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Re: New Mech: Lenze
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Sat, 15 Feb 2003 19:27:38 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Tony Knaak writes:
> This one time Greg Oxsen wrote:
> > Okay since i critique best when im critiquing body part by body part, thats
> > what im gonna do! ;)
> >
> > Legs:
> > like the white armor plates, really blends well with the rest of it. The
> > ankle guard is very slick, love the daring angles you always take on your
> > mechs. I think your knees dont qualify in the FSS craziness! Have them
> > outjut a bit more and build them so they go past the knee, not just stop at
> > it, it gives it more japanese style. The thighs are kind of plain, they fit
> > but i think it would be cooler with mayeb some slope bricks in the middle or
> > something.
>
> The white was born more out of necesssity at virst, but the colors did look
> good together! The ankles were the first things to be made, so they see to
> have more time put into the design. The knees? I can see how the FSS mechs
> have those huge knee guards, my proportions do seem a little off, but I
> wasn't going for an EXACT replica of any one Mortar Headd. I actually tried
> bulking the thighs up, but in the end I went back to this for two reasons,
> 1. The hip armor layed better 2. One of the Mortar Headds had really skinny
> thighs and arms, and I like to exaggerate and super-elongate stuff.
I dont necessarily have a beef with the thighs, since they do have the hip
armor is covering most of em anyways.
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> > Feet:
> > The feet go hecka good with this mech, fits perfectly, but i think you
> > should take off the really steep slope brick, either turn it over, or add a
> > 2x1 slope brick to the front of the toe, i personally think it would look
> > better.
>
> Are you refering the up-turned toe part?
Yeah exactly that part.
>
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> > Hips:
> > Love the armor, like how the thigh armor hangs from the hips and not from waist.
>
> That was a little complicated and is the second weakest part of the whole
> mech. each side is five blue hinges just to get it to sit!
five! i dont even HAVE five blue hinges haha.. *looks at wimpy lego collection*
>
> > Torso:
> > Well, i REALLY like the top half of the torso, but i dont think the bottom
> > of it really matches it. So skinny and stuff, maybe rework it and make it
> > shorter? Or you could just steal one of sun yuns torso :D
>
> Like I said before on the thighs, I like to make my stuff long and skinny.
> If you have seen that old show that was on MTV approx 8 years ago called
> Aeon Flux, you can get an idea of what I mean, or that new show on
> weeknights Adult Swim on Cartoon Network, Reign, The Conquerer, made by the
> same dudes. All the characters look really lean, and long.
yeah i saw aeon flux, long time ago, that crap was crazy! but it was definitely
cool. whens reign on? i wake up at 6:45 so i dont tend to stay up past 12 on
schoolnights. Im beginning to grow on the torso, i just think it should be
solid gray, then it doesnt look like an exposed part of the mech.
>
> > Arms:
> > AWESOMENESS!!! love these things, maybe put a long slope piece on the end of
> > em to make em more pointier? thats the only building tip i could give. I
> > think you should pose the arms differently though, i would think this mech
> > would be more humanoid. maybe pose him so hes like in a fighting stance, his
> > elbows are behind his torso, his fists are facing up. I think it kind of
> > looks unnatural to have his arms out like that.
>
> I am still photographing the mech because I can't get the poses to look
> genuine. It's harder to pose then you would think! I tried some squats and
> punching things, but they looked corny.
maaaybe you should migrate to the poseable world of bionicle?? *wink wink*
>
> > Head:
> > double awesomeness! i love it, so simple yet so slick! love the little roman
> > type head flare piece.
>
> Ah the head, I am still amazed that a section so small and non-load bearing
> COULD PISS ME OFF SO MUCH! I admit I let the stability fall on head for more
> design, but the damn thing falls off every 5 minutes! If I do revise this,
> the head is GONE :D
LOL yeah i know the feeling dude, on my little mech the torso would fall off
every two seconds and the whole thing would crash into the ground! i would
literally start banging my head into the desk, i finally just scrapped the
whole turning torso dealio and supported it through a bunch of 1x1 bricks with
holes in em, sooo much better!
>
> > PS take my opinions with a grain of salt, i have no expertise in mecha at all :)
>
> I am very glad you gave honest and good critisms, it make my reply that more
> involving!
>
> out
> Tony Knaak
> http://www.ozbricks.com/legostuff/index.html
whoops you replied twice it seems heh :X
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