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Re: New Mecha: Kierbis
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Mon, 9 Jul 2001 22:01:08 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Jesse Alan Long writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Duane Hess writes:
> > In lugnet.build.mecha, Jesse Alan Long writes:
> > > In lugnet.build.mecha, Adrian Drake writes:
> > > > Thanks to being burned out with my sculptures after finishing Geoffrey, I
> > > > decided I needed a change of pace. With all these origami mecha bouncing
> > > > around, I decided I'd give it a try. 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. The Kierbis
> > > > is the result. It's entirely orange, except for the hinges. Take a look.
> > > >
> > > > The main page:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.brickfrenzy.com
> > > >
> > > > The Kierbis page:
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> > > > http://www.brickfrenzy.com/mecha_kierbis.html
> > > >
> > > > Enjoy!
> > > >
> > > > Adrian
> > > This is certainly a nice design, a uniqoe design, and certainly a good
> > > design for a small mecha but the orange, especially if you added some white
> > > pieces, screams 'Go Vols." I live in Tennessee, need I say more, Adrian? I
> > > believe that the Volunteers are a very overstated team but then again, this
> > > is mecha, not a discussion site for college football. The truth is, I like
> > > your mecha, I just wish that you would make a red mecha but the harnesses
> > > may not be in the color red so hence you are stuck with the orange pieces.
> > > Jesse Long
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> > I think the point was the availability of orange pieces. Orange isn't as
> > widely available as green for instance. It makes building a challenge when a
> > rare color is featured prominently. The challenge seems to be the point and
> > Adrian has done a *VERY* good job. It makes me want to try my hand at it.
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> > -Duane
> I never argued that Adrain could not accomplish a uniquely designed mecha.
> I guess I should have never brought annoying college football arguements
> into this place but I do like the design of the mecha. I just wish that you
> could design more LEGO pieces in rare colors.
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> I also have some new information. There have been two new colors added to
> LEGO other than the dark orange from the Bionicle sets. The two new colors
> are sand green and sand red. Sand red will be harder to find because it is
> a newer color than sand green but it is every part as beautiful as sand
> green. I like the color orange but I guess I was simply not thinking that day.
> Jesse Long
Sand Red is available in Bulk parts packs. I don't remeber if Sand Green is
or not...
-Duan
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| (...) I do not think that sand green is available in bulk packs but I do know that you can order a Statue of Liberty LEGO set that has hundreds of these sand green LEGO pieces and a few gray and yellow pieces as well so you could probably build a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) I never argued that Adrain could not accomplish a uniquely designed mecha. I guess I should have never brought annoying college football arguements into this place but I do like the design of the mecha. I just wish that you could design more (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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