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Re: New Micro-Fig Mecha - "White Rabbit"
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Tue, 19 Jun 2001 02:09:33 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Chris Maddison writes:
> > In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes:
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> > > > http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/WhiteRabbit.htm
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> > Thanks Chris! I'm glad you like the bent B-ENT staff, hehe... ;-)
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> Never thought about using the "metal detector piece thingy-bob" like
> that...it's kewl.
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> > > He does look kinda back-heavy tho...if bumped a bit from the front, it looks
> > > like it'd fall over.
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> > Yeah, most of my mecha do. They look like this cause I bend the knees, to • show
> > that they do indeed have some articulation. Also the radome and thruster
> really make the back seem huge...
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> Yeah, I have this problem w/ my small ones too...they have so much back gear
> that they fall over. I usually remedy this by giving the mech extra-big
> "heels", to even out the center of gravity. (example being the Angel, seen
> here: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=41737 ). Without
> that extra studlength on the back, it falls over all the time. BTW, useless
> info: with the exception of my "Sproatian" Ogre, the Angel is the only one
> of my minimechs that I gave knee articulation to...it works, I guess...you
> gotta be delicate with it or the lower legs and the "knee guards" just fall
> right off. I spent a good 2 hours fiddling with stuff trying to get
> something that would work.
Yeah, I tell you, micro-fig mecha are hard to build and pose, but the challenge
is just so great. I sometimes feel like taking some tweezers to fine-tune each
limb and piece. Even one small adjustment to the orientation of a part on the
mecha can have disastrous effect.
BTW are we going to see any more cool new mecha from you, Chris?
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> -Chris
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/index.htm
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| (...) Very true. One thing to aid the building, I do use a 1x8 tile and use the flat end to stick into tight places and press things down where my fingers can't get (i.e., damn near everywhere on minimechs :-) (...) Aye, come Brickfest, I'll have (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) Never thought about using the "metal detector piece thingy-bob" like that...it's kewl. (...) Yeah, I have this problem w/ my small ones too...they have so much back gear that they fall over. I usually remedy this by giving the mech extra-big (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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