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Re: Announcing: The Mecha Factory
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Tue, 21 Aug 2001 14:12:46 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, David Thomas Jr. writes:
> I love Gundam
> mecha, and I had it in my head to try to reproduce most of the main mecha
> from the series, starting with the RX 78 GP01. The problem I keep running
> into with Gundam though is that to make a really good looking gundam head,
> you've got to build pretty big.
It took me a while but I think I've been able to build a reasonable gundam
head at minifig scale. Just needed to use a combination of odd and even
widths, horizontal and vertical stacking... the usual tricks of the trade.
> Each Gundam I built would get bigger and
> bigger, and I find that when I build mecha in large scale, the results
> aren't generally as polished, and I don't have as much incentive to build
> because it takes so long to accomplish anything.
It depends on the construction technique. Big ones can come together
rapidly with a technic frame construction since they are mostly hollow.
The smaller detailed solid parts (like the head) take a long time to build.
> Well my GP01 was coming
> along nicely, looking very accurate, but I didn't like working on it. So,
> after a couple months of slow progress and generally not enjoying building,
> I decided to scrap the whole idea and try something completely different.
I would have liked to see this :-(
> Enter The Mecha Factory. First, I built the LM-001 Warhammer heavy mecha.
But this compensates for my sadness :-)
A work of art, unquestionably. You kept up the intensity of the design
everywhere. It doesn't get better than this.
PS: The trouble with microfigs is that they are so small you can only
imagine their existence (climbing those neat stairs, walking on the gantry),
when minifigs can be so entertaining to pose and photograph.
"K"
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| Hi all! It's been quite a while since I've had anything new to contribute. Well, I have been building, but I'm certainly not as industrious as some of you. One project that I was working on I decided to scrap. I love Gundam mecha, and I had it in my (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha) !
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