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| | | Hey all, It's with great delight I present the "RG Mech". (URL) by people I've met on Lugnet as well as it's founders. Thank you so very much for helping to create a place for crazy Lego builders like myself. Just as much thanks and praise to (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.lego, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.year.2001)
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| | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Brad Hamilton
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| | | | | I've been eyeing this for a few days on BrickShelf. It looks really cool. I like the spindly look of it! Eric Sophie <Legomaster@gobi.com> wrote in message news:GEHH4I.1Jw@lugnet.com... (...) so (...) myself. (...) do. (...) began (...) will (...) (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | Thanks Brad, maybe you'll get to see it in person one day! Eric BTW, I got a lot of inspiration from the success of the Lugola meetings! Thanks and I'll keep it from running amok thru your beautiful buildings and town. Thanks again Eric (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Bryce McGlone
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| | | | | What do I say? Unique doesn't even come close. How about very Sophiesque? Those colors look so great against the green backgrounds. And the dark grey and red go excellent together. Now for the model...Great design! Like I said before the insectoid (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | Right on Bryce! You have been a great source of inspiration to me. I love the colors too. Good combo....I agree. I wanted to go for a "Roll cage" feel for the chest. So when I added some slopes I ended up with an odd amount of studs, nothing that (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Mladen Pejic
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| | | | | Neat concept, excellent use of parts and colours! It's already giving me nightmares! ;-) (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | Thanks, good words from a Bench Mark Mecha Maker! As soon as I can find a Santa hat small enough to fit on it's head, you'd better leave milk and cookies for it during the 12 days!!! Or slice and dice!!! It's a wonderful time of the year!!! (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Rolf Redford
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| | | | | whoo im impressed. try to model that in mlcad heh -- And they said 'Computers will never be in general use' "Eric Sophie" <Legomaster@gobi.com> wrote in message news:GEHH4I.1Jw@lugnet.com... (...) so (...) myself. (...) do. (...) began (...) will (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | cool, imagine a CGI army of these Mechs!!! I call it the RG Mech; an Omni directional elongated hexapod. Thanks again Eric (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Christopher Snead
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| | | | | (...) Beautiful outdoor pics! I like this mech a lot, with the omni-directional legs and the big, red fly head; but how do you expect to catch any fish with that thing scaring 'em away? ;-) Very fine work! And, yes, today is a VERY good day for (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | Ya those pix are right in my backyard. I love living next to the River, quiet, peaceful, and oh no a RG Mech! Run for it! Swim! Faster, it looks hungry! ahhhhhhh!!!!, oh look it's friendly, it only wants red and dark grey plates. awww so (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Brian Cooper
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| | | | | (...) RG embarks on a quest for thumbs. Through the woods and streams he searches, asking bots he meets a simple question "Have you got any thumbs to spare?" His frustration builds as he sits on the steps pondering his dilemma "What can I do without (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | | Legomaster: Well RG, what do you say to brian? RG Mech: ~~`another~~~`planet...her~~~`set of rules~~~`. (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Bryce McGlone
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| | | | | | Okay I'm at a loss. Brian are you just being silly? Or are seriously criticizing the mech's lack of digits? I'm just asking because it's the second time you've mentioned it... Bryce (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Brian Cooper
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| | | | | | (...) A human foot is a hand structure adapted to walking. The fingers (toes) have lost most of their grasping ability. RG doesn't walk on his hands, so the elaborate non-grasping design must be specialized for some other purpose (i.e. scratching, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Bryce McGlone
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| | | | | | (...) Ahhh! A classic fight your fate story line. (...) Okay I feel silly for asking :-D (...) And wonderful backstories they are! Bryce (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | Thanks guys, I guess when I say that my Mechs are non-violent it seems kinda contradictory when I make them with long Claws, Natural adatations. I built RG as a release from building the Big-Mech-bot. The big mech bot is so complicated and hard to (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Thomas Main
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| | | | | (...) <snip> Wow, that is really something. You gotta show Gary Istok that you used a 1x3x3 classic door in this!! :) -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | Great! "YO GARY! --- I used a couple of 1x2x3 classic red doors in the head of the RG Mech~!" (URL) it man...... Eric (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Jon Furman
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| | | | | Eric, This is the coolest Mech I've seen for one reason. It has it's own style! You've developed a really cool design style, that could be your signature! You seem to have synthesized your influences into a single monolithic creation. Impressive, (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | Sir, gracious thanks. I set out to create somthing fun. I wanted to expound on the elongated hexapod config. I created with the proto: (URL) really happy with the way it came out. I glad you do to! Eric (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Greg Howell
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| | | | | Snip-A-Liscious--- Er. Well what can I say? Your creation are bringing a new vision to this forum. Your mechs have a bold robotic yet whimsical organic look to them. Would I want to meet this guy in a dark ally? No. Would I want this guy as my (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | | This is what's possible with Lego. It's great that you guys can see the way it's built. I love the fact that Lego can enable me to create in a limitless way within a system! These are for you and everybody! thank you, ..... Working with Canopies and (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Borislav Marinov
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| | | | "Hello, I am the new Imperial Probe Droid and I have just discovered the location of you hidden Rebel Base! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Do you have a problem with that!?" Han Solo: "Aaaa, now that I think about it, no. Chewie, RUN!!!...!!!" Long live the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | | | | | Re: RG Mech Completed!!! —Eric Sophie
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| | | | cool.........I will!!! Eric (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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