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When setting out to "Make a Mech".....What 5 things do you need when building? What is it your looking for when you set your pieces out and begin building? What parts help you or what do you think would help you in building Mecha? Thanks, Eric (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) 0. A good CD in the player or a great movie in the dvd to keep me entertained! 1. A mental or sketched plan with some internet research so I can figure out the scale of the build. 2. A color pallete, I tend to gravitate towards greys and (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) 1. A good CD in the player. 2. Snacks. The importance of snacks cannot be overstated. 3. A stack of visually inspiring material. 4. Several hours of free time. 5. Good lighting. (...) Depends. Usually a lot of small pieces, anything that (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Nice! I like it when posts like this show up. These are in order of my 'needs'. 1) Music- Usually something with a definitive beat to help keep the creative juices flowing. 2) A clean workspace- Without a cleaned off table and chair, the best (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) 1. Lego bricks 2. Uninterrupted time. 3. A build up of rest and nourishment, because I'll just keep building. 4. Music. Lots of music. 5. Wooshing noises, or Whrrrr-THUD (walking mech) sound effects. (...) I'm kind of zen in this respect. I'll (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks for all the great replies! I too build in much the same manner. Let me clarify, Specifically what kinds of parts do you use when building Mecha, and or types of peices would you like more of? e (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'd like to see the "Super Battle Droid" clickwheel hinge in more colours. It comes in black/dark grey in the Exo-Toa Armor-- let's get it in red/yellow/"real" blue/light grey too! More more more compound wedges and round slopes! More wedge (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I use 1 x 2 handle plates, 1 x 1 vet and horz clip plates, neck brackets (just started using thanks to SW Minis and Kotaro), I use alot of 1 x 2 plates, and those headlight / camera bricks. t (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) well, most of my mecha are under 6 inches tall so: Taps - I can't stress enough how useful I find these things for small hip and shoulder joints. Minifig megaphones 1x1 clip plates and tiles 1x1 headlight brick 1x1 round plates - my favourite (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) How do you rate those things, particularly in comparison to ball joints? I've been looking at that set for a while, but all I really want are the hinges so I can't really justify it even at the AU$45 I can get it for now. Are they any good? (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) 1- Music....Soft rock for medium-sized mechs, hard for the big boyz, rap for the lights, techno works for heavy/medium :<P 2- An overcast day always seems to make me way more creative. Dunno why, it just does. i like overcast days. 3- Time (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Plate Click Hinge, strong, very attachable, very hidable, hole in center good! Technic arm joint (super battle droid, UCS Naboo fighter stand) Also good, not as strong, axle hole and shape of core make a little awkward to use. Liking the plates with (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hmmm...I agree with most other replies, but my creative process really takes off when I follow this pattern... --I'm not inspired by Japanese Cartoons, though they ARE cool... --I'm not a huge fan of "forward" knees (like on a human), unless (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'd prefer these to ball joints, given the choice. The latter are just to weak to support any weight without some extra stiffening, IMO. Now.... I used balljoints for NekoII's ankles, basically supporting her whole frame, but I restricted the (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Okay, sorry for the misunderstanding. 1x1 clip plates 1x1 brick with studs on 5 sides 1x1 plate with eyehole on side. 1x1 plate with clip on side 4x1 lightsaber blade 3x1 Technic axle with stud More generally: Standard and inverse slopes, plates of (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) AH! So that's what you meant! Alrighty then, here's the list: 1) More Throwbot gearboxes - (URL) These are SOOOO important and now they seem to be in very short supply. 2) More SBD rotation joints. It's nice to see them in three sets, but (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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A lot of my mechs have the same body composition something which I am trying to change. But most of my mechs use these pieces: Technic ball technic sockets 1x2 brick with axle hole 6x1 wedges? (slopes?) 2x1 hinge bricks with 2 fingers 2x1 hinge (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) 1) Dave Johann coming over and sorting parts for me. 2) Brian Stokes giving me crap loads of parts for super cheap (and on credit) 3) Dave Johann giving me tons more parts for free as long as I "make some thing cool". 4) Eric Sophie telling me (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) ROFL! I guess I need to start following your #4 too, huh? :) More to be posted soon. -Dave (22 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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LOL! Ha, I love it. Same goes for me and Dave! e (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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