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Re: New Mecha: Kierbis
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 04:20:27 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Matthew Gerber writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Adrian Drake writes:
> > 
> > The Kierbis page:
> > 
> > http://www.brickfrenzy.com/mecha_kierbis.html
> > 
> > Enjoy!
> 
> Aw, dagnabit! I wanted to squeeze the horse pull harness part into my last
> mech, but couldn't pull it off.

I had tried to use them on the legs, but it just didn't look quite right.
They worked out good enough as wings, I think :)

> 
> This looks great, Adrian, and a spectacluar first origami. He's got a good,
> thin look, something I'm havng a hard time pulling off myself.

I had no choice with the thin look, I didn't have that many orange pieces!
However, it does give it a lithe, athletic look.

> 
> Are the shoulder and hip joints just 1X1 plates with clips on 1X2 plates
> with handles? Do you find this overly fragile?

The shoulder joints are, and yes, they are pretty fragile.  The hips are 2
of the 1x4 hinge plates, and 1 1x5 finger hinge plate.

> 
> I also have got to get me some of them 2X2 domes...I particularly like where
> you have used it for the head...a new use, I think.

I've seen other designs for the single eye, but I think this works out well,
and is very simple too.  Let me tell you though, it was a real trick to
figure out how to mount a 1 brick thick head onto a 2x2 turntable without
being able to use a 1x2 plate with single stud.

> 
> There are some great orange models on the Zizy page from Japan
> (http://www1.linkclub.or.jp/~zizy/index.html), if you want to compare
> similarly colored models.

Those are some nifty little mecha. The page made me very very glad I have
DSL though!

> 
> Good work!

Thanks!

> 
> Matt

Adrian



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  Re: New Mecha: Kierbis
 
(...) Aw, dagnabit! I wanted to squeeze the horse pull harness part into my last mech, but couldn't pull it off. This looks great, Adrian, and a spectacluar first origami. He's got a good, thin look, something I'm havng a hard time pulling off (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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