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AWESOME model Mark...
I also like the cannon, and the head.
How tall is that thing exactly. And you even say the operators seat slides out?
Too cool.
Can't wait to see the missile, cause' you know Mladen likes missiles...
<Drool>!
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://tor-pw1.netcom.ca/~milovan/index.htm
In lugnet.build.mecha, Mark Sandlin writes:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have made my trip home, and I have good news.
>
> 1) My brother, who is entering high school in the fall, has bequeathed the • Lego
> collection to me. Until now, it has been a gigantic pile of mixed parts of • both
> our Lego collections, and it has resided at my parents' home... 1500 miles • away
> from me (doh!) since I left for college 8 years ago. I am now taking • possession
> of it (hooray!) and I plan to sort it into bins eventually.
>
> 2) While I have been home, I have been building fervently, and I have created,
> IMHO, the finest Lego creation of my 20 years of building.I want to thank
> everyone in lugnet.build.mecha and lugnet.space for all the inspiration I have
> gained from looking at their designs.
>
> Recently, I posted a sketch to my website showing my plans for a mecha. This
> week, I have built that mecha: The HM-9 Heavy Assault Mecha. I have uploaded • one
> image to my website, and other images will follow early next week as I have • time
> to rebuild my website.
>
> So, without further ado,
>
> http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
>
>
> A few notes:
>
> 1) Yes, it does stand on its own, though very precariously :)
>
> 2) I tried to build Colin's hands, but I didn't have enough 1x4 hinges. I
> compromised by using the "thick" 1x4 hinge, and it looks ok.
>
> 3) The arms and legs are made from ThrowBots joints. There are Technic • friction
> pins at the shoulders and ankles. Everything else is TB joints. I managed to
> cover them up fairly well, but you can see a bit of blue peeking out.
>
> 4) The chest section slides forward to expose the cockpit.
>
> 5) The picture on my website shows the HM-9 with the modular PBC-2 • mecha-mounted
> particle beam cannon. When I next update my website, You will see photos of • the
> HM-9's internal missile loads and the MT-5 Mecha Booster Unit. (something for
> you mecha nuts to look forward to. :) )
>
>
> Thanks again to everyone for all the advice and inspiration!
>
> ~Mark
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