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Re: New Quadruped Mecha
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Thu, 14 Jun 2001 02:56:38 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes:
> http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/Dritver.htm
A very tight machine.
I like the way your designs give the impression that
they are accurate models of real mecha, as if there
is a military somewhere that has poor grunts hanging
onto that cargo platform for dear life as
the machine clambers over rough terrain.
"The military decided not to pursue development of
an independant stabilization system for the cargo
platform as it was considered too expensive.
A robust cargo securing system consisting of netting
and chains was substituted instead."
I think I've seen a cannon like your multi barrel job
on a Cobra helicopter gunship, nice.
It's also good that you're using some technic
for the structural skeleton and attaching plates
and bricks with pegs to cover it. This is the
way I build, gives models more strength and design depth,
and makes the exterior design independant of the interior.
"K"
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| (...) I was hoping someone would point this out. The true inspiration for putting the cargo platform and all of those bars and handrails is from CNN and BBC footage of weary Russian troops going into Chechnya via tanks. Those images always had a (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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