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Re: An introduction as well as a few bot contest entries
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Tue, 10 Aug 2004 06:26:56 GMT
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They're both terrific, especially the mantis! I love insectoid type MOC's.
My only request would be to just cut the image size by about half. I'm at
1280 x 1024 and they're almost twice as big as my screen.
Can't wait to see more!
DinosaurDave
"Aaron Knox" <knoxaeNOSPAMPLEASE@rose-hulman.edu> wrote in message
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> I'm Aaron, and I primarily build within the category of space. I really • don't
> want to pollute this post too much, so if you want a more thorough bio, • just
> send me an email (remove the "nospamplease" from the name).
>
> I plan on joining IndyLug when I return back to school in a couple of • weeks, but
> am up to this point completely uninitiated in the realm of serious LEGO
> community. So be patient with me.
>
> I'm debuting with a couple of entries for the bot contest. The first is • the
> accurately but unimaginatively named "Mantis," because, well, look for • yourself:
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> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=93665>
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> It's not really practical - I started its frame as an abstract study, and
> developed it into a bot from there. It has a certain charm, though.
>
> I've also accidentally created a subtheme (or maybe just a snippet of a • personal
> universe) through the following two bots, representative of the army of • the
> Imperium Galacticus. They're pretty straightforward, a centurionbot • (crowned
> with a Roman-esqe crest) and a standard bearer (wearing an animal hide, • like the
> corresponding Roman soldiers would).
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> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=93986>
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> The standard is actually based on the one from the cover of Jethro Tull's
> Warchild album and may or may not bear any remote similarity to a Roman
> standard.
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> So bungle on over to the jungle of my brickshelf gallery and please leave • your
> comments, criticisms, and the inevitable exposition that I don't really • know too
> much about the Roman empire much less about faking passable Latin.
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| Thanks for the comments! I realized after I uploaded everything that the pictures were huge, but I was on a dial-up connection and wasn't about to do a couple more hours of uploading. I'll try to fix things tonight, though. And I guarantee you'll (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.space)
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| I’m Aaron, and I primarily build within the category of space. I really don’t want to pollute this post too much, so if you want a more thorough bio, just send me an email (remove the “nospamplease” from the name). I plan on joining IndyLug when I (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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