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Re: Chris Snead
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Fri, 4 May 2001 04:21:45 GMT
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WOW! Why didn't I find out about this before. I've seen those pictures of your
mecha, and I was IMPRESSED, but I didn't know that the Cepheus had
clicking-joints.

Any chance of a small set of pictures explaining how this works...

Actually, you better just get to work on your new model. Don't want a fellow
LEGO builder to waste time on inquisitive minds... ;-)

BTW don't feel like you have to build Gundam style mecha; there are dozens of
other excellent mecha designs from Anime such as: Patlabor, Appleseed
(hardsuits mmm...), VOTOMS, Heavy Gear (game and comic?), Robotech/Macross,
etc...

Anyways, good luck!

Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/index.htm

In lugnet.build.mecha, Christopher Snead writes:
In lugnet.build.mecha, Eric Sophie writes:
Chris, I heard lots of good things about Cephus. Plus in the Lugola pix I
can see that the Mech is alot bigger than I thought! Right on for making it
down there for the meeting. Also I've been thinking about going for a trip
to see my old digs in the Bay area. I used to live in S.F. and El Cerrito as
a kid, so maybe we'll get a chance to meet in Lug meetings to come. Any how
good luck with all. C-ya --- Eric

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Legomaster

I'm pleased that you like Cepheus.  It was actually born out of an attempt to
make a gundam-like mech; but, as soon as I finished the arm, I thought
"Terminator".  One thing about Cepheus that is hard to tell in the pictures is
how its click-stop joint mechanism works.  People seem to like it alot, which
pleased me, because I felt like such a moron trying to come up with a
click-joint mechanism, only to discover that Lego already made them and put
them in Star Wars sets!

So, I'm working on my next mech, which is also going to use my clicky jointy
mechanism, although its going to be bigger and more stable.  Don't hold your
breath, though; I spent five hours last night trying to get a twist motion in
the leg, without success.  I figure maybe by the end of the summer I will have
made some real progress.  But I'm alot less optimistic about it than I was
before.  I had these visions of having a two foot tall gundam with a complet
endoskeleton underneath; now, I don't know what it's going to become.

Anyway, yeah, I'm in the Bay Area (Berkeley to be exact).  I had never thought
about going to a LUG meeting before LUGOLA; but I enjoyed myself alot.  So I'm
gonna see about those BayLug meetings.  If you happen to be in the area, • though
feel free to come on by and say "hi".

Thanks for the kind words!

Christopher



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(...) Thanks for the kind words. I have this folder of your mech renderings - I've been admiring this stuff for a while. Everytime I get stuck when trying to make a head, I check out your site for ideas. Hope you don't mind... (...) A website is on (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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  Re: Chris Snead
 
(...) make a gundam-like mech; but, as soon as I finished the arm, I thought "Terminator". One thing about Cepheus that is hard to tell in the pictures is how its click-stop joint mechanism works. People seem to like it alot, which pleased me, (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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