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JHK! Thank you for your comments, I am pleased that you like both. I couldn't have made this moc if it wasn't for all those binocs I got with my ISD. I saw that you also used the ISD to your advantage! out (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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(...) You can see you put some effort in it! I stumbeled over your creation before I read the anouncement. I have a folder on my machine where I keep a collection of interesting MOC's, your spidernest went in straight away. You ask why? Well: I (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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Hi all! I've finally realized I'll never get around to make all updates needed on my site at once so I hope to spill it out little by little. Here's the first effort: (URL) a little somtehing I made in October 2002. It's a tank that I added ordinary (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.technic) !
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| | Re: OFW IV "WolfSpyder" and the FCS ESAT "SpyderNest"
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Tony both of these are really cool. great work! (...) stories are so real and well done as well as are the armor descriptions on the WolfSpyder. The WolfSpyder is an awesome model on it's own too. It looks fantastic. Lots of little details really (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: MOC: German WWII halftrack and armoured car
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(...) Not to add fuel to this fire, but the are more than a few suicide-bomber and bombed-out-building photos on Brickshelf, and by coincidence I think all of them are in the context of BrikWars games. Specifically, NELUG's games, so we know that (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Of course you'll get a good run for your money from me when talking about historical imagery and selective vision; I'm a professional historian, after all. ;) But why sticking the minifigs in tanks--that's an interesting philosophical (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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Hi Harvey, You are the person I was trying to have a discussion with, before I got tangled up in all that morality of war toys stuff. (...) Okay, no problem. I'm not going to risk winding you over your name and type it in wrong again. As for me, I (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Ahh... You crack me up, thanks for the laughter! /Tobbe (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I did indeed expect to be challenged and in your response, you have given me very good run for my money. For that I salute you. For the record, I don't deride people who create military MOCs (That's a bit strong) it's that I don't understand (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I love that 'in action' shot! Pretty neat background... Yes, we must remember that LEGO® is essentially a toy, although fast becoming an adult toy IMHO. Again, I was at Wal-World today and informed a father and his son in the LEGO® aisle that (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Hi To all of you with opinions about of military models I have uploaded two new pictures. One specially for Craig and one specially for Harvey :) (URL) Lego models is just a game don't forget that. Mattias (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: OFW IV "WolfSpyder" and the FCS ESAT "SpyderNest"
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(...) That's pretty neat. The posablility is nice, and those antenna compounds are truly revolutionary. (...) Wow! That is awesome. There is a lot to like on this MOC... particullarly the cockpit and the weapons array on the top. The way the (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: OFW IV "WolfSpyder" and the FCS ESAT "SpyderNest"
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The guys enjoy playing poker on the flatbed! :^) thanks out (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: OFW IV "WolfSpyder" and the FCS ESAT "SpyderNest"
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Hey Jamie, the arms are actually pretty highly posable. the sholder rotation is the best and it is strong. The elbow needs a little saran wrap on the end of the anntena ball to make it nice and stiff, but now it can hold those huge guns! As for (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: OFW IV "WolfSpyder" and the FCS ESAT "SpyderNest"
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Thank you David! I made the upper arms short and made the forearms elongated as sort of my homage to the Bubblegum Crisis suits. The only thin I wish I could do is make the "hands" more real looking but at such a small scale, well... The enclosed (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: OFW IV "WolfSpyder" and the FCS ESAT "SpyderNest"
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Chris, I am please that you like both of the creations! The antennas were an evolution in mecha suit design and I think I have reached the end of that evolution, I want to build something different. The suit mounting went through oh, about 5 (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: OFW IV "WolfSpyder" and the FCS ESAT "SpyderNest"
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Hey Mark! I think support equipment makes all the mecha that much better! Mecha needs back-up and want to build it! The engine was the actual start of the whole thing, I sorta built around it. Thanks! out (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: OFW IV "WolfSpyder" and the FCS ESAT "SpyderNest"
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(...) I also like it as a transport. Pretty cool that you have can the troops hang out on the outside :) -Anne -- There may be 50 ways to leave your (\`--/') _ _______ .-r-. leave your lover, but there are >.~.\ `` ` `,`,`. ,'_'~`. only 4 ways out (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: OFW IV "WolfSpyder" and the FCS ESAT "SpyderNest"
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WOW! Thats some cool stuff Tony. Like I said in another post, I'm not much of a exo suit kinda guy but that looks cool. How posable are the arms? Like do they stay fairly tight or are they playable at all? Keep up the good work. Jamie (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: MOC: German WWII halftrack and armoured car
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(...) <snip> First of all, my name is HARVEY, and my last name is spelled HENKELMAN, get it right next time (...) <snip> Miss the point? I beg to differ (...) <snip> And it's too bad that LEGO® refuses to tap into it's competitor's market (i.e. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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