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Hey, this set looks great! I wonder what joints they use? I bet it's going to be expensive though, my guess around $90 like the Repub. Gunship. Those ball thingies look promising if they can be stiff enough to hold weight. I bet 'Professor' Snead is (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: New GA! (well sort of new)
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Comment: Dang that is cool! All those shapes and forms. Not to mention removable armor!! schweet! Question: How many sets approximately did you use to build this? Diss: You stink. Just kidding :^) out Tony Knaak (URL)Guardian Armored Hayashi (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Holy Cow! It's Ben Vaughan! First I want to say that you are the one that started me on LEGO mecha! I saw your site several years back, way before I started being active here. I just want to give a big thank you man! That mecha is cool dude, ball (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: A Suit, a Skid and a dude on a Motorcycle
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Tight stuff Tony! Great as always. Where did you get the torso for the motorcycle dude? Hasta La Vista, Sean (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Whoa! E, did you forget to take your Ridalin again? :^)Simmadowna! The merge, suit and cycle, like it alot. I just need to color correct one them to match, gotta match! Pootytang, naw looked funny, but it also looked dumb and cheesy too. So is it (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey G!!! Thanks man! Haven't heard much of you lately! Whatcha up to? out (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks JHK!! (...) Crap! I oped I was the irst to use it in a small mecha as a limb! (...) You just won the bonus round too!! (...) I was trying to keep them similar. I like the Dark grey color too. (...) SHEESH! I just don't see where this (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: A Suit, a Skid and a dude on a Motorcycle
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(...) Thanks Gil! Sorry it took so lng to reply, work, helping a buddy move yada yada. (...) No the bushings keep the lever holder thingy on the bottom from sliding up and down and keeps the joint snug. (...) Wheels do spin! I used a half technic (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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All this talk of articulation points reminds me of an actual splined robot. Basically, it was a series of convex circles through which ran a series of wires, with a space in the middle for a spray hose or pressure cleaning equipment to pass through. (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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uh...i'm not sure if your question refers to the fact that you really don't know who cajun vayland is or you actually do and your question is sarcastic. anyhoo, his work is found on brickshelf. if i'm missing something, plmk. (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Cajun who?? ;-) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Gomgile @ Vector Comics
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Hey, I'm interested in seeing pictures! Let us know! e (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mechastruct Entry: T-9 Rhino
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oh! my bad, ill use of adjectives. I wrote the reply late in the wee hours. I see as it says. cool MOC though. e (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks, Eric. Although, if you read the back story, you'll notice that the last thing a Rhino would be seen doing, was scampering. 8) Think big, slow, and lumbering. Think "TARGET". 8) Thanks, Ben ---...--- Ben Vaughan (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey Eric - Awesome! Congrats. :-) I'm also doing a window display with a fellow NILTC member (Ondrew Hartigan) for the Christmas season. This is at a local independent shoe/repair store. We're getting a bit of press for it too - I'll post (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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i'm going to have to agree with anne. bionicle never really interested me because they seem so distant from the lego norm. i own two of the same bionincle because i realized what fantastic potential the ball joints have for mecha. HOWEVER, after (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: A Suit, a Skid and a dude on a Motorcycle
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T-Knaak! You rock! That Hard suit is the biggity bombada bad! Props due to M-dawg. Really great how you did that. The Cycle is sooooo coool. Now we just gota merge the Hard suit and that Cycle! Now that would be just pippity pow wadda-ta my tippi (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Nice work Ben. I digg'n the parts and the design is sweet. Good Mechastruct Entry. I can just see the Rhino scampering around. Graceful yet heavy in looks. e (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Build-a-Bot Hit 10,000 Hits!
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Thanks Dave! Your a Good Friend. I too had no idea when I was just futz'n around with a Pile of Blue Lego! (...) Dave just think, mmmmmm, Orange Quarter Ovals in the Upper Legs, Brown, Green, Trans, and other Unbound Color Guru you could rock it! (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.inst)
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Yay! I got a paying gig! I negotiated a rental price to display the GG Mech at Vector Comics in Bayonne! Whooo Hooo! $$$ Awww yeah...! Great, so time to look for more gigs! At this time of year it gets Dark early so it was tough getting good (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks, Unfortunately, no it can't hold a mini-fig. I didn't really want to build to the minifig scale. That's why you won't find this on the normal Marsbase mecha pages. 8) This tank draws its' inspriation from the FMV of a certain mecha video (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: stiff balls
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(...) I did try a layer of superglue (all I had to hand) and it seemed to work a little, but I suspect with another coat or two it might work. Nail polish sounds like a good idea. It probably goes on a bit thicker and I can get away with a single (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: articulation points?
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(...) Exactly. Another way to look at DOF is that it is the number of things that have to be specified to define a particular configuration of the system. In other words how many RCX outputs does it take to drive. Another thing to keep in mind is (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: A Suit, a Skid and a dude on a Motorcycle
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Hey cool stuff Tony! that hard suit looks really good, nice colours and very cool joint ideas there! I might have to steal them :P Your other stuff looks good too, keep it up! -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mechastruct Entry: T-9 Rhino
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Woah! That is AWESOME! such a clean design, those legs are so cool, and I love the turret can it fit a minifig? Great job Ben, yet another masterpiece. You have my vote on this one ;) -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: A Suit, a Skid and a dude on a Motorcycle
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Ahh..I see. Thankye John :) -G (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: A Suit, a Skid and a dude on a Motorcycle
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(...) This is how the levers connect: (URL) first saw this a long time ago- I believe it was from a post that you wrote, Gil. It was about a few Japenese websites- and one of them had a cool semi-mecha that used the lever-joint idea. I belive the (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: stiff balls
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(...) The builder's name is Geordan Hankinson and the stiffening technique is located here: (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) For me, I just don't have any of the bionicle stuff to get started. I'm too busy with the regular brick projects these days :) -Anne (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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i found an idea posted by someone (i can't remember who) who mentioned that if you cut a small piece (about a centimeter) of a small rubber hose (like the pneumatic tubing only smaller) and place it in the socket, it increases friction substantially (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: articulation points?
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(...) Here I go, tossing my 2 cents in to the fray: I would say that any differential drive on a flat surface has 3 DOF: -Assume it drives along the X axis (thats 1) -it can rotate around the Z axis (2 now) -once it rotates it can drive along the y (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: A Suit, a Skid and a dude on a Motorcycle
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Nice stuff as usual Tony... (snippage throughout) (...) Do the technic bushings grab the handles by snapping into the 'X' channels? (...) looks like something that could be disassembled as part of one of Jon's PlanoKits. (...) Cheers, -G (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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"Allister McLaren" <allistermclaren@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:H5wzuw.Hzs@lugnet.com... (...) 5 words; thin layer clear nail polish -- Thanx~ Nicole Drumm MS (URL) Account: drumm-family Bricklink Store: Drumm's Small Lots (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hi, I'm just stepping over from my regular haunt at .space to ask a small question of you mecha gurus. Has anyone figured out a way to stiffen up ball joints? Would roughening them up with a bit of sandpaper work do you think. Less destructive (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Mechastruct Entry: T-9 Rhino
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Not sure of the category, but... Here's my entry: (URL) Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks Anne. Yeah the Bionicle stuff will always live in the shadow of the classic brick but y'know somebody's got to do it!! Someday I'll build a brick mech when I get up the nerve. heh heh. jeff (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey Dave, Now that you mention it, he does have the Titanium Man color scheme!! Weird! And yes you can see this in person. Maybe at lunch if you're not too busy or BricksWest 2003 for sure! jeff (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Fer sure duuude! But this time we should actually have dinner!! ;-) (...) Don't make me get ghetto-mech-fabulous on you! j (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | A Suit, a Skid and a dude on a Motorcycle
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Hey everybody, I am back again! I have three new but small mocs to share! First up is a new hardsuit. the 01 Gauntlet Hardsuit. You can check out Bshelf later, for now, take a look on my site! Brickshelf Gallery (after mod): (URL) with Story and (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | Re: articulation points?
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The main reason it would make sense to quote the total DOF is that is determines the volume the arm needs or is able to work in. For example imagine a snake-bot with a dozen 2 DOF joints. It can reach around objects to position it's effector. So it (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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