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Subject: 
Re: New mech: The Zion
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Sat, 25 Aug 2001 14:44:08 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Chris Maddison writes:
> > Boy, one picture doesn't satisfy you guys, so I guess I'll upload em all. :-)
> > 
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6451
> > 
> > This is the Zion.  Equipped with full arsenal of laser sword, KA-101 BLAM
> > rifle, shoulder cannon, and wrist cannons, the Zion is the first mech I've
> > built this large that I've been satisfied with.  It has 26 points of articulation
> > and is fairly poseable.
> 
> (in zombie-like voice)
> 
> "One of us! One of us! One of us!"
> 
> Hehehe

<grin>  yeah, I 'spose so. :-)

> Awesome mecha Chris! This is like a leap for you. Wow, it looks terrific.
> Everything is just so detailed! I like the guns too. Overall, great job Chris!

Thanks Mladen.  Well, a leap, yeah, but actually this is still the same
scale.  It's a microfig creation too. :-)  Just a helluva lot bigger. :-)

> > 
> > Thanks go out to Dave Thomas, Jr. for the overall color scheme and design,
> > drawn a lot from his stuff.  Mladen Pejic's curved clip idea is used in the
> > rifle.  Mark Sandlin, Brian Cooper, and Bryce McGlone all have little bits
> > and pieces that I'm sure are in there somewhere as well. :-)
> 
> Yay! My curved gun clip idea is getting used! I'm famous! ;-)

Of course you are!  The gun just wasn't looking right, no matter what I
could do with it...then lo and behold you posted the Tortoise, and I says
"Aha!".  The curved clip really sets it off.

> > 
> > Please, let's hear what you have to say.
> 
> But I did, but I did... ;-)

And I thank you for it. :-)

-Chris



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  Re: New mech: The Zion
 
(...) (in zombie-like voice) "One of us! One of us! One of us!" Hehehe Awesome mecha Chris! This is like a leap for you. Wow, it looks terrific. Everything is just so detailed! I like the guns too. Overall, great job Chris! (...) Yay! My curved gun (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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