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Re: Evangelion construction
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Date: 
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 16:25:50 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Borislav Marinov writes:
Sadly, with Eva construction one can not use any tricks for adding stability
and limiting part usage.  It is too slim and too agile and having the right
pieces becomes an issue.

Which pieces are the right ones, though?  I need strength and compactness in
one package, so anything along those lines that isn't too rare would be useful.


The fact that I've picked such a slender (bio-)mecha design
probably doesn't help, but Gundams are becoming too popular, and I wanted to
try something fairly original.

Too popular, not really.  Something original sounds good, but there are
currently several Evas being constructed by various builders.  On a side note,
it is good to see that the type of mecha in build.mecha is expending.  Now
there is anything from beast mechs to Gundams and just about everything in
between.


1) Gundams rock.  I like them a lot.  But anything that I do based on that
would essentially involve me looking at K's site and ripping off most of the
ideas.  There's also a ton of Zaku and Gundam designs out there.  It's been
done, and in a lot of cases, it's been done so well that I don't feel that I
could contribute as much as anyone else.  Also, Gundam as a series is fast
becoming the only type of mecha that kids these days have seen.  It's time
to remind them of the other stuff out there. :)

2) If other people have done Eva units (aside from the one parody page,
which is nice, but the scale's too small for my tastes,) where are the
sites?  I'd love to see where people have gone with this design.

Thanks again,
CK



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  Re: Evangelion construction
 
(...) It depends on the width of the legs and the total weight of the model. If you have thin legs (no more than 4 studs) and a light Eva, using several click hinges in parallel will do the trick. Ebay is a good sources for large numbers of click (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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(...) Wellcome Christopher! (...) Join the club. (...) Fine by me, it is the effort and idea that counts. (...) ooh, goody goody, there aren't many people who build in the 2+ feet range. (...) Sadly, with Eva construction one can not use any tricks (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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