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Re: "Rotgeist" Mk II
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Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:16:34 GMT
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Wow Jason! i didn't think that that mecha could get much better, but, boy!
Did you prove me wrong!
The new knees look great! Far more protected against enemy munitions! and
the color is absoluteltly fantastic!
one thing I didn't notice from the first model is the missiles in the
shoulders. but now that I see them they are awesome!1
Well done man!!
Tim
In lugnet.build.mecha, Jason Coronado writes:
> hello again, everyone! although i really admire how you guys (and gals)
> give good constructive criticism along with positive comments, i never
> really took criticism much to heart. it's not that it disheartens me, but
> rather by the time i post my pics, i am so satisfied with the finished
> product that very few points of advise really hit home--that is, until now.
>
> after reading the great comments i received regarding rotgeist, i was very
> pleased...so pleased, in fact, that i was ready to close this next chapter
> of my mecha-building repertoire. however, i started to ponder some of the
> advise and comments about improving rotgeist, and i realized that many of
> them had great merit.
>
> i therefore decided to incorporate some ideas others offered to me into
> rotgeist, and thus, the idea of a "Mk II" came to its fruition. here's the
> breakdown of my "upgrades" along with the person who inspired it:
>
> 1. lower leg color: geordan hankinson and Tony Knaak both agreed that the
> lower leg color combination was a bit off, so i got rid of the red disks,
> and changed the gray 1x3 slopes and 1x1 bricks to red on the inside of the
> calf. i also added another red, inversed double slope. this made the
> combination more linear and not sporatic
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> 2. feet: geordan also mentioned that the feet didn't seem "complete"
> enough due to the technic slope with the holes. i really didn't agree with
> him that much although i thought that the current feet weren't stable enough
> being only attached by two studs each. i revamped the feet and replaced the
> technic slope with two 1x3 slopes and one 1x2 slope which gives the top of
> the foot more of a curve. it also seems to make the feet more "complete".
> and i didn't want to let eric sophie down by getting rid of the rear feet
> splay. actually, with the new feet, the model is a lot more stable.
>
> 3. knee joint: tony knaak also mentioned that the knee joint looked too
> open for direct hits which would not be prudent for an armored mecha, and
> the legs looked a little "squat and stubby" for the anime look. originally
> i disagreed with him, but i decided to replace the small, round click hinges
> with two 1x4 click hinges made round by two 1x2 regular and inverted slopes.
> the overall look was fantastic. i didn't realize how "squat and stubby" the
> legs looked until i added the 1x4 click hinges. now the mecha looks taller,
> more proportionally sound, and the knee join • ts look to be a bit sturdier.
> there's a close-up photo of this change.
>
> 4. arms: geordan pointed out that, along with the feet, the arms didn't
> seem complete enough and needed some filling out. this really hit home when
> i revamped the knees and lower legs. the arms seemed a little too short,
> and i agreed with geordan from the beginning that the arms needed some
> filling out. i decided to lengthen the arms by 1 stud using a 1x2 brick. i
> also added some plates, tiles, plate hinges, and clips to add to the bulk of
> the arms. i also switched out the 2x2 regular and inverted slopes on the
> upper arms with some 2x3 slopes. i think that did the trick.
>
> all in all, i really appreciate your constructive criticism, gentlemen. by
> taking your advice, i have made rotgeist a better-looking and performing
> mecha, and i am even more pleased now than before. i hope you like it.
> please lmkwyt again.
>
> http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=40417
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| thanks, bro! i was hoping you guys might like the new version. as for the missile launchers, i made sure i took a couple of closeups per stuart immonen's advice. i guess it payed off. (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| hello again, everyone! although i really admire how you guys (and gals) give good constructive criticism along with positive comments, i never really took criticism much to heart. it's not that it disheartens me, but rather by the time i post my (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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