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Re: New Mech, Beast
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Mon, 18 Mar 2002 19:10:26 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Mark Neumann writes:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=13745
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> This here's a general purpose mech. That means a grunt's mech. Sort of
> like the jeep. It's meant to do it all, from construction duty to front
> line combat duty. Cheap to build, durable, very transportable, rugged.
> Beast actually got its name from the mechanics that first repaired the mech
> and worked out the bugs. Some still call it the @#%#ing Beast, but most
> just call it Beast.
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> Grunt started as a leg shape, usually as it does start for me, went through
> about six iterations and finially here it is!
> The arms I'm particuarily pleased with. They shrug, twist and rotate at the
> shoulder. Bend at the elbow and twist at the wrist.
> Legs are posable and can put Beast into different leg positions, but it is
> tricky business and that's why I didn't do it for the photos.
> I rather like the gun sling, that's where I got the gruntyness idea of
> Beast. A mech that's been fooled with in the field. Modified to suit
> whatever is needed.
> A fine addition to the Snow Leopard Clan!
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> Hmmm, questions? Comments?
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> Mark Neumann
> http://home.attbi.com/~ravenswolfmk/
> home of the Snow Leopard Clan
All right Mark!! Looks really good. I've always wnted to use those cockpit
pieces for somthing, but they never looked good. Looks a bit like the
Hoplite I made. Only the colorscheme! Really smooth build, I like legs ;)
Keep it up!
Ryan
http://graybandit0.tripod.com/ryanssite/
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| Thanks Ryan! I've worked on the feet a bit, little more splayed out, so the feet look a bit more proportional. The cockpit was fun, like you say the challenging bit was getting it all to fit in. It's not completely sealed so to speak but looks good (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (URL) here's a general purpose mech. That means a grunt's mech. Sort of like the jeep. It's meant to do it all, from construction duty to front line combat duty. Cheap to build, durable, very transportable, rugged. Beast actually got its name from (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha)
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