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Re: MOC: X40A Ranger Alpha
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Date: 
Fri, 1 Nov 2002 16:59:32 GMT
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Greetings!

I think it's incredible how the mech fits into the pod - I can imagine that
took some doing. And I really like the wheel-within-a-wheel detail on the
pod engine - I might have to borrow that sometime.

I was immediately reminded of Starship Troopers (the book, not the film).
That's a Good Thing!

Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff.

- Paul

In lugnet.announce.moc, John Kornhaus writes:
> Greetings!
> 
> I've had a lot of time to kill this month while looking for a new job
> (anyone need a slightly used Mac programmer?), so I thought I'd finally
> post a few shots of some MOCs I've built. I've been haunting the
> newsgroups for years and decided I should delurk and start
> contributing.
> 
> 
> First up is a small mech from the MitsuDyne Corporation, model X40A.
> 
> The Ranger is a light recon vehicle designed for rapid deployment from
> orbit to an unsecured LZ. The unit is folded into a compact ball and
> installed in a TDS pod for atmospheric insertion. Moments before ground
> contact, the unit will be released from the TDS and complete a
> self-powered controlled descent while transforming to deployed mode.
> 
> It was challenging to build the desired detail and articulation (the
> hip joint has two DOF) while reserving room for the weapons and support
> gear given the rigid size constraints. The model is fairly fragile, but
> the fold/deploy transformation is fully functional.
> 
> 
> MitsuDyne X40A
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=27757
> 
> MitsuDyne 301 TDS pod
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=27756
> 
> 
> PLMKWYT. All my content on BrickShelf is new, so please explore.
> 
> 
> z



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Greetings! I've had a lot of time to kill this month while looking for a new job (anyone need a slightly used Mac programmer?), so I thought I'd finally post a few shots of some MOCs I've built. I've been haunting the newsgroups for years and (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)  

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