack also. Are those throwbot joints on the ankles? If so does it stand well? Bryce (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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