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Hi, everyone!
Seeing the general buzz that's always in .build.mecha
and my desire to continue procrastinating on this grant
proposal, I've been inspired to risk rendering a 20-year-
old design into LEGO. It's from a universe I've been
working on since then, the same one that my .space creations
(and weird technical descriptions) come from. It's from
before the era of hypergunned mecha, so that's why it's
armed lightly in comparison. ;)
That said, please take a look at this:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=6466
It's actually an *alien* biotek, recovered by the Swedish
military in 2218 and retrofitted for a human pilot (and
a Terran-style "armour sidearm"--the original would have
carried bracer cannon). The designation (LAt) isn't
alien, but Terran; we just don't know how they classify
their machines. It's nice when their equipment can be
captured, because 1) it gives us a chance to look at
the systems up close and 2) it adds really *good* bioteks
to the Terran armory, which is a lot better than the
lousy things that pass for bioteks in human militaries.
The suit itself uses exactly zero Bionicle-balls (that
sounds a bit lewd). The pilot barely fits, and it's
extremely cramped in there (the pilot space is 3x4x3.6).
It's stooped-over very deliberately; I didn't show it in
full running gait in the pictures, but it's really rather
quick, earning it the colloquial name "toad" from the
Royal Army (not frog, *toad* ;) ).
Anyways, this is my first foray into mech-construction in
three years, so I'd appreciate feedback. I may rebuild
the hips and incorporate the ball joints so it stands more
stably, but I like the way the SNOT-mounted sides came out.
I do like the hands, because the thumb serves to hold the
"rifle" very nicely. If I get a chance I may scan in the
original drawings, bad as they are now that I look at them
20 years down the line.
best
LFB
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| Hey there, LFB! I like it! I like it! Your 'Toad' walker looks like an AT-ST on steroids...it has a nice bulky look to it without actually being bulky. I truly like the flow of the model especially towards the feet. That's certainly one of the best (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) I like it very much! It has a more organic feel than most mecha models. The construction doesn't seem as polished as others I've seen, but it's still far superior to anything I could do. I especially like the cockpit -- now that I've seen it, (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Great mecha Lindsay, very great mecha. Good form, I espeically like the head, and the articulation in the neck is great, it makes it look like it has some personality. The legs are awesome, very unique design, the feet are nice too. Nice thruster's (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Very nice mecha. I like the backstory. What strikes me most about this mecha is the organic hunched feel. The posture really gives it personality. Good articulation on the neck as well. The posability of the head help with the whole personality (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Yay! Sweden's getting a new, cool weapon! (Which is good because I'm a Swede, hehe...) I like it, especially the dinosaur-look. However, the colour scheme is not that good, IMO. It seems that almost everyone build stuff in tan and brown these days. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| i just realized you put the minifig in the head that's WAAA...AAAY cool the more i look the more i think this is my favorite mech i've ever seen it's just sooo...ooo weird and cool and interesting.... better pics? more pics? .dat file? -paul (...) (23 years ago, 25-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (I posted this message a few days ago but forgot about the authenticication. HEre it is again.) Yay! Sweden's getting a new, cool weapon! (Which is good because I'm a Swede, hehe...) I like it, especially the dinosaur-like-look. However, the colour (...) (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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