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Subject: 
Re: Next Wave of Battletech
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Date: 
Fri, 2 May 2003 21:53:12 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Ryan Wilhelm writes:
Hey All-

Finally finished my latest round of mechs.....links below.....comments welcome!


Centurion:  (Dark pics, I know, but camo is SO hard to photograph)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=41746

The camo aspect is a difficult one to pull off to be sure. I suspect the
reason it doesn't work very
well is due more to the scale of the mech than to anything else. Other than
that, this is more of a
statue than a mech-no articulation (that I can see) below the waist, limited
articulation all over.
Sorry to be harsh about this one, but you did ask for honesty.

Hellbringer:  (Revamped for your enjoyment)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=41751

Ah, my beloved colorscheme-red + whatever. All in all it's a pretty good
model. Just enough
articulation to justify being called a mech rather than a statue. I like the
interspersal of click
hinges throughout the model to promote strength in it's joints as well as
the nice offset the greys
give to the red.

Hellion:   (Finished up as promised, base picture included)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=41755

Easily my favorite of the three you posted. Nice mobility, a fairly rounded
colorscheme, and a
nicely shaped head. My sole problem with this model is the oh so common
hands. That particular
use of the minifig legs brings this model down simply because we've seen it
used so many times
before.

I am finishing up pics of the remodeled Thor/Summoner, Hollander II, and the
Strider.  Also, I will be getting some outdoors shots of the Centurion soon,
as the weather is getting nice out west here.

I'm looking forward to these pics. I love finding my favorite pic and useing
it as the highlight for
the sidebar.

As a final note, I would REALLY like some input on the following:

What mech do you want to see (revamped/more pictures of/etc.)?
If you specified a mech to be revamped above, specifically what did you (not
like/think needs changing) about it?

Revamped: Centurion. It needs to be 2-3x it's current size in order for the
camo effect to have a
chance of working. I think you've got a pretty good shot at making it work.
Also, knees might be
a nice addition. ;)

Thanks!

Ry Wilhelm
http://graybandit0.tripod.com/clan/

I think I've given you enough to work from for now..
-Dave
curator .build.mecha



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Hey All- Finally finished my latest round of mechs.....links below.....comments welcome! Centurion: (Dark pics, I know, but camo is SO hard to photograph) (URL) (Revamped for your enjoyment) (URL) (Finished up as promised, base picture included) (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)  

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