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Re: Future Piaggio P9000x
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 8 Aug 2001 02:01:38 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Joel Jacobsen writes:
> In lugnet.space, Joel Kuester writes:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6047
> > LMKWYT!
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> Joel!!
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> Awesome scooter, man! It seems to run in the same vein as Paul Hartzog's tan
> speeder bike from months past. At least to my eyes. :)
thanks, I wasn't thinking of his speeder when I made it, but I can
definately see why you'd think that. I like his vehicle a lot, so I don't
mind the comparison.
> I love the use of the 2x3 black backhoe "scoop" as the "skid plate" or
> whatnot underneath. Is that a cleverly hidden click-hinge arm behind it? It
> looks like it in this pic:
it is a click hinge, although I wasn't really trying to hide it, it's just
part of the shape :)
> You've made a great use of parts all around!
I'm really happy that I was able to use the large space port astronaut
backpack in a MOC. It actually makes a really cool instrument panel and
handlebars.
> Y'know.. looking at that same pic, it almost strikes me as something that
> might have shown up in the background during the "chase" scenes at the
> beginning(ish) of The 5th Element...
I have to admit I like some of the designs in that movie, but it was mostly
the sets like the apartments and the regeneration tube, some of the other
stuff was a little silly.
> I love it! (and you've inspired me to try and think up something about this
> size, now.. curse you! <G>)
well, there was a wheeled bike movement, so maybe with Pat's and Paul's
hover vehicles we can start the hover bike movement :)
cheers!
Joel K
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 | | Future Piaggio P9000x is sweet
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| (...) Sweet design Joel, i really like all the non-perpendicular angles. It's so hard w/ lego to break out of the whole up-down studs thing... mebbe we can trade off some dats and one of us can build our speeders and take a pic of them all together (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Future Piaggio P9000x
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| (...) Joel!! Awesome scooter, man! It seems to run in the same vein as Paul Hartzog's tan speeder bike from months past. At least to my eyes. :) I love the use of the 2x3 black backhoe "scoop" as the "skid plate" or whatnot underneath. Is that a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.space)
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