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Subject: 
new mecha
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lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.microscale
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Date: 
Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:31:20 GMT
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here’s a mech I made with only the pieces in designer set 4100 Maximum wheels-I started with the head & decided to try to builkd a mech for it, an make it as poseable as possible with the pices in the set. I used a lot of basic stud-friction joints (semi-stiff; was tricky getting it to stand without the hip, knee or especially ankle not cooperating) & found good use for the bricks-with-technic-pins, besides putting wheels on them. the overall robot pics didn’t seem to come out as good as thought, i’ll try for better ones later (the detail ones seem good enough:



http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jeff-S/Space-Mecha/Mecha/Redbot/redbot01.jpg

pics ‘...redbot01.jpg’ thru ‘...redbot27.jpg’

he seems to like playing with lego too...





here’s another couple hoverbikes i made from the yellow X-pod set:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jeff-S/Space-Mecha/Hover-Wheeled-Vehicl/ShortNoseHoverbike/hbshrtns01.jpg

(pics ‘...01’ & ‘...02’)


& http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jeff-S/Space-Mecha/Hover-Wheeled-Vehicl/ShovelnoseHoverbike/hbshvlns01.jpg

(pics ‘...01’, ‘...02’, & ‘...03’)


a small classic space-style ship from designer set 4098 High Fliers:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jeff-S/Space-Mecha/Ships/Dart/dart01.jpg

(pics ‘...01’ thru ‘...05’)


an ‘arrowhead’ size & shape microscale ship from designer set 4100 Maximum Wheels:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jeff-S/Space-Mecha/Ships/Arrowhead/arrowhead01.jpg

(pics ‘...01’ thru ‘...05’)


and a microscale star-wars style (kinda like E-wing) fighter from yellow X-pod set:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jeff-S/Space-Mecha/Ships/Stinger/stinger01.jpg

(pics ‘...01’ thru ‘...05’)


my gallery post-mod: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jeff-S


Enjoy!

Jeff



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  Re: new mecha
 
(...) (snip buncha good stuff) (...) All these are excellent alts Jeff....the maximum wheels mech is my fave. I love how the cockpit area looks like the cab of a semi truck...could easily see it on the back of the set box. The minis and hoverbike (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)

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