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Re: MOC: Articualted Power Exosuit.
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Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:27:34 GMT
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Jeesh, got to catch up...

Not much I can add to this, but here's my two bricks worth anyway:

Imagine this in yellow, be an awesome worker mech.  Especially looking like
a gorilla, it'd be great.  If I were to do the construction method on this
guy,  I'd put a cage on the pilot not a canopy.  With the articualtion of
this beast, woof.  (picturing a group of teamster minifigs hanging around
their mechs, "Hey, yous want us to unload dat frieghter, yous gots to wait
til after our contractual 20 minute coffee break."

The cockpit looks very heavy, very industrial.  I don't know if I like the
whole front end coming down.  Not sure what to do but it seems to fit.

If this is a first forray into mecha for you, I'd say you are well on your
way.  Keep it up.

Mark N
'Snow Daddy'

In lugnet.build.mecha, Allister McLaren writes:
Hi,

This is my first go at a mech of any size. I've done a couple of small ones
to 'get the feel' and have been learning a lot from the masters in .mecha.

This mech is designed as a general purpose machine useful in any situation
from construction to logging, to cargo handling to military activities. It
isn't shown with any waepons here, but there is a mounting point on the top
for attaching a variety of hardware.

Please excuse the poor photos, but I was over keen to get some photos up and
my el cheapo camera is the quickest option. I'll get the SLR onto it this
weekend and some clearer pics will be posted in the not too distant future.

Anyway, please let me know what you think. I'm particulary happy with the
hands (actually, I built them months ago and this seemed the perfect place
to install them). It's capable of some fairly natural poses, although I wish
the joints were a bit stiffer.

Cheers,
Allister

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/almac/Mecha/relaxin.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/almac/Mecha/hatch_open.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/almac/Mecha/back.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/almac/Mecha/scratch.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/almac/Mecha/shrug.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/almac/Mecha/air_guitar.jpg



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(...) Hmmm, I tihnk I've just found my next project. I was going to try a motorised kangaroo mech, but this sounds easier. (...) Ho yes! I only hope my rather diminutive supply of yellow slopes holds out. Looks like the UCS TIE is going in the parts (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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Hi, This is my first go at a mech of any size. I've done a couple of small ones to 'get the feel' and have been learning a lot from the masters in .mecha. This mech is designed as a general purpose machine useful in any situation from construction (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space) ! 

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