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Re: New model
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Date: 
Sun, 14 Apr 2002 22:31:01 GMT
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Thanks for the replies Mladen!

In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes:
> Wow, that's quite a model. Here are my thoughts:
> 
> The legs are simply great. I like the feet the most. The knees are cool too.
> Well done.

Thanks, they are very simple shapes, but I think they work, well somewhat
anyway ;)

> The lower, round, protruding part of the torso is very original. You really
> have a talent for making any type of torso design work. That jump jets are good
> as well.

heh thanks

> The weapons, hands, and head are nicely done too.

Thanks, props to you for the hand design and also the gun clip on the gun.

> Now, as for the shoulders and the two torso "humps", I think they need to be
> pushed down. Right now, they are too far up, and make the mecha seem weird,
> IMHO. Maybe making the shoulders just a stud wider would make the mecha better
> too?

okay! I'll change it for when I take the new pics. thanks for the tips. :)
> 
> I really think that if you redid those parts, this mecha would be stellar,
> instead of just cool. j/k :-D

hehe

> That's really my only complaint. I really like your use of colour on this
> mecha.

Thanks,

You also seem to have mastered the studless look too. ;-)

Mastered no, just copied ;)

thanks again Mladen,

-Geordan-


> Mladen Pejic, over and out!
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/mladenpejic/
> 
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Geordan Hankinson writes:
> > One word: FINALLY!
> > 
> > geez, I have been having so much trouble getting a mecha together since
> > January, but FINALLY I got something finished. :-)
> > 
> > After the hokum, I got about 3/4 of the way done on a winter combat
> > mecha...that died...then I tried a hardsuit...finished it, but it wasn't
> > worth posting...then I tried building a large scale mecha...that was so dead
> > by the time I was up to the waist, it wasn't worht trying to fix what was there.
> > 
> > but FINALLY. :-D
> > 
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=15366
> > 
> > sorry for the cruddy/small pics, I'd like to go back and take some new ones
> > within this week hopefully.
> > 
> > anyways, it's called the Tosai, it has two main weapons, a large beam rifle,
> > and a small anti-infantry type gun. four smoke dischargers mounted in the
> > arms. It can hover for short amounts of time via the jets on the back.
> > There's my spiel.
> > 
> > Anyways, Credits to my buddy Mladen, specifically, on the hands, I combined
> > the dated minifig feet idea with his newest hand desgin, credits there. The
> > almost no studs showing construction is credit to him and his wolf as well.
> > Also, I used Chris Snead's stiffened hinge design in the hips.
> > 
> > I think that's it!
> > 
> > lemme know what you think! :-D
> > 
> > FINALLY! :^P
> > 
> > -Geordan0



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Wow, that's quite a model. Here are my thoughts: The legs are simply great. I like the feet the most. The knees are cool too. Well done. The lower, round, protruding part of the torso is very original. You really have a talent for making any type of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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