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Sometime back I bagan an online study with fellow Mecha Builder
MC7.
MC7 has been working on Ball Jointed frame tech.
His debut of this technology was the creation of the
Tetsumaki.
The frame he developed made use of the hand technique first published by
Master Gla.
As the frame grew, becomming more and more refined and stable. Marcus would
share his progress and we would exchange feed back. As the Tetsumaki took shape,
the ball frame, at a staggering 33 ball joints, excited us by its ability and
sturdy nature. The possibilities to expand and build new mecha based on this
frame lead Marcus to send me the frame in the mail, so I could see it for
myself.
I recieved the small box with the frame and my job was set. See if I could build
a Mecha skin and bring the frame to life. I was interested in seeing the frame
up close and curious to know how Marcus got the choice parts from 2 Titan XP’s
on to that frame!
After an exciting all nighter, building like the arrow with no hesitation that
springs from the bow. I built. I built a skin on to the MC7 ball joint frame.
Now I dedicate the fruit of those efforts to fellow Mecha Builder, MC7 - Marcus
Clancy:
The Ryetsumaki
The Ryetsumaki - MC7 ball joint frame - Built in one night - Hands by Master Gla
- A fellow Mecha Builder created the frame with 33 ball joints and sent it to me
- I then built the Mecha to honor his design.
- Original Hand design by Master Gla. Fitted to the frame by MC7.
- The head was the first thing I built on to the frame. I really like the way it came out.
- Piloted Mecha, features front access load.
- The Arms and Legs are surrounded by wing and wedge plates. The dual ball jointed pivot points provide for sturdy posing.
- The rear of the Mech has some nice details. Keeping the overall body light and not too cluttered was fun and interesting to build.
- A shot of the pilot for scale, the Ryetsumaki is 14 inches tall.
Enjoy!
Dedicated to Marcus Clancy.
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| (...) WOW!! I am not sure what to say. About a month ago I sent Eric the frame for study. I did that so he could see it first hand. When I first say his Little Bot I thought it was cool but appreciated more after I built my own. Hence the reason for (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| wow, wow, wow. OK, big props to Marcus for supplying the frame and the inspiration. Eric, this is an awesome build, especially for an all nighter. It's just a shame that there aren't parts to match to close up a few holes. Like a trans green plate (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) My first impression was "ugh, Sophie managed to take a new and cool frame, totally different than his traditional stuff, and make it look just like everything else he built..." But, then I read Mark Neumann's reply, which called attention to (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| Hey Eric, Rad! It's cool to see two builder's styles come together and produce a hybrid that still contains the flavors of both. Bravo! I like the fact that Ryetsumaki's skin is totally you, Eric, but the proportions of Marcus' frame pushed you in a (...) (19 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| Hi Eric, this looks different and very familiar. I like it very much. When I first examined the pictures I couldn't see what made me feel that familiar (despite the head). Reading Mark's reply an then looking at the pictures once more I realised it. (...) (19 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| I really like this mech Eric. When I first saw it I was able to make out your style immediately but it looked so much more "human like" and proportional that I had to study it. I agree with comments made earlier exept for the hands. I think they are (...) (19 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| (...) This is an interesting technology and great Mech -- thanks. I have a few questions for either Eric or MC7 -- I noticed that some of the joints have multiple ball joints. Does that stiffen the joint and at the same narrow movement to one axis? (...) (19 years ago, 11-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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