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Re: MOC - Autobot Bitstream
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Fri, 7 Feb 2003 21:23:09 GMT
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This is a total gas....I can't believe you that the car and robot modes look
so much like, well, a car and a robot. Man, Hasbro can't even do that with
free-form molds half the time!
Excellent!
Cheers,
-Gil
In lugnet.build.mecha, Jeremiah VanderMark writes:
> Hey all,
>
> Finally, I have something new in the way of mecha :)
>
> For some reason, I'm on a huge Transformers kick lately. I've been seeing
> all of these cool Lego renditions, but it's been so long since one of them
> actually *transformed*; I figured I'd remedy the situation.
>
> Meet Bistream, Autobot Data Specialist:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits01.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits02.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits03.jpg
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> Transformation sequence:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits04.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits05.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits06.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits07.jpg
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> Striking a pose:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits08.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits10.jpg
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> Mug shot:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits09.jpg
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> Relaxing at Autobot HQ:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/BrokenEarth/Bitstream/bits11.jpg
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> I spent a week or so designing & engineering the guy, so I knew how he'd
> work ahead of time, but I can't believe how quickly he went together - from
> start to finish, about three hours including digging through unsorted bins.
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> Obviously, his vehicle mode is a sports car of some sort, though exactly
> which model is a mystery - I figure he's a Civic or something, just modded
> beyond recognition :) The design originally came from the Honda Insight, I
> guess, since the rear wheels are set so far inside the body.
>
> Part Mods (since I can't *ever* build something without cutting some ABS
> first): All 4 wheels needed to be held by 1 x 2 wheel holders, which don't
> exist. I ended up cutting two '2 x 2 plate w/ wheel holders' in half. Also,
> not so much modding as... uh... customizing... is the face. I took a plain
> grey minifig head and added some Stikfas [1] decals.
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> PLMKWYT!!
>
> -jeremiah-
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> [1] http://www.stikfas.com
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| (...) Thanks, Gil! You know, I hadn't even thought of that. It is hard to get both the robot and car modes to look good. It sounds crazy even to me, but I think Bitstream's look is due entirely to my spending too much time looking at David Willis' (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Hey all, Finally, I have something new in the way of mecha :) For some reason, I'm on a huge Transformers kick lately. I've been seeing all of these cool Lego renditions, but it's been so long since one of them actually *transformed*; I figured I'd (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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