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Re: Aldebaran's New Clothes
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Sat, 26 Jul 2003 08:05:03 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
Chris,
Looks great! I especially love the head design. I think that the head and the
hands are the most important part of a mech. It gives Aldebaran alot of
personality and character. Also, I am a huge fan of the single eye mech look.
It appears that you've done more work since I saw it at the last LUGOLA meeting.
Awesome work. And I love the poseability! Yes! I've been thinking about
creating a generic super poseable frame and just working on the armor design.
I'm trying to get more into the brick stuff and away from Bionicle.
Again, Aldebaran rocks.
Jeff
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| (...) Thanks, Jeff! I've really been influenced by your work - especially your Gouka (but you know how much I love that mecha...) I would love to see you build a brick mecha, but I would also miss your Bionicle/Technic mecha as well... Chris (21 years ago, 28-Jul-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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