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Re: It's a Mech...It's a plane...It's, uh, both?
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lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha
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Sun, 1 Jun 2003 23:36:18 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Stuart Immonen wrote:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Adrian Drake wrote:
> > Transformers, more than meets the eye...
> > Transformers, robots in disguise.
> >
> > Okay, so it's not an actual for real Transformer from the TV show, but hey,
> > it's nifty enough.
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> Better, I'd wager! Adrian, this is a super-fantastic transforming mech,
> definitely in the tradition of the Transformers and Robotech, but wholly
> unique.
Thanks, I really enjoyed building it. Unfortunately, I'm pushing the limits of
my grey hinge collection, so the next one I build (and there WILL be a next one)
will have to be some other color majority.
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> It would be an accomplishment just to have created either one or the other of
> the transforming modes, but to have both in one model is quite incredible!
The two modes did turn out surprisingly well. Even with the scrawny arms :)
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> > and the hands from Stuart Immonen's latest mech (though I'm not sure he
> > created it, but he most recently used it)
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> Thanks for the nod! The use of revolvers for fingers is not my idea -- I
> believe <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=kerouac Ryoichi
> Takagaki> was the first with these:
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> Your variation suits (in both modes) your model well!
I had the hardest time finding a place to stash those hands once I'd decided to
use the revolvers. I spent 4 days working on the arms alone, with different
hand designs, different transformation locations, etc. It was really quite
maddening!
I'm glad the result has proven suitable :)
Adrian
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http://www.brickfrenzy.com
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