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Re: New Mecha: Kierbis
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Fri, 6 Jul 2001 04:31:31 GMT
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snippety
I needed a different color though, as
> > most of the other normal colors had been used, so I decided to see what sort
> > of a mech I could build using almost exclusively orange bricks.
Great choice!
The Kierbis
> > is the result. It's entirely orange, except for the hinges. Take a look.
> >
> > The main page:
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> > http://www.brickfrenzy.com
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> > The Kierbis page:
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> > http://www.brickfrenzy.com/mecha_kierbis.html
> >
> > Enjoy!
I really like it as well! good use of orange. You've also managed to use
some pretty neglected parts in there as well which is a good thing mind you.
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> This looks great, Adrian, and a spectacluar first origami.
I second that!
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> Are the shoulder and hip joints just 1X1 plates with clips on 1X2 plates
> with handles? Do you find this overly fragile?
I used this technique extensively on my Gladiator
mech(http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5105),
it worked very well and held together nicley. I don't want to speak for
Adrian though.
> 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.
I love the photography on that site! first time I've checked it out. Great
models too!
Great job Adrian!
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| (...) Now I just have to get enough pieces in some other obscure colors, like lime green or purple, and then I'll try it again :) (...) The toughest thing about building this mech was the fact that the only orange plates I had to work with were 2x2 (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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