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Re: New Tauntaun MOC
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lugnet.starwars
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Fri, 10 May 2002 16:40:30 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Bruce Hietbrink writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, David Eaton writes:
> > http://www.suave.net/~dave/images/atat/echobase/tauntaun_bareback.jpg
> > http://www.suave.net/~dave/images/atat/echobase/tauntauns.jpg
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> Great MOC, David! I think the only thing I dislike is the use of pistols
> for the horns.
Heehee-- that was actually what finally inspired me to try making them :) I
kept trying to think "what comes in brown, is the size of a minifig 'peg',
and is angled?" Only thing I could think of were the pirate pistols-- which
kinda look silly (since they have the blunderbuss ends), but in the end I
rather like 'em :)
Another thought I had was to take a 1x2 brown plate w/ 2 handlebars (used a
lot as front lasers in classic space sets), and use that as horns-- but it'd
require a 2-wide head, and they don't quite angle well :(
> Maybe the horn piece from some of the castle helms cut in
> half would work better?
I thought about that too-- but in the end I just can't bear to modify my
bricks. My conscience is a brick purist I guess :)
> Anyway, I agree that Lego should make a set like
> this rather than pre-molded animals. I could imagine a set that was two
> tauntauns (made of bricks) with Han and Luke in Hoth gear. That'd be great!
Yeah, when creatures get much bigger than a minifig, you really can do a lot
with already existing bricks rather than make a new pre-fab piece. Plus the
fact that most of the pre-fab animals nowadays are *fixed* in place with few
or no joints at all :( All-brick is much preferred!
DaveE
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| (...) for the horns. Maybe the horn piece from some of the castle helms cut in half would work better? Anyway, I agree that Lego should make a set like this rather than pre-molded animals. I could imagine a set that was two tauntauns (made of (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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