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Re: 4 New Mecha @ Moonbase Io
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space
Date: 
Tue, 29 Aug 2000 18:25:15 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Greg Majewski writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Andrew Todd Amacher writes:
> > After recently aquiring several 2x1 two-hole and 1x1 beam bricks from LEGO
> > S@H, as well as several 1x4 grill mounting plates and 3' friction pins, I've
> > developed a new technique for adding badly needed "studded bulk" to the
> > throwbot limbs in my mecha. These are the results of my experiments:
> > 
> > "Anubis"
> > "Thor"(upgraded version)
> > "Katipo" (my 1st arthropod mecha)
> > "Emu" (a really tall "chicken-walker" mecha)
> > 
> > All these can be found on my "UESF & Allies" page at:
> > http://moonbase-io.webjump.com/default.htm
> > 
> > LMKWYT,
> > Todd Amacher
> 
> Very, very cool! I especially like Thor's industrial look and the all around
> coolness of Katipo! One suggestion, though. Thoguh it seems like you use a
> regular color scheme, I think it would help the visual quality of your models
> tremendously if you toned it down and/or limited yourself to less colors.
> Extremely cool models, though!
> Greg "Oh no, the truck have started to move!" Majewski
> http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/abs.html

Yeah, the color scheme is OK on the Emu but on the Katipo, its a little
chaotic. My problem there was not having enough red throwbot socket joints and
gray 2x1 two-hole technic bricks, so I had to use black pieces in both cases
for the inside segments of the legs.

Later,
Todd



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  Re: 4 New Mecha @ Moonbase Io
 
(...) Very, very cool! I especially like Thor's industrial look and the all around coolness of Katipo! One suggestion, though. Thoguh it seems like you use a regular color scheme, I think it would help the visual quality of your models tremendously (...) (26 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)

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