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Re: Two great tastes that taste great together
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Fri, 27 Sep 2002 15:42:02 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Gil Shaw writes:
> Ah! The tendrills of the podfrenzy have breached the defenses of Drake
> Galactic Keep!
Makes it sounds like a disease. Oh no, I've got poditis!
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> And with beautiful results...looks amazing Adrian. A few years back, I was
> reading an article about bike 'speed gangs' in Japan. I was expecting
> sleek, bullet-esque Kawasakis with Akira overtones. Instead, these gangs
> had these bizarre bikes with huge fenders sticking 4 feet on a diagonal off
> the back seat, matching farings and an assortment of do-das and such jutting
> out.
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> When I saw the vanes coming out of the PodCycle, I was immediately reminded
> of said bikes.
I'd love to see pictures of these bikes. I'd bet they'd be great
inspirations for my TurboCycle series. When I was building this model, I
had an expanse of emptiness on the top of the back wheel. I didn't really
know what to stick there, so I figured big mecha-esque protruberances work
as good as anything :) Glad you like.
Adrian
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www.brickfrenzy.com
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> A bit of a ramble...apologies.
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> -G
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> In lugnet.announce.moc, Adrian Drake writes:
> > I tried to avoid this. Really, I did. But everybody kept making really
> > cool MOC's using the concept, and in a fit of creativity, I caved. At least
> > I kept it in my Turbocycle family. Well, enough babbling, the PodCycle's on
> > the ground page.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Adrian
> > --
> > www.brickfrenzy.com
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| And there is no cure but for more pods! The phenomenon, I believe, is called Bosozoku. A quick search found one site with some toned down versions, but still you get the idea of the philosophy of 'the crazier the better'. Check out the galleries (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.space)
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| Ah! The tendrills of the podfrenzy have breached the defenses of Drake Galactic Keep! And with beautiful results...looks amazing Adrian. A few years back, I was reading an article about bike 'speed gangs' in Japan. I was expecting sleek, (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.space)
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