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Re: New Mecha MOC: Neko 2
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Date: 
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 19:11:08 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Tony Knaak writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Stuart Immonen writes:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=35578
> 
> First and foremost I want to stress to the rest of the mechers how hard it
> is to correctly photograph black LEGO, but Stuart, you managed to pull it
> off great!

I'm a slave to Photoshop. Though I used a slow "film" speed, and lots of
natural light, the pix were still underexposed. Photoshop brought out _some_
details, but not everything. I'm going to try to take some more with a
filtered flash.

> 
> Ok, I am guess that you used ball joints and clicks, or are the elbows and
> knees plates hinges?


Knees= click hinges
Ankles & Shoulders= limited axis ball joints
Elbows= Sneadified 1 x 4 brick hinges
Hips= double ball joint based on Chris Snead's idea here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=229380



> The curvy female thighs and rump and the breasts sell me the most.
> Second the way you flared the calves makes the knees look like they are
> trying to touch each other. That thighs together, knees almost touching,
> lower leg angled out has a very submissive, feminine look that you and the
> anime captured great.

:^o  !!!!!


> The upper arms look fantastic too. The only minute critism I have is that
> the lower arms seem too thin. I wnat to see fatter hands and lower arms
> simmilar to the fat calves and boots.

yeah... point taken. Though traditionally, anime women have looooong legs
and small upper bodies, including their arms and hands.


> 
> Finally the head, what can I say, you are the master of heads! The little
> thingies with the trans red tips look REALLY knight sabers.


Thanks man! I really appreciate the in-depth assesment!


stuart



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  Re: New Mecha MOC: Neko 2
 
(...) is to correctly photograph black LEGO, but Stuart, you managed to pull it off great! Ok, I am guess that you used ball joints and clicks, or are the elbows and knees plates hinges? The Bubble Gum Crisis is a great series and you got the suit (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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