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Re: Part of a mech that's hardest to build
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Sun, 27 May 2001 01:32:06 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Greg Majewski writes:
> I have a quick survey:
> While building a mech, what is the hardest part for you to make? I always
> have tons of trouble making the head look decent and properly proportioned
> with the rest of the body. Arms are another one of my weak points. I'd like
> to hear what others think.
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> greg
> http://www.geocities.com/citrusx__/q.html
I'm by no means as much of an expert as others that frequent this group, but
on the few first attempts at building anything but minimechs, I find that
the torso is hardest for me. I can build a set of arms; a set of legs; even
a head, that all look good together, but I can't seem to string em all
together with a good torso. With the minimechs, however, it varies from one
to the next, but it's probably whatever back-carriage I give them to
equalize weight so they stand up. Some other examples are the back
legs/back of the Gorilla, and the treads of the Payload (shameless plug for
minimechs: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4124 )
-Chris
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| I completely agree with you Chris. For so long I've been pondering this question as well, and could not find an answer. Now I finally realize that for me it is the torse that is the hardest part of a mecha to build. Here are 3 reasons: 1) It is the (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Ah, I forget to add: no matter which part is hardest to build, the hardest (but most rewarding) part for me in mechbuilding-business is to do it at least once a week with a given original design, over and over again. Coming next week: the 100 ton (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| I have a quick survey: While building a mech, what is the hardest part for you to make? I always have tons of trouble making the head look decent and properly proportioned with the rest of the body. Arms are another one of my weak points. I'd like (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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