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Subject: 
New mecha: Hoplite
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Date: 
Wed, 28 May 2003 03:04:46 GMT
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I just recently finished this mech. I built it so my other Medium mecha had
a counterpart.
I am mostly proud of the head design. I got the idea of using the "mowhawk"
from watching 'Mad Max' the night before :) The leg an arm design are
similar to my other medium mech. I tried to ditch the mostly black paint
scheme in favor of something more vibrant, IE the red.

The head was the first thing i built. It used one of those round green
translucent saucer things inside a technic figures helmet. The mowhawk is
made from the 1widex2long hinge plates with three teeth and the flat 1x2's
with 2 teeth.

Sorry about the quality of the pictures, my digital cam ain't the best, but
at least i have one. If i can, I'll try and get some more shots of the mech,
as well as me re-armed infantry squad :)

Please offer me your criticism again, as it helps me churn out newer and
better MOCs!

Here is the folder (post mod)

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=44612


And here are a few pics (deep links)
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DaLancer/Hoplite/00.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DaLancer/Hoplite/07.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DaLancer/Hoplite/08.jpg

PLMKWYT!



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: New mecha: Hoplite
 
Okay Frank, here's my thoughts: I'm feelin' the mohawk! This is brilliant and AKAIAC, the best part of the mech. It compliments the rest of the mech well-it helps accent the bulky feel of your design. That said, I can't say I like much else on the (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
  Re: New mecha: Hoplite
 
(...) design. I like the foot, nice trick with the slope. Got to love the massively oversized rifle too :-) --- wubwub wubwub@wildlink.com Jain's Guide www.wildbrick.com Start planning for BrickFest 2003! The AFOL Community's Premier Fan Run Event! (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
  Re: New mecha: Hoplite
 
Frank, this is neat. I like the head and I encourage you to continue building. Always good to see stuff from you. Keep up the good work. e (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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