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Re: My Mecha Unveiled!
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Thu, 20 Apr 2000 16:28:01 GMT
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Nice Mecha. It looks a lot like one of the Gundam Mobile Suits from Gundam
Wing (especally the sword). I'm just a beginner though;-)
Dan
P.S. The name should be something scary in Latin like Deus Ex Machina or Hades
(I know thats not latin)
In lugnet.build.mecha, Jeff Stembel writes:
> Well, my mecha was unleashed upon the unsuspecting troopers of Stephen Roberts
> in the first Wamalug Brickwars event on Saturday, and proceeded to slaughter
> them mercilessly! :) Anyway, a few pics can be found here:
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> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=361>
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> It still needs a little bit of work (the hips and thighs weren't finished), as
> it doesn't stand very well on its own (and the Rocket Pack I made is waaay too
> heavy...). Does anyone have any suggestions on tightening up the hip joints?
> It is currently using the tight Throwbots Ball and Socket setup, with two
> rubberbands going through it to add more fiction.
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> Also, Before any Wamalug members do so, I'd like to nominate it for
> Freaky-Big-Mecha-That-Can-Hardly-Stand-On-Its-Own-Site-Of-The-Week. :)
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> Jeff
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> P.S. I'm thinking af calling it "Kodotai", built by Shinryuu Industries(1).
> Any thoughts?
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> 1 - Anyone know what this means exactly? It is a monster in Final Fantasy V,
> and somehow I got the impression it means "Dragon Lord"...
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| (...) Thanks! Gundam was an inspiration, as was Karim Nassar's and Ben Vaughan's mecha (from which I borrowed ideas). However, most people seem to agree that the head looks like Optimus Prime. ;) (...) I decided to go with Kodotai. I think it sounds (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Well, my mecha was unleashed upon the unsuspecting troopers of Stephen Roberts in the first Wamalug Brickwars event on Saturday, and proceeded to slaughter them mercilessly! :) Anyway, a few pics can be found here: (URL) It still needs a little bit (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha) !
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