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Re: TA-7 Rotgeist
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Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:02:36 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Geordan Hankinson writes:
> Another Jason mecha! woohoo! The gunjin was awesome, so expectations are
> high. ;^)
thanks! it's always a pleasure to get good reviews from you.
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> This mecha is fantastic! The inverted knees are very well done, they are
> clean and fit in with the model very nicely.
that was my whole goal. like i said, the entire model was built around the
reversed knee look. i'm glad it worked out.
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> I like the upside down torso alot! The bars and grilles on the front really
> add alot. The way you connected it to the waist is sweet, very unorthodox
> but it looks sweet.
the upside down torso idea was based solely on inverting the 1x1 tile w/
handle bar. it makes for an excellent grill effect. as for the waist, i
still can't seem to wander from the ball-and-socket idea. though waist
poseablility is limited in this model, that kind of joint is perfect for
other models like gunjin.
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> The head as on the gunjin, is very very well done. It's detailed, and it
> fits with the model, and I love what you did with the colors on it as well.
much appreciated. i had to go through several different kinds of heads
before i came up with this one. it had to be way different from gunjin's.
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> My favourite part of the basic mecha has to be the shoulders. I love them!
> The shape is sweet, you made them look round even though most of them
> aren't, and they open up! Hmmm I'm tempted to steal that design sometime. :^P
it's not stealing at all. i know the rocket hatch idea has been done before.
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> I love the back too. The red board is sweet, but the fuel pack (?) on the
> back is dope! Very sweet design.
i almost trashed this idea until i came up with the red bars idea.
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> Weapons. Man you got some crazy weapon building skill, that sniper rifle is
> sweet! Where'd you get those 1 x 2 tubes in grey? The retracting weapons are
> soooooooo cool. Not only the detail and the design of the weapons, but just
> the function of them folding back as well.
ah, my most beloved part of the model. i've seen many mecha with removable
or stationary shoulder weapons, but i always thought those weapons would
consistently get in the way. that's why i decided to make them retractable.
as for the 1x2 tubes, they came with several technic sets i have. if you're
interested in which ones, let me know and i get back to you on that.
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> Okay, here's my gripes.
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> The arms and the feet. They don't seem full enough or complete enough. In
> the feet, I'm pretty sure it's the technic pin holes in the slope that does
> it, maybe switch it for another piece. (1 x 3? although that might make it
> too short for what you wanna do) I think the arms need a little filling out,
> but I do like the wings (?) on them, they match the legs nicely.
i totally agree with you regarding the arms. i tried to add to them as much
as possible (especially the upper arms), but the design didn't allow for
much filling out. if you can give me some tips on this, i would love to go
back and fix them.
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> The dabbled color looks fine on everywhere but the lower legs, if you switch
> all the 1 x 1 discs from red and trans red to light grey, the color wouldn't
> be a problem imo.
sounds good to me. i think i'll try that.
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> Over all Jason, you have another amazing mecha under your belt, I'm still
> deciding whether I like the gunjin or this better. ;^)
me too, thanks again for your feedback.
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> Awesome job once again Jason, keep it up.
>
> -Geordan-
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| Another Jason mecha! woohoo! The gunjin was awesome, so expectations are high. ;^) This mecha is fantastic! The inverted knees are very well done, they are clean and fit in with the model very nicely. I like the upside down torso alot! The bars and (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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