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Re: New Mecha - "Tortoise" Next-Generation Land Mecha
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Sun, 19 Aug 2001 23:11:37 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Dave Johann writes:
Okay, Mladen....cut it out...quite making the rest of us feel like slackers. • ;-)

I like the bulked up design on Tortoise. It makes Azriel look tiny in
comparison. I have to agree with the comment that the blue and tan look
fabulous-especially when you mix in the black for contrast purposes. I have a
single question regarding the feet...Is that a wheel I see suck in between two
technic wing pieces at the back of the foot? If so, is it for stability/
traction? That's just a guess on my part. It does look cool there.

Thanks Dave! Yes, those are wheels!

They actually prevent the legs from sliding to the sides, but their "real"
purpose is to help the mecha navigate through tight urban areas. I also imagine
they would increase the land speed too, even more so when coupled with the
thruster pack.

That idea is really quite old, I saw it first on VOTOMS mecha (never seen the
anime, only pics off the 'net).

The only VOTOMS link I can find: http://www.ex.org/1.5/29-votoms.html

The Mecha Domain used to have a ton of VOTOMS pics, but not any more (shut
down).

Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://www3.sympatico.ca/mladenpejic/


-Dave Johann
LUGNET Member #524

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  Re: New Mecha - "Tortoise" Next-Generation Land Mecha
 
(...) What I was getting at is that I've never seen this ised on a Lego mech. It seems like such an obvious thing, but I've been oblivious to it until now. -Dave (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
  Re: New Mecha - "Tortoise" Next-Generation Land Mecha
 
Never noticed the wheels on your mecha. The Heavy Gear PC game also implemented that idea. For those who don't know and are interested, here's info on the Mecha Domain's shutdown: (URL) Dickinson (URL) Pejic wrote: (cut) (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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  Re: New Mecha - "Tortoise" Next-Generation Land Mecha
 
Okay, Mladen....cut it out...quite making the rest of us feel like slackers. ;-) I like the bulked up design on Tortoise. It makes Azriel look tiny in comparison. I have to agree with the comment that the blue and tan look fabulous-especially when (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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