My Own Rip-Offs... I mean "Re-Creations"

Troubador

The next thing that I sumbled across that made me drool was 
GlaGla's "original Mech"
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=17114
How did it get so frigging poseable?!?!?!
So I studied the pictures and began reverse engineering. I figured out 
ways to mimic almost everything, but decided I had to have a person 
inside it so I gave up on part of the shoulder joints. I began showing 
my freinds how cool it was, but without the head and legs not fully 
detailed they pointed at the Raziel and said "it isn't as cool as that 
one..." Philistines!
Anyway, after an aborted night of trying to flesh out the legs, 
guess what came online?  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=240050 
#!@!%@#$!!!!!! If only that had been there earlier - or if only I had 
taken pictures sooner :) Now anyone can look at those instructions and
make thier own version... which is a GREAT thing!
admittedly I finally re-did my ankle design using the last few parts I
had been saving for another porject, but now they are along GlaGla's designs. 
Obviously with my chages (especially the added weight and armor, my version 
isn't quite as flexible, and the head is.. well odd to say the least (though
I find it endearing in a #5 sort of way). Using the Raziel hands was a mistake 
though, as it leads to weak wrists - which is why the main weapons are shoulder 
mounted.

Still I now better understand how to make interesting Mecha.
Still.. for the original & still best - GO HERE:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=24815



T.R. Sammis
trs13@sffn.com