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Re: New Mecha (finally...)
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Fri, 3 Jan 2003 02:29:37 GMT
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Woohoo! Baby, I like it! Six legged walker with big shooty bits. What's
not to love. I noticed the legs are strong enough to hold the wieght,
awesome. I do like the contrasting cockpit color, too bad you couldn't get
an od green color eh?
I do like the ball sockets on the nose cannon(s).
and lastly,
Are those stormtroopers meeting their end to the classic space dudes?
Fitting, simply fitting.
Mark
In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes:
> The K-55 Mobile Tactical Platform webpage:
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/mladenpejic/MTP.htm
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> The Brickshelf gallery once it becomes moderated:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=30607
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> A couple of goals I had with this model:
> - Create a mecha that looked tank-ish in nature (I got inspiration from the
> French Leclerc, the German Leopard 1 & 2, and a bit from the American Abrams
> M1A2).
> - Make the pilot cockpit/cabin blue, completely blue (because in real life
> the interior colours of a vehicle are not always the same as the exterior).
> - Make weapon systems that can be actually taken off of the mecha, for
> inspection, reloading, repairs, etc. Makes sense, eh?
> - Allow it to stand on a slippery surface and not fall (I already did this
> for my MDP last year, but I wanted to do it again).
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> Well those were some of my motivations/guidelines for this particular mobile
> platform. I hope they better explain some of the things pertaining to the model.
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> Enjoy!
>
> Mladen Pejic, over and out!
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/mladenpejic/
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| (...) Thanks Mark! Trust me, once I have enough sand green, I will build a mobile platform exclusively in your honour. But until that day comes, you'll just have to wait... :-( (...) Thanks! Again, one of the first things I built. I was just (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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