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Re: New Mecha
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lugnet.build.mecha
Date: 
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 01:00:27 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Eric Sophie wrote:

   Mate! This is too cool. I loved the “Prawn” and I was quite jealous!

Now you intergrated your ideas and came up with this and its really neat.

I like this picture alot: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=429639

It was a bit of fun getting it into that pose :)

   Overall its got merit. As with all Mecha, part of the challange is engineering it to stand. Most Mecha Models are inherently a little unstable, but that’s just ‘cause the models aren’t alive. So if you get em’ to stand long enough to shoot photos, your golden.

Especially if you can get them to do it in a cool pose :) I find that I can’t bring myself to compromise on the range of motion in the joints, which unfortunately means that they also are more unstable.

I did discover that a couple of layers of paper between the ball and socket helps stiffen up ball joints a lot, and that ankle joints need to be the stiffest of all.

  
Whoa, the hands are a trip. The feet are especially cool.

Thanks. I’m rather pleased with the hands as well. It still amazes me how much potential there is within basic parts like hinge plates and tiles.

  
Nice job!

Now can we go back in time so I can steal the “Prawn” design?

But if you went back in time the prawn wouldn’t exist and you wouldn’t be able to steal it. ;) Either way, steal away.

Thanks for the response

Allister



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(...) Mate! This is too cool. I loved the "Prawn" and I was quite jealous! Now you intergrated your ideas and came up with this and its really neat. I like this picture alot: (URL) Overall its got merit. As with all Mecha, part of the challange is (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)

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