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Re: NOM-02 Prototype
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lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Fri, 18 Jan 2002 04:39:12 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Chris Maddison writes:
> Wow, that's quite a behemoth Bobby.  First I gotta say I love that head, and
> like the whole Sandrock/Deathscythe feel of it.
> 
> Now...let's see...I think the arms are a bit too long, and the legs a bit
> too short.  Make the lower leg longer and the upper arm shorter by a few
> studs and it should look a bit better.

I just toyed around with Photoshop adding an image of the Proto 02 to the real
01D2 and I found that the arms are just a bit too long, while the legs are 60%
shorter!  I knew that they were short, but not that much.

> Also, the entire gundam is a bit boxy.  This can be easily remedied in the
> arms and legs, by adding surface details to "round" it a bit.  But the torso
> proves to be a bit more difficult.  I like how the chest juts out, but
> there's still a bit of squareish feel to it.  Perhaps some SNOT slopes and
> plates?

SNOT usage is a thing I still haven't integrated into my "building vocabulary",
however it sounds like a good suggestion.

> Lastly, be sure that wherever you use odd colors you hide them well.  Keep
> them under some armor.

? Which part are you refering to?

> All in all, I'm psyched about seeing the final product.
> 
> -Chris

To be honest, with so much interested in this prototype, I am begining to get
psuched up about seeing the finished product myself :)

Have fun!
Bobby (NOM)

> In lugnet.build.mecha, Borislav Marinov writes:
> > Special thanks to all the people taking active interest in this Gundam
> > prototype.
> > Here are 20 and some odd additional images, I hope that you will not be
> > disappointed.
> > 
> > http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=10494
> > 
> > Please, give me as much negative or at least critical feedback of the 02
> > Prototype as you can.  I really want the actual 02 to be something else, but as
> > in all one man jobs, it is hard for me to see my errors.  If there is something
> > that bugs you or you don't like about this Gundam, please speak up so I can
> > eliminate the problem from the final design.  At the very least, consider this
> > as a unique opportunity.  When else is a builder going to ask you to tear apart
> > his new moc and then thank you about it?  :)
> > 
> > Have fun!
> > Bobby



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Wow, that's quite a behemoth Bobby. First I gotta say I love that head, and like the whole Sandrock/Deathscythe feel of it. Now...let's see...I think the arms are a bit too long, and the legs a bit too short. Make the lower leg longer and the upper (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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