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| | | Chapter Two in the verbose yet visually interesting Dark Gundam saga is complete: (URL) posting since it's a space mech... "K" (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space) !!
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | (...) Gah duh. DUH!!! *drool* ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Trevor Pruden
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| | | | | | (...) Uh...what he said. :^P mmm...mmm Guuundaams mmm...mmm Those bad boys had better stay out of my customer's shipping lanes, or else some bureaucrat is going to get an earful! ~Trev Astro Lift Co. (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —John Aronson
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| | | | | (...) could try makeing Zenon/bad guy mecha. Either way Zero 3 is fantastic. -John Aronson (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | (...) simply because of the color scheme. When will we see the mechs in combat? :D eric (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Chris Maddison
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| | | | | (...) What is that? Listen...do you hear it? I think that's the sound of the bar flying clear through the roof. Amazing, Brian...simply amazing. Every thing I see on all of the Gundams is awe-inspiring. How you build to such a massive scale, and (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Adrian Drake
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| | | | | (...) Um, whoa. I don't think I'll be building anything that impressive for a LONG time. Very nice work. I love the way you've used copious amounts of plates to provide a visually interesting shape. Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Mladen Pejic
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| | | | | YOU RULE!!! Oh man! This is amazing Brian, truly amazing! I mean the size of your creations is just mind-boggling!!! And the fuel tanks are an excellent touch, not to mention the beam sabers, and well... everything else!!! BTW Dang! That BAR is (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Bryce McGlone
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| | | | | (...) Brian, Stunning...just stunning. The jetpacks are one of my favorite parts. Your presentation rocks too. I'd love to see it IRL. Any chance you're coming to California? :-) Bryce (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Kyle Keppler
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| | | | | Holy geeze! Wow! As has been said before, when are we gonna see a battle? --Kyle (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Brian Cooper
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| | | | | Thanks for all the praise. The next chapter will deal with the upgrading of 01 and 02 with new technology and parts skimmed from the 03 project by the crafty Klaupacius. Yes Senator, the Earth Federation did indeed pay for three Gundams. Ah, the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Zlatko Unger
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| | | | | Yehaw.... that looks sweet.... For your next project are you gonna make a mobile suit looking something like a Zaku or Gouf, or Sazabi...one eyed MSs are sweeeeeeet! Peace, -- Z. Unger fusion@refraxion.com AIM: ErrorY3K or MojoJojo535 ~ eBay: (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Brian Cooper
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| | | | | | (...) The Sazabi is interesting, and red, but I'm probably only going to do customs in the future rather than clones. Copying designs accurately is a lot more difficult, and not quite as fun, obsessing about details. "K" (23 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Zlatko Unger
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| | | | | | Well you dont have to copy em... just do something similar... make a mobile suit instead of a gundam. Do something cool like Gouf Customs chaingun that is on his shield.... Peace, -- Z. Unger fusion@refraxion.com AIM: ErrorY3K or MojoJojo535 ~ eBay: (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —John D. Forinash
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| | | | | (...) If you get death threats from a friend of mine, don't mind them, they're nothing at all. I pointed him at your site, and now he's decided he must build one himself, and he's not sure his wallet can handle it. :) Me, I know my limits. I'd have (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Tony Hafner
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| | | | | I can't think of anything that hasn't already been said... but I'll repeat the sentiments anyway- absolutely incredible. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Adam Murtha
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| | | | | Amazing!!! I don't think I can say anything that hasn't been said. It is incredible. I don't know if this has been asked before, but do you have any idea for a piece count for it? How long did it take you to build it? And how much for one? ;-) -Adam (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Brian Cooper
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| | | | | | (...) Zero Three statistics: Construction time - six Lunar months (one Earth month) Number of parts - thousands (thousands) Height - 100 feet (28 inches) Cost - $400 million ($400 - etoys Lego blowout saved a couple hundred) "K" (23 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Paul Hartzog
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| | | | Uh, <picks jaw up from floor> hey, K, i use the pic of the other two side by side as my background pic, can we get a pic of all three? meanwhile, what do you say to something like this? (Matrix ref) I mean, am i the only one who feels like just (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Trevor Pruden
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| | | | (...) Yeah...I'm one such a budget, I can't even blink before I run out of parts. I need a LOT more plate before I can attempt that. Brick, I have. I have literally reached the point where I don't have enough 1x1 and 1x2 PLATES to make a MOC. I (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | (...) Well, maybe one of my small ones. Most of my medium/large size MOCs take between 7-10 hours. The Mithrandir actually took about 15, guesstimating. :^) ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Trevor Pruden
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| | | | | (...) okok..but they didn't take 6 months. So I think that 1 month for an truly experienced, talented, imaginative designer is plenty of time to think up such a creation. Like yourself! :^) Heh. This amount of praise must be tough! ~Trev (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | (...) I wish I had enough brick to build something large enough to take more than a couple days. I just don't have the volume necessary to make some of these astoundingly large vessels. I suppose that's ok, since I don't have anywhere to store (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Brian Cooper
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| | | | (...) Getting faster and better can be regarded as an unfortunate side effect of building, when you build primarily to keep your brain from consuming itself in your free time. You always have to buy more Lego... This is Brick. This is your brain on (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Bryce McGlone
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| | | | | (...) The brick is the frying pan and my poor brain is the egg, no question. Bryce (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Kenneth A. Drumm, Ph.D.
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| | | | | All I can do is gawk in amazement. Any chance of more detailed frame shots for us people who want to copy it? -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Brian Cooper
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| | | | | | (...) I use my docudrama photo style to tell a story, rather than just presenting a bunch of random shots, since it's more inspiring that way, offering the most bang for the buck. It isn't really practical for me to provide enough pictures for a (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Kenneth A. Drumm, Ph.D.
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| | | | | | | Thanks Anyway. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "Klaupacius" <klaupacius@aol.com> wrote in message news:G80yJA.Brq@lugnet.com... (...) it? (...) presenting (...) at (...) together, (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | (...) In that case, just post the DAT file. 8^) Seriously, that's some unbelievable work. Every now and again I get it in my head to build a big model like that, but I can never conceive of it properly. It is, as you say, inspiring to see it (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —A. Mark Wilburn
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| | | | | | In lugnet.build.mecha, Brian Cooper writes: ... (...) Your photographic layout / site design is really very well done; and you're absolutely right... it's very dramatic this way. (...) Too many pizza ads, eh? Well the pictures you do show are very (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | (...) One of the things that I highly recommend for speeding your building time is SORT THOSE BRICKS! Once you get things sorted, it cuts TONS of time off your build process because you aren't digging through piles anymore. ~Mark "Muffin Head" (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Dark Gundam Zero Three —Joel Jacobsen
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| | | | <snipped> Brian, rather than make a whole new post congratulating you and then reply to this one, I'm just lumping it together. :) Simply incredible..! I've marvelled at your joint ideas since your first chapter, and the Gundams in general. That you (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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