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Re: Neo-Oz Update: Additional 1.48MB of ZERO pictures added.
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Tue, 22 May 2001 08:28:41 GMT
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I haven't read every message in this thread, but I felt the need to
respond to this message. The amount of time that is spent on a model
should be immaterial to the appeal of the model itself. However, I'm
impressed that it only took you two days on the head. It would have
taken me longer; actually, I probably would have given up to due
frustration.
Overall, I think you did a good job creating a mecha at this scale.
There are two areas that on the Zero that bother me. Although I'm
impressed with the apparent flexibility and strength of the arms, I
think they're too skinny in comparison to the rest of the body. They
might work for an Eva of similar size though.
The area that bothers me the most is the back. I think you need to get
rid of the cone and dish combinations. The back would look better if it
were just flat. If you plan to make wings like the Wing Zero, I think a
Tie Interceptor might make one side of one wing. I'm basing this
opinion on my Tie Interceptor. Of course, I'm not the one who would be
building the wing.
I have a question about the rigging pieces used in the shoulders. Could
you use plates to fill in the spaces? Here is an example using a 1x2
tile with handle and a 1x2 plate:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=45615
This is more than I meant to say. I'll close with one other bit of
advise. The only the only one who needs to be pleased with a model is
the builder himself, or herself.
I hope you're successful in making this model the gundam you what it to
be.
Travis Dickinson
Borislav Marinov wrote:
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> It is good to hear from you K. With thanks to your explanation I am beginning
> to understand what people are criticizing. The sad part is that I spend 2 days
> on the head, 3 weeks on the arms, a full month on the torso, and a full year on
> the legs. In the end people like what I have worked on the least, oh well, the
> irony of life go on. I will have to acquire more Lego sets after all to make
> this Gundam look like Wing ZERO, but just the wings will take at least one Tie
> Interceptor. hmm?.
> Anyway, I am really dying to hear your opinion on the Gundam since you are an
> accepted authority on large Gundam construction.
>
> Thanks to all for their replies.
>
> Borislav Marinov
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> In lugnet.build.mecha, Brian Cooper writes:
> > I think what some of the advanced builders in this forum are criticizing in
> > this model is the uneven design. We've all experienced working on a model,
> > perfecting the part that most interests us and which has the clearest image
> > in our minds, then filling in the other bits of the design around it without
> > as much focus, just to complete it. Making good lego models requires
> > patience and equal attention to all aspects of the design.
> >
> > The head of the gundam shows great creativity and attention to detail, the
> > rest of the structure has the aura of a tower designed to support the head,
> > rather than a well-proportioned functional body, which detracts from the
> > gundamness and elegance (which the mind is trained to discern in the
> > humanoid form). The head by itself would have been a worthy model.
> >
> > "K"
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