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Re: Aldebaran's New Clothes
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Mon, 21 Jul 2003 03:24:37 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Christopher Snead wrote:
> Hello everone...
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> Here is my new mecha - Aldebaran:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=48095
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> I got the idea when I started toying around with a SBD click hinge based
> armature:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=45987
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> I figured the whole "building a frame" style of construction was a good way to
> 1) carefully control the overall proportions of the mecha, and 2) not spend a
> whole lot of effort reinventing joint tech for every 12" mecha I build.
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> A little history - Aldebaran was originally a variation of the first bipedal
> mecha I built. I made both a yellow (Procyon) and red (Aldebaran) version of
> this mecha in 1998, long before I discovered the joys of the build.mecha (I
> don't think Lugnet was even around back then). I kept Aldebaran around for a
> while for historical purposes until 2001, but he ultimately fell victim to the
> fate which falls upon most Lego creations. It's a good thing, too - by today's
> standards, this mecha was hideous, even for a first mecha!
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> Anyway, to really focus on proportions for this project, I decided not to give
> it a pilot; so I figured I should make this a reincarnated version of Aldebaran.
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> There were more things I was going to do to this mecha, like give it some big
> guns (sorry Mladen), a backpack (I say that for every one of my mecha, but never
> get around to it), and some cooler feet. But alas, I'm sick of Lego right now -
> they're like Krispy Kreme doughnuts after I've had two dozen of them. So maybe
> in the future I'll do moreto it, butmost liekly I'll just skip to the next
> project.
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> Thanks to:
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> Dave Johann - for cotributing the eye. I challenge anyone out there (besides
> Dave Johann, of course, and Bryce Mcglone) to figure out what set it came
> from...
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> Bryce Mcglone - for the wonderful backdrop he loaned to be for this pic:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/chondrite/Aldebaran/aldebaran11.jpg
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> (more pics with this backdrop to follow)
> Special thanks to these two for their limitless hospitality whenever I'm down in
> L.A.
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> Sun Yun - For his input on the importance of scaling mecha properly.
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> Gla Gla - Hands - It would be worth it to learn Japanese just to talk to you in
> person and see your models firsthand...
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> And all of my other mecha buddies out there - I'm forever stealing your ideas
> ;-)
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> Later, Chris
FRIGGIN AWESOME!
This is uber badass.
I see you borrowed bryce's bajonkin red building eh? He needs to do more things
with those.. like maybe a destruction scene heh. :P
Geez this thing is such an awesome mech.
Your mechs always have this distinct style of being poseable and almost
skeletony. The innerworkings are amazing. Everything is perfect. On your last
mech (the blue one featured in the pics), I thought the ankles were sord of raw,
but you covered them up perfectly this time.
This mech is definitely one of my favorites so far. The roof tiles really add
some sharp angles to this, making it flow really well. The only things you could
do to make it better are possibly add some black 3 x 2 slopes to the lower torso
since its a bit skinny.. and add a weapon. :P
This thing would be pretty badass with a spas12 shotgun or possibly a PSG-1
<<http://world.guns.ru/sniper/hk_psg1_l.jpg>>
Heres more guns if you need them for reference.
<http://world.guns.ru/main-e.htm>
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