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Re: New MOC: Beau Sabreur Kaji
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Sun, 17 Aug 2003 05:13:49 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Will Vale wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I thought that making a
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=51563 mecha with no arms and
> legs> was a bit of a cheat, so I've tried to follow up with a 'proper' one.
> I'm amazed at how difficult it was to get something jointed that can stand up
> and hold poses properly. All the cool mecha I've seen so far are now that
> much more impressive!
>
> Anyway, here's Beau Sabreur Kaji for your delectation:
>
> [Pre-moderation teaser:]
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> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/willvale/Kaji/01-tease.jpg>>
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> [Post moderation:]
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> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=53754>
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> [Stats]
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> About a foot tall.
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> Weighs around 1.6 pounds.
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> 15 points of articulation plus 'fingers' and shoulder pads.
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> Roughly 2 weeks construction time (evenings and weekends.)
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> [Construction notes]
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> I thought that I was going to make something akin to a Gasaraki Armour suit,
> so I started out by making a chest comparment to carry a minifig pilot. Then
> a friend of mine lent me the first few episodes of Evangelion and things
> changed a bit... My Beau Sabreur is in no way meant to be an EVA, but it does
> have one or two features in common - particularly the lower body and the
> entry plug-style pilot compartment.
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> (By the way, kudos to all the folks who've recently made or are making EVAs -
> they look amazing.)
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> There are other influences too - a friend of mine pointed out that the head
> looks a bit like the Type-0 from Patlabor, and I had the arms and hands of
> Mechadeus from Big-O in mind while building as well.
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> The problem with the EVA-style cockpit is that the torso needed to be pretty
> big, and at an angle to the vertical. This meant that my previous attempts at
> click-hinge legs failed to support the weight at the ankles and I had to try
> and produce very small worm-gear boxes.
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> I saw the amazing Dark Gundam a while ago, and read about using worm gears,
> but never thought I'd build something that big. Not that Kaji is all that
> big. I was pretty pleased with my ankle and foot design, but I've since seen
> that form of gearbox on other mecha so I guess it was a case of convergent
> evolution. The way the gearboxes fit into the shins is very satisfying - it's
> one of those things where all the parts are completely loose until the shin
> lid is closed, and then it all locks into place and is really strong.
> Creating a middle-sized mecha is quite an interesting prospect really - there
> isn't enough space to use all the really strong joint techniques, but the
> smaller hinge-based joints aren't strong enough for the weight.
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> I'm pretty happy with the end result of the joints - the poses it can achieve
> are quite dynamic, and it will stand posed without falling, although
> adjusting the balance to get the pose is fiddly. I think it'd be a lot better
> if the legs could splay, and I keep thinking of Optimus Prime when I look at
> the upper torso, which isn't really what I wanted. Never mind.
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> I'm hoping to build some more equipment (guns and things) at some point but
> I'm a bit burnt out at the moment... At least I managed the sabre. I may have
> to rework the arms a bit because the ball and socket joints, while very
> posable, aren't able to support much weight. The sabre poses rely on getting
> the weight to go straight down through the wrist to prevent it flopping
> around, and it'd be more fun without this restriction.
>
> Finally, the name is obviously a nod to Evangelion, plus I liked the idea of
> a Japanese mecha fighting using a western martial art. As a keen fencer, that
> had to be fencing. (I'm actually a foilist but it's not such a cool name.)
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> Anyway, apologies for rambling on and I hope you like it. I certainly enjoyed
> the building and photographing.
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> Comments and criticism very welcome,
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> Cheers,
>
> Will
dude, nice job! in spite of all the ideas you got from other mecha styles, this
one amalgam seems to be one of the most original as a whole. you did an
excellent job on the anke joints which happen to be, in my opinion, the most
imporant part a model needs for posing. i am totally floored with the "plug"
cockpit idea! when i read your post before your pics were moderated, i assumed
your plug idea didn't actually fit a minifig. the plug i created for my
evangelion (due to come out in a couple of weeks) used only round 1x1 bricks
(booring). please don't take offense to this, but your mecha is ugly in a very
cool sort of way. although i'm big on proportions, the disproportionment of
your mecha adds to its originality and character. nice color scheme and weapon
too.
the j
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