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Re: What have I been up to? Zero Four
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Fri, 11 May 2001 05:55:11 GMT
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Bobby,
I'm the one who should be sorry. That should have been a private email. Tell
you what you post up new pics of your big Gundam and we'll call it even ;-))
Bryce
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Borislav Marinov writes:
> Thanks Bryce, I am sorry to agitate you (I have this Vegeta strand in me). I
> am sorry to word my post in the way I did but I had to understand the
> differences between our building styles: buying only one of each set vs. free
> purchasing, acquiring sets from the same theme vs. sets from all themes,
> building several things at once vs. just one etc.
> As for building a 6 footer myself, well its impossible for me at this point
> because I have 40 sets most of which are Caste and Pirate and only 3 Technic.
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> Again, sorry for causing any agitation.
> Bobby (Neo-Oz)
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> In lugnet.build.mecha, Bryce McGlone writes:
> > Bobby,
> > The answer for me lies in what I like to build. I have no interest in making
> > a six foot tall mecha. Most builders create at a level they are comfortable.
> > For me the scale I build has a lot to do with the types of joints I am
> > using. Gravity and weight being what they are Lego can only support so much.
> > Just as the joints used by some of the Origami Mecha makers only allow a
> > certain scale.
> > Your post seems to beg the question (at least to me) of why you're not
> > making a mech that's 6 ft tall. I mean if scale is your thing then go for
> > it. I don't take my mecha apart because I don't have to. Also I do not have
> > much building time and taking apart one of my mechs would require more time
> > than just buying and sorting new Lego.
> >
> > On a different note. Saying that Brian is mass producing his mechs is an
> > unfair and uninformed statement. While I'm sure he doesn't need me to defend
> > him Brian's work has evolved and taken the direction of his own vision. I'll
> > assume that you meant no insult, but be aware that you post could easily be
> > taken the wrong way.
> >
> > That said I am still waiting for new pictures of your mech.
> > Bryce
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> >
> > > In lugnet.build.mecha, Borislav Marinov writes:
> > > This is a question to Brian (K) and actually to all mecha builders:
> > > "Why are you still building 2 to 3 feet tall Gundams and mechs?"
> > > Especially you K, you have more than enough pieces to create a 6 foot Gundam
> > > with opening armor/wings, huge guns, and you could probably make it strong and
> > > agile enough so it can transform into something else. Instead you have decided
> > > to mass-produce the same thing over and over again and once you build something
> > > you do not take it apart. I am at a complete loss.
> > > Most of you who will be reading this have plenty of Lego parts and the skills
> > > the produce mechs of any size that you may fancy, so why have you restrained
> > > yourselves so far?
> > >
> > > Bobby (Neo-Oz)
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| Thanks Bryce, I am sorry to agitate you (I have this Vegeta strand in me). I am sorry to word my post in the way I did but I had to understand the differences between our building styles: buying only one of each set vs. free purchasing, acquiring (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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