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The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
I just posted pictures of the Cankerworm here: (URL) always let me hear from you guys! There's a bit of a story below for those of you who are bored :-) The Cankerworm is a biomechanical alien mecha deal. It was an indigenous animal infussed with (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general) !!

	Re: The Cankerworm —Jeremy H. Sproat
	(...) As always, it's brilliant, and underscores new uses for old pieces (for example, the way you used the arches for texture on the forehead). And as always, an excellent job, Bryce. I'm personally hoping for some more pics, mostly close-up work, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) Ahhh one of many inspirations. (...) Thank you, Jeremy. Your praise means quite a bit to me. It's appreciated. (...) I'll get more pictues of it all. I have some closeups that I'll post soon. I'll have to borrow a camera to get the riders. I (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Dave Johann
	Ah, the mecha that gave me such sweet dreams the past few nights. As usual, Bryce, you've outdone yourself. How many Throwbot gear boxes are in that thing again? 40? It's just phenomenal what you can do with simple parts, man. Here's to finally (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) Something like that. Though I think we're closer to 50. VIVA Brickbay!!! It's just phenomenal what you can do with simple parts, man. (...) Thanks Dave. (...) Hey everyone. I want to puplicly thank Dave for all the parts he gave me to help (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Adrian Drake
	Okay, that is seriously freaky looking. Wow. Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) Freaky is good.........right? :-) (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

			Re: The Cankerworm —Adrian Drake
			(...) Of course freaky is good :) Adrian (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Jon Palmer
	This is seriously the most frightening thing I've ever seen made out of lego. Yikes. Look at those red gums. Great job! -Jon ---...--- \| The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My website - (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
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	RE: The Cankerworm —Bram Lambrecht
	(...) mecha-ish creations I've seen. Very appropriate use of spindly greeblies. However, maybe talons would be more fitting than hooves. It looks a bit like the spine got and front legs got ripped out of a larger animal. --Bram Bram Lambrecht (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) I was thinking of going with spring loaded talons, but I wanted something more stompish. Talons would have made the BMW seem too fast. >It looks a bit (...) The one part I don't like is where the "torso" meets the body. Maybe a mid sized (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

			Re: The Cankerworm —Anthony Babington
			I kinda Like the transition. after i read the backstory, I imagined the original animal as a kind of giant centipede. part of that "cyber" technology attaching the thing to that big stomping frame. the jaw would be that of the original creature but (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

				Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
				(...) I like the concept. Kind of an alien frankenstein thing... the jaw would be (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Eric Sophie
		Very appropriate use of spindly greeblies. (...) I'm thinking that the only way to catch somthing like that is when another class of cyber controlled freaky beast thing Bryce has yet create,...Snaps it up and grabs it, holds it, while the retro fit (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Mladen Pejic
	(...) WOW! I can't even express how amazing this thing is!!! You really did a fantastic job on this one Bryce. Simply stunning. The mouth is perfect; the teeth are horrifying. I love the body segments too, very, very cool. I don't wanna even guess (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) Thanks Mladen. (...) I used about 130 give or take. (...) Awww now you're embarrassing me. (...) I'll get to that next. I just wanted to get something posted. I felt guilty for the two teasers. People don't like to be messed with you know? :-) (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Mark Sandlin
	(...) A gripping story. I especially liked the "blah blah blah" part. Kept me reading until the very end. ;^) ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) :-) I would have used some "yadda yadda" but it's sort of taboo thanks to that Sienfeld episode... (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Michael Horvath
	Woah! This thing is crazy! (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Chris Maddison
	(...) is amazing in the most sincere form of the word. I love the head; those teeth look nasty. And the shoulders of the front legs, and the front feet....WOW! By far the most imposing mecha I've seen thus far. -Chris (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) Thanks Chris! Out of all the reactions this one made me LOL! Genuine emotion right from the gut. Thanks again. Bryce (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Geordan Hankinson
	Oh man Bryce! you did it AGAIN!!!! This is incredible! amazing! Wow, (...) Bryce, that is simply amazing, I can't believe it, That is SO amazing, All of the spindly elements on the back, there incredible, this is so amazing, it's like a giant tail, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Christopher Snead
	(...) (snip) I got tell all of you, this thing is unbeleivable IRL. This was part of the motivation for me making the drive down to L.A. for the Lugola meeting this weekend. I walked up towards Bryce's workshop, and there is was! Even from a (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		mmm, donuts ( Was Re: The Cankerworm) —Mark Sandlin
		(...) Mecha? I was just there for the Krispy Kreme Donuts. :^P ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) (more snip) (...) Thanks Chris. It was great having all you guys down. It's like we had a mecha meeting all to ourselves on both Friday and Saturday night. All of us being together was so awesome!!! (...) That was a stinky pun! :-D Later, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Christopher Masi
	(...) Wow, that is impressively twisted. I would never have guessed that LEGO bricks could be used so effectively to make such a frightening looking creature. Cool. How big are the riders supposed to be? Half a Pepsi can, a full Pepsi can? (Just (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) LOL! About half a Pepsi give or take a sip ;-) (...) No worries. I didn't take it that way. If you can't have a little fun what's the point of posting? (...) Thanks! (...) Well if you ever want to turn to the dark side just let me know! (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Borislav Marinov
	(...) internent when s sudden overload caused the whole system to melt. (...) Aha, yea, those are realy boring pictures. Right, yhea. This is insane! Wow! Big! Evil! NICE! From Neo-Oz: Keep it up! (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Brian Cooper
	(...) It's always astonishing somehow when the "legoness" of a model disappears when you look at it - the whole becomes more than the sum of the parts as your brain integrates the myriad tiny shapes into a larger design in an instant, sort of the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) It's always a pleasure to hear the thoughts of a fellow artist. Thank you, Brian. Bryce (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Stuart Immonen
		Bryce, This is exactly how I feel about this model-- the organic quality is astonishing, given the "limitations" (obviously being overcome almost daily in this group) of the medium. I feel as though I could get lost in the layers of detail, and yet (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

			Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
			Wow! Thank you Stuart. I was trying to make a super organic feeling (mecha). The whole project kind of spiralled out of control a bit. The same thing happened with the Q model. I really like that we all fight the same design problems in this group. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

				Re: The Cankerworm —Stuart Immonen
				Bryce, (...) It's funny to see you say it spiralled out of control (current tragic events notwithstanding)-- it appears to be so very much the opposite. The 'master plan' seems so obvious after completion, but I'm amazed (awestruck, baffled...)at (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Eric Sophie
	Brother, when I first saw this increadible creation I was beside myself. I literally choked up. I almost could not speak. I in fact almost shed tears. The reason I say is because I looked deep in to the effort, vision and artisty involved in making (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) Thanks Eric. It's strange to think that even with all the pics I shared with you behind the scenes you were still suprised. You will admit that I was trying to warn you ;-) Maybe you were just scared of him? Just remember hands and feet away (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Andrew Todd Amacher
	(...) Too cool. If I had made that, I could'nt bring myself to scrap it for parts. Nice pet. Later, Todd (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
		(...) I keep all my mecha intact. Usually I just box em up and store them. (...) Funny thing is that Eric left his Big Red Bot at my house (more on that later) and because his bot is 30"tall when it's standing next to the Worm it looks like it could (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Andrew Shaw
	Dear Bryce, This is a fascinating model of yours, it is incredibly large. I really like the story that goes along with it as well. Any way this is all around one of the best mechs I have ever seen. Andrew (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Bryce McGlone
	I just uploaded a bunch of closeups here in the "closeups" folder deal. (URL) fun and feel free to comment some more. Still no rider pics. I'm still trying to borrow a camera. Later, Bryce (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Mladen Pejic
		I always love the close-ups you take, Bryce. I see some amazing detail in those pictures. Excellents job! BTW I like the extensive use of certain elements such as round discs, katana swords, Technic tubes, etc. I can see BrickBay and Dave Johann (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

			Re: The Cankerworm —Dave Johann
			Heh Heh...Yep, me and my abundance of corrugated tubing. I'm pretty much out mow thanks to Sweet Dreams and my Aries mecha. Looks like I'll be bulking up on black tubing again soon.... (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

		Re: The Cankerworm —Geordan Hankinson
		(...) Awesome Bryce, this is so detailed and amazing, I didn't realize you used gearboxes for every single leg! wow! that's incredible, the amount of awesome greeblie work is sweet, it's so cool, just awesome Bryce, Very cool use for arches, this is (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

	Re: The Cankerworm —Kyle Keppler
	That is pretty darn spiffy Bryce. But we want bigger and more pics! I need to disect how you made the legs to support such a beast... :^) (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)