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Re: Treefrog mk2 Posion Dart Frog
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Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:21:43 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Tony Knaak writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Mark Neumann writes:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=24550
> NIIIIICE!!!!
> The like the light blue thrown in there. I think that color is great, goes
> with grey and black really well.
Cool, the color scheme passes muster then?
> The legs have nice details but still remain minimal in size. What are tech
> specs of that knee joint? Is it just a three long technic pin, or did you
> add a little 'Sneadian' joint tweakage to it? :^) Does the joint have a
> range of motion, or is it static? It's got to be pretty strong to support
> the body.
Just 3X technic pins (friction). No other shenanigans going on there, just
pure Lego. Also part of the design, which reverse knees has taught me, how
to keep it light, and know what a joint will and won't support. Take Pan
for example
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=24224
He's a little touchy, get him off balance too much and, wwwhhooop! over he
goes. But also recognize that all that's holding that mech up is two ball
joints. (one each where the leg meets the hip.)
> The dual hinged cockpit design grabs me too. It is functional, compact, and
> unusual! (Unsual used in a good connotation. Similar to inventive.) I am
> stickler for color though. IMHO the teal LOM alien arms used on the lower
> hinge stick out. I think some gray ones for the SW droidekas would blend
> better with your color scheme. :^)
I'll stick some in there and see how it looks. I was really wishing I had
some of those arms in light blue really. Thanks!
> Da macheen guns are kickin'! You could saw a tree in half with those. I also
> like the little saw greebles under the arms! Awesome
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> I cruised through the family pics too. That's alot of red and yellow! We
> know which colors are your favorite! I think it's cool that you leave all
> your mechs together. I am trying to do the same. I have all my MCF mechas
> still, I want to have a nice big family too! Do you ever go back and tweek
> your old creations?
Actually, they're not all together. These are just the ones that got
left together. Seperation is just part of life. It's good, almost
cleansing to take apart an old creation. Sort of like a phoenix. It's a
creation in a creation crying out to be reborn. Sometimes we just got to
let go, and allow nature to take it's course.
It's funny too. I really just pick color by looking for the parts I
need and see what color I got. Then, I go for that. See, mostly, I don't
have a lot of the technic slopes in gray or dk grey. But I got them in red,
yellow and blue. So that's what I use. Green's actually my favorite color.
Sometimes I'll go tweak, but not often. Usually, I rip apart and do a
redesign. For me, starting from ground up is easier than re-modelling.
Also, while I like my old designs, I see so much that I could do better, so
I do.
Thanks for all the feedback Tony!
Mark
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