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| Hi all, I've been wanting to build a hovertank ever since the beginning of this year. For me, hovertanks are one of the most interesting land warfare vehicles to design. Setting about to make my tank look futuristic, and aggressive, I disposed of (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.aquazone) !
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| (...) Yup, definitely a departure from the conventional "tank" design! The Mammoth is very obviously born for battle. Great idea MP, I really dig the repulsorlift saucers (I'm assuming that's what they are...either way they're cool). The aft red (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| Air! Air!....incredible...coolness of....MOC's...cutting off...air! Oh man - where to start. (...) absolutely LOVE it. Everything. All of it. I can't say any more. (...) (lil' snipping) (...) making an appearance in one of my dioramas (with full (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thanks Matt, so glad you liked it. Yes, the saucers are anti-gravity drives, and the red unit in the back is a heat sink. (...) Mladen Pejic, over and out! (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) approach; very ingenious. And all the different and contrasting shapes make for an interesting overall design. The red pod fins look a bit out of place, but that's just me. Love the rear spoiler. :-) Overall, this is the best hovertank I've (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Wow! this is amazing! this has to be the best hovertank to date I think, it's beautiful. The rail guns are awesome, and the way they pivot and everything is so cool, very clever idea. The hover pods are PERFECT. They blend so well with the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| "Mladen Pejic" <mladenpejic@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:H15o29.vH@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) Love those red guns - as if to make sure the enemy knows just exactly what it's about to mess with... <snip> (...) The towed ELF antenna ads a lot (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) :-D (...) Heh, thanks Gil! I think that's the best compliment I've ever read... ;-) (...) Heh, yeah I was a doing a bit of surfing, looking at the www.naval-technology.com site, and saw all the wonderful sensor equipment. A lot of inspiration (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thanks Chris, always love hearing what ya got to say! LOL, I never really thought of the tan wings as a spoiler, but now that I think about it... smart! ;-) (...) Heh, thanks! I was going for a strange, undersea look to it. BTW the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Woah, lotsa kind remarks, thanks Geordan! (...) Heh, you just gotta use those parts if you got'em. (...) Well, it was one of few remaining colour schemes I never used. I think Chris Madison did it before me. (...) Thankya! (...) LOL! Yes... (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Very reminiscent of a *Tau Hammerhead Gunship. I especially like the twin turret-mounted railguns on each side. I've got an un-tank related question for you though… While reading through your ‘About Me’ section I was wondering where about in (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) guns and military lingo for the rounds. Did you make up those names for the rounds? I know you research heavily for your creations on military tech sites. Are those based on real weapons rounds? Or are they purely imaginative? (...) the Gundam (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Aaaaahh..very nice. That's definitely gonna get used. -Chris (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes: *snip* (...) Wow Mladen. The Pixie is great, i built 2 of mine own. I didn't come here to read LUGNet till after i built them, and i see you made instructions for it :D. Keep up the good work. T. Deering (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Heh, yep... Bloody red... ;-) (...) THANKS! I agree, the colour scheme would look absolutely awful on a land or space mecha. I also agree with your "visualization"... :-D (...) Mladen Pejic, over and out! (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Oh yeah, you're right... But I dislike the Hammerhead's "wings". It also looks too fast! ;-) For all who haven't seen the Hammerhead, go here: (URL)I especially like the twin turret-mounted railguns on each side. Thanks! (...) Ontario --> GTA (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thanks Tony! Yeah, all of the round names are real. I just wanted to make it sound realistic... Instead of just saying it shoots of "slugs". ;-) (...) Thanks! A lot of inspiration came from Patlabor, you know the anti-Gundam series. :-D (...) (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) very reminiscent of the S-97, which took me forever to find on Brickshelf ;) I can see how four barrels would give it a definite advantage in ground combat... Slightly on the obsessive side, though, it seems like it has no defense on the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) -snip- (...) Thanks Jonathan! (...) Well, if you actually read the write-up and looked closer at the pics, you'd see it has other defences, as follows: 1) Composite armour & ERA throughout 2) Large heat sink to dissipate heat (to counter (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| Wow,Mladen! Those are really cool MOCs- especially the 'pixie,' great use of small pieces. But most of all, I love the 'mammoth.' I can just stare at it for hours, goggling at it. Wow. Truly amzing. On a side note, how do you do your SNOT? Judging (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) That is sweet! I love the duel twin railguns! Their mobility is also a thing to envy. The color scheme is also very cool. And I like the red pod fins on the back. Its name is very appropriate. (...) Dang it! You beat me to that! I had plans (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) I looked at the pictures and read the description; it seems like it would be better as a spacecraft or artillery or something like that. It is too tall to use the terrain as cover, and it seems like it would be rather easy to tip over. For the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| Dang, Mladen! You must have infinite building time! Or you build many things at once, and then time-release them ;-) The tank is really cool. There are so many things to like. For instance, the way the large radar dish is matched with the semicircle (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Actually, I built all of this starting from late-Friday to Monday. I worked hardest on the hovertank. In fact, I tried to do all this quickly, to have these last two weeks off to concentrate more on preparing for Gr. 12. ;-) (...) Thanks (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thank you John! (...) Heh, thanks again. (...) LOL! Well, I'm no expert, I don't use SNOT for the sake of using SNOT; I use it to enhance the quality of my model, to achieve new shapes. Like other's have said before, you just have to (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Hey Mladen, great stuff indeed. I was checking out everyone’s response to all your new stuff, including the Brute. Good points and observations were made by everyone so I am going to comment on only the Pixie...you probably know by now about (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| "Mladen Pejic" <mladenpejic@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:H15o29.vH@lugnet.com... (...) Excellent detailing as usual, especially the inspired use of parts to get a sexy anime-styled form. But... I really don't like the tank's colour scheme at (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thanks David... They were all a blast to build! ;-) (...) Heh, I have an inkling! :-D (...) Thanks man! Yeah, hard-suits like your PA002 are really more challenging to do, and have a greater "cool" factor. Anyways, good luck with your own (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) probably the best minifig sized hard suit I've seen yet (except for the Kicker). Felix (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Heh! Great, you like it! ;-D (...) Believe or not, I first built this hard-suit when you e-mailed me. After reading your e-mail, I tryed to change it into an underwater suit by adding a propeller in the back, and putting flippers on the legs (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| Ok, I have had sometime to check these out....and Wow! About the Mamouth, I love all the shapes, I looked at it for a good long time! Ahh so nice! Excellent work, really! About the Diver, That looks great! One of my all time MP Favs! Just terrific! (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Heh, I know how you like to take time to "absorb" all the visual info... That's what I always find cool about ya! :-D (...) Glad you liked it! The main body was really a pain to build, but once I got it all "going", it was so much fun. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thanks Paul! (...) Well, I picked the colour scheme 'cause of both necessity (in terms of parts needed for what I was going to build) and originality (it's a relatively unexplored colour combo). I agree, there is not enough tan, but hey, I (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| Okay, thanks for clearing that up for me Jeff. I therefore apoligize to Jonathan, I misinterpreted your post. Sorry man. Next time, I'll make sure to put more point-defence weapons on my tank models. Thanks again Jeff. ;-D (...) -snipped a lot of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes: *snip* (...) After building some of your Pixies. Someone(you know who you are) said i should make one with clown feet, so i did and this is how it turned out: (URL) Deering (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| <><><>CLIP<><><> (...) <><><>CLIP<><><> Wow, this is a great design. I think that if everyone is like me (built 6 of 'em as soon as I saw it), the Pixie is likely to be the "Spiffcraft" of hard-suits. Everybody has to have them, and everyone is (...) (22 years ago, 25-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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