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Re: New Six legged mecha!!!!! MAP!! Mladen style
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Thu, 31 May 2001 02:03:56 GMT
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Yeah, the "thorax" is where all the legs are connected. The turret is also
connected to this place.
Anyways, I probably shouldn't use terms like "thorax", but I don't know any
other good name for that area. ;-)
Maybe turret base, or leg connection module (LOL).
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/index.htm
In lugnet.build.mecha, Geordan Ballantree writes:
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> Thanks a heap the compliments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
>
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes:
> > In lugnet.build.mecha, Geordan Ballantree writes:
> > >
> > > I'm going to apologize at the start Mladen, I used almost 80% of your ideas
> > > here please forgive me but your MAP's are soooo coool!!!
> >
> > No need to apologize.
> >
> > 80% my design? No way! More like 20%, most of the stuff seems pretty original
> > (except for the rail gun).
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> well there are a lot of details that are kind of small that are directly
> from you're B-05. i was originally going to use a barrell tank style gun but
> it didn't look half as cool.
> >
> > >
> > > Inspiration is obviously from Mladen. The moment I saw the latest one I went
> > > nuts and started building my own right away nonstop for three days, every
> > > bit of free time I got I built. I took mladen's ideas in most areas and
> > > changed them somewhat but most of the credit goes to Mladen.
> >
> > Gee golly wiz Geordan! You're too kind with your comments. ;-)
> >
> > >
> > > each leg has suspension( one of the pictures shows this)
> > > instead of one hatch into the cockpit I made two, upper and lower to add
> > > extra armour from above. the rail can move up and down somewhat.
> >
> > Leg suspension, smart. I never did this in my design because it would ruin • the
> > colour scheme and make the leg connections even more complicated. You seem to
> > have succeeded though! ;-)
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> pretty much my only major diappointment with the suspension was that it
> worked backwards. It doesn't really absorb too much the way I did it. O well
>
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> > >
> > > there are turntables mounted on either side. machine guns can be mounted
> > > here unfortunately I did not take photos of the one I made. I t can stand
> > > very well
> > > but like Mladen's B-05, it starts to slip one slippery surfaces. It has twin
> > > guns mounted below to take care of any advancing troops.
> >
> > Yeah, both my MAP and MSP start to slip on slippery surfaces. Oh well, at • least
> > your mecha has suspension and ventral mounted guns to take out those pesky
> > ground troops! ;-)
> >
> > >
> > > It is not as good as Mladen's but I still like it. Pleeeeeeeese let me know
> > > what you think I'd appreciate it. any constructive critisism is very welcome
> >
> > Still a good try! I'm sure that if you "beef-up" the legs and the "thorax" • the
> > mecha will look even better.
>
> I originally had the legs four studs wide each but It looked like something
> ugly... very ugly but nothing in particular comes to mind at the moment to
> describe it, ugly though...
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> what part of the mech is the thorax? is it where the legs all meet together
> and the main turntable is mounted?????
> >
> > >
> > > thanks a ton(sorry again Mladen!)
> > > I'll let the pictures speak the rest!!!!!
> >
> > No, thank you Geordan! I feel truly honoured!
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> well your mechas eserve every stitch of honour recieved!!! Your B-05 MAP
> about eighty times that!!!!(I love that thing!!!)
> >
> > Great job!
> >
> > >
> > > thanx
> > >
> > > Geordan
> >
> > Mladen Pejic, over and out!
> > http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/index.htm
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> thanks
>
> geordan
> http://mylegopages.homestead.com/home.html
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