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Subject: 
Re: New Mech! Hive Warrior
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lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 05:42:57 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mark Neumann writes:
Jeff, this is pretty darn cool.  The real crime here is that some folks are
going to do the whole anti bionicle line to this awesome creation.

Where to start?  I dig the head simple, elegant, fantastic.

Thanks!  I've been really trying to incorporate more system bricks into my
mechs.  I found that you can get more detail and variety that way.  But you
probably already know that.

Colors, fits the Hive theme, for some reason yellow and black almost >always makes me think of hornets.  One would think it'd mean >construction too butthat's where the overall construction would come >into play.  This looks more scary and so I think hive warrior definantly >fits.

I like the feet, three toes are good.  Great use of printed brick.

Shoulders are neato.  I can't quite place the part you got in repition
around the wheel.  Throwbot?

Yup!  It's a yellow gearbox.  Seven to be exact.

My only beef, and I'm not sure what to do about it because it's a >personal bane of mine as well, the hands look spindly.  Kind of thin, >where the rest of the mech is really beefy.  (you'll notice I don't use >hands much, this is why.)  But I do think with the insect theme (hive >warrior) it is good.  Very claw like.

Yeah  I agree.  I was in a rush to finish this guy and get to my Galidor
mech so I cheesed out on the hands.  But this type of hand is new for me!

Dude, I'm off to dig the pics again, and thanks for the ammunition >agains the "bionicle is crap" crowd.

;-)

Mark N


Thanks Mark



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  Re: New Mech! Hive Warrior
 
Jeff, this is pretty darn cool. The real crime here is that some folks are going to do the whole anti bionicle line to this awesome creation. Where to start? I dig the head simple, elegant, fantastic. Colors, fits the Hive theme, for some reason (...) (22 years ago, 15-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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