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Re: Another delurk, another debut MOC
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Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:09:27 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Victor J. Zuylen writes:
> Hey all,
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> After a long period of lurking around and secretly envying your
> talents, I too have decided to take the plunge and build a mecha
> myself. I believe my exact thoughts were, "how hard can it be?". Well,
> suffice to say that my admiration for the designers in this group has
> doubled overnight.
I know exactly how you feel. Welcome to .mecha.
> Introducing the VM01-MU "Pygmy" Defense Mecha:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=34735
(cue sound of drool dripping on Soren's desk)
> Constructed from a mix of very old and very new parts (I've only
> recently rediscovered the joy of LEGO), the microfig-scale Pygmy firmly
> adheres to simple 80's mecha design aesthetics. At first I wanted to
> emulate the dynamics of more recent popular mecha designs, but I
> quickly gave up on that idea due to a lack of appropriate parts.
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> For the arms and legs, I took inspiration from Tony Knaak's ingenious
> Gauntlet lever/bush technique. I figured this would give a nice
> tradeoff between size and poseability. To reinforce the limbs, I
> threaded strips of rubber band through them. One might argue this is
> "cheating", but I actually used a spare rubber band from one of my
> Bionicle sets, so I figure it's okay.
Hey, I'm down with that.
> One of the biggest problems turned out to be photographing the Pygmy -
> I only have a low-res webcam at my disposal, and it can't handle the
> darker parts very well. So, I ended up rebuilding the whole mecha in
> MLCad, and then rendering it in POV-Ray. To spruce things up a little I
> added the VG01 Heavy Laser Cannon to the first picture - it's not
> really a microfig-scale weapon, but it underscores the Pygmy's small
> size nicely.
I agree.
> What do you think? If you have any ideas or comments that I can use for
> my next creation, I would love to hear them. Be gentle, though - it's
> my first time. :-)
I'm not really qualified to critique, and I can't really find anything wrong
with your design. If you ever produced this as a kit you could make millions.
As for ideas, my usual source is an import modeling magazine, Hobby Japan. It's
a little hard to find, but worth the trouble.
Take care,
Soren
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