has anyone posted instructions? if not plz post
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It's free for all. Any hardsuit is good in my book.
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sorry about my monstrosity of a hard suit , it was kind of slap dashed together and its not very pose-able,it does have some nice dash wheels on its feet though. the main thing i have trouble with when making a good hard suit is clever and functional joints(as you can see) that look good, if any one wants to share i will give them credit when ever i use it if I do
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Hi Knoll,
I think it looks great. Keep up the creative spirit. If you're using a digital camera, remember to turn on "macro." It's the little flower button on the camera. That will help you focus on smaller lego things. What I've learned is if using flash, stand farther away from the lego and zoom in. Since you're using flash it won't be blurry. But standing farther away prevents the flash from overwhelming the lego with a blur of white. Keep posting great stuff. If you're on flickr, come join my group there. Just look up my screen name in flickr.

Peter
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thanks for the support, right now i'm building a slightly larger hard suit that will be reminiscent of your "grey goose" which i absolutely love
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hey guys, good to be here... just a quick question, what actually qualifies as a hard suit, vs. a mech? is is just that the pilot can be seen or is there more to it? just wondering... -M.K.
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I just joined and noticed your "One picture per suit" note, to post a hardsuit do we have to repost our creation with only one picture or are we just not to post the same creation twice?
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its my understanding that it means don't post the same hardsuit twice, seeing as how if the rule is only one picture on the actual page every one of us has failed in that regard... hope that helps-M.K.

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One pic per suit. If you have a bunch of suits you can post one pic of each. A hardsuit, I assume looks like a suit for wearing. If you think we would like seeing it, I'm sure it's fine to post here. I'm not too picky.
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So in other words, everyone who has posted here has broken the rule?
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uh...no i don't think so Caleb, I think what Pete means by "picture" is what you see when you click the "LEGO creations" button. So what that boils down to is you can only upload a hard suit to the group once...-M.K.
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Hey Pete, i was just looking at your GreyGoose and I was wondering how you get those perfect white backgrounds, I've tried before by setting up a piece of paper on the floor and another stood up against the wall, but this leaves gaps between the floor and wall pieces, also, what camera do you use? thanks in advance...-M.K.
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Ah yes, the white background. If you look at my other pictures it's ugly gray even though the background was a white calendar. I used photoshop to make it white. If you want it relatively white, use white poster board of white table cloth and a super bright light like a desk lamp. My GrayGoose was actually shot at 6am with a tripod. I kept the lens open for 8 seconds. It makes the dark room look like bright daylight. I think the easiest way is to just get a big white background and some good strong lighting. Don't use flash if you want to be professional looking. Use a box to rest the camera to minimize shaking. Set the camera to take a picture in 10 seconds and walk away. If you want to use flash, stand back at least two feet and zoom in.

Peter
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Alright...Than shall I post my creations? I think I shall. I would be happy to be a MOD, if you need one, do consider me.
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thanks for the photo advice Pete, and I'd be happy to be a mod, since I already check mocpages, and the group conversation, every day.
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I also check the site 1 or 2 times a day so I'd be good
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so three of us have signed up to be a Mod... that leaves just 10 more before we're all in... well good to know we're all committed to this group. -M.K.
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Can I also post mechas, or is it hardsuits only?
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not that this is in anyway a democracy : ) but I think that only hardsuits should be allowed, but then we get down to my question back on the 2nd, what exactly is a hardsuit anyway?
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This may not be an official definition but "an extension of one's self." The heck does that mean? Perhaps just stick to the question, "Can it be worn?"

Test sentence: "I'm going to wear the _____ to the cocktail party."

Test word: Car.

"I'm going to wear the *car* to the cocktail party."

XXX Hardsuit check fail XXX
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i define "hardsuit" as being a suit of powered armor that is controlled Via neural signals. almost like the G Gundam mobile suits, but with your head sticking out of the top!
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^My specs for hardsuits would be that it has to be able to fit a fig inside, but should look like a big suit of armor.
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It really is a size thing, a hardsuit isn't going to be as tall as a 50 story building, but a mech will. Also, it has be where-able, even if it is bigger than a minifig.
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Hi Xiazeran,
Looking forward to your contribution.
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Ditto. =)
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well obviously the word hard suit is not cut and dry. Pete's definition is good but I think that is still very loose...Will's definition also has its merits, saying it should look like armor is a good guideline, rather than a hard and fast rule. Caleb said that it comes down to size which is certainly an important factor. But really I think that common sense should guide us in this matter, there is a dividing line between mecha and hardsuits but we cant really put down rules to divide them. Sorry for the long-winded post...-M.K.
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I gotta say I definitely like Pete's definition.(I'm gonna wear the _____ to a cocktail party) But one thing I've noticed is that mecha usually have weapons mounted on them while hardsuites hold a gun.
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Hey, Pete, are these hardsuits? http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/8836
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Good question. Let's let the other mods and members weigh in. I shall create a new conversation and we can play the game, "Hardsuit - PASS or FAIL?"

=P
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I have 1 hardsuit :P
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Mods and friends, remember to send out invites to those you think are worthy. So we can spam them ... I mean, show them our great work.
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Don't even joke about spamming. I can't stand it.
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I can't think of any more who would want to join or who build hard-suits but I will try invite some...As for spamming, Bah, it happens...
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I agree spamming can be equally humorous as offensive who cares about ratings anyway?... um... oh yeah... me... -M.K.
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No spamming allowed. Not even the Hawaiian sushi kind. Invites can go to any friends who would admire our work. They don't have to build suits of their own.

Template for "Hardsuit check - PASS or FAIL?"
Please add a short name in front so we know which is which.

Example:
"Hardsuit check - PASS or FAIL? Spam-Suit"
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spamming, who doesn't Love canned meat lol (not funny i know)
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Guys, I just got through deleting your un-needed argument. I am really disappointed in the way you were talking about others behind their backs and starting arguments, you also double posted and strayed off topic. Please try to keep you squabbling to email or commenting on each-other's creations, and leave this group to what it was started for. This is a warning, and if you continue to be rude and argumentative, I will have to talk to our admin, and have you banned from this group, I would hate to have you go, so please play nice.
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^But Mommy!!! Jimmy starteded it!!!!
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Will, let's get back to the topic...Do YOU have any up-coming hardsuits?
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Hmmm...not at the moment. I may sometime, but right now all I have is Post-Apoc, some Sci-Fi dios, and more Post-Apoc. By the way, I'm sure Pete and the rest of you would like to take a little peek [if you haven't] at this linky: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spook0114/sets/72157607395319770/
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Builders without hardsuits are welcome to converse. Just try to keep the comments constructive.
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whoa those suit are pretty cool, especially the main photo
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^Spook's in my Top 3 Favorite Builders, and that main hardsuit is my favorite of all time, bar none. And I think subapoc is a sweet theme, which is why I made my suit an underwater one...hence the flippers.
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Ah yes, that is nice, Will. By-The-Way, I really liked your take on that theme! Pete, I can't invite anyone unless I am an admin, Can you make me an admin, or just change the rules so us mods can invite people into this group?
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To invite someone to our group, first click on the "Members" tab on the top. Then to the top right there are words that say, " Tell a friend about this group." See if that works.

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Is this only hardsuits, or can I add mechas like Armored Core?
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Yeah, that's what I did and it gave me this: "Sorry, only the group's admins can invite members" BAH!
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sorry hardsuits only
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Thanks, I got lucky. To make a compact hardsuit, there is a ton of trial and error involved, you just try out different things until it you're happy with it. And I wasn't fully purist. :D

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hi ya! I'm NEO SPAWN and I've just joined 'hardsuits unite!' (all thanks to pete corps's friendly invitation) is there any essential things I need to know?
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Welcome NEO SPAWN,
Glad you could join us.

Invites- has anyone else tried inviting? Over on the "Forge" group I am a regular member and I can invite people. I set this group's settings to "anyone can join." Does any one of you have experience how to change settings to let any member invite? Phong, can you check what your group's settings are?

For NeoSpawn, I formally copy/paste a link to our group on his MOC. If you guys see any good hardsuit builders out there, for now, just paste a link to this group on their moc.


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i think a hardsuit is a suit of armor and a mech is where you have an inclosed cockpit
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that makes sense until you build a hardsuit that has a head guard device, then you just made an "inclosed cockpit"...-M.K.
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i think if digital eyes are placed over the face of the mini-fig then it is excusable, depending on the size of the head guard. i personally just use helmets
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yeah me too, I was just being hypothetical...
-M.K.
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Question. Do you have to have an invitation to join this group?
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Here is a template to paste into other's creations.

Hi, I'm a member of the group called "Hardsuits Unite!" and we'd love to have this added to the group!

http://www.mocpages.com/group.php/314
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OK, Pete, I guess we will have to do that...
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Thanks to all who contribute to our conversations. It's amazing that we already have 126 posts so far. Let me know if you guys see any changes you'd like, or additional converstion ideas, or maybe contests you'd like to see.

For our group, can all members start a new conversation? Or only mods and admin? If anyone knows how to relax the settings please let me know. I've set the settings as low as possible, short of just turning everyone into admin. =P
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Xiazeran, you did a good job! Your try is better than some I have seen, keep going!
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Welcome to all the new members. Great to see your work.
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Is a hardsuit like a mech with a guy inside?
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dude... you have no idea how much that has been discussed... read through all topics... carefully. by the end you should be pretty educated on the topic : )

Welcome to the group!

by the way...POST #150!
W00T!

-M.K
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Lately, I've been thinking anything humanoid looking seems "hardsuit-ish." Especially after looking at Shawn Snyder's Guyver IV. Oh, that's a good "Hardsuit Check!"
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My group settings are invite only.
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Well, since you're around. Plus you handled that "I duh know why I got invited" guy pretty well. You're mod material. That's all I gotta say.
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expect a good hardsuit from me soon!
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hmmm? I think there half hardsuit and half mecha.
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Looking forward to it, NeoSpawn. You can always "edit" your comment if you need to add more.
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hey guys, just posted my Yellow Jacket fighter, not a hard suit but still cool. check it out and tell me what you think.

http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/91873

-M.K.
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I'm going to put a small hardsuit up tonight.
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you should ad GaBo Owns you to hardsuits unite

(sorry I tried makeing a link but it didn't work)
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i have two new suits finished and waiting for photos to be taken. AT 4 and 5 are even better than their ancestors
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Thanks NeoSpawn. I invited GaBo Owns yo.

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yeah pretty much the same here Knoll, I've got stuff stacked up on my home made "photo studio" waiting for me to check out another camera from photography class :)

-M.K.
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finally my drought is over!!! it has been 2 weeks since my last moc was posted
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Thanks for makeing me a moderater guys!

-NEOspawn
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xia, you can edit your comment rather than double posting.
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Hi Brian,
If you have an unlimited supply of T pieces you could make one of squieu's stuff.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=291360

I restarted making hardsuits after looking at this.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=291359


On a side note,
http://hardsuits.blogspot.com/
^_^
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my personal policy on t-joints is "avoid if at all possible"
I prefer 1 x 1 bricks with one, two, or four extra studs on the sides.
if you look at my Phoenix, the second version on that page has those as the basic joint for the arms.

hope that... answers your question in any way, shape, or form.

-M.K.

P.S.- Pete, looks like the clone battle pack will be just outside my grasp for a bit longer so I'm exhaling (as in not holding my breath) on that one.

-M.K.
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The blog is so there can be a dedicated Lego blog for hardsuits. It's also a way to feature more builders that would normally not be blogged by BrothersBrick. The blog shouldn't be viewed as anything serious, more just a moc BrothersBrick with the ideals of Hardsuits Unite!

If any of you want to be a writer for the blog let me know. It's a simple process. When you're browsing lego pages and see a mech or hardsuit that makes you say, "wow" post it up on the blog and write a few short sentences about why it's awesomeness. If you are unfamiliar with HTML I can give you a template where you just copy and paste the pic URL and link URL to the builder. It should take no more than 5 min to make a blog post. And you're only expected to contribute if and when you see an unique jaw-dropping Lego hardsuit floating around the net.
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yeah, that first one was pretty sweet.
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Awright, so, I was invited, and joined n' stuff. Coolio. I wonder how long it's been since the invite was sent. *Hasn't been on in eons*
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Yes, about an eon ago. Nice hardsuits by the way, especially the Ares.
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Thanks. Yeah, I haven't built anything in a while. I should probably dust off my bricks now that I've joined this group. ._.
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I agree, good job there!
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Ah, sounds like this group is doing it's job then - revival from the dark ages.
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WhooT! 100th post. I will add the guy mentioned above.

Here's a link to some inspirational pics of hardsuit-ish designs. I'm sure it can help those with writer's block.
http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?p=829163
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check this out! you mite want to add him to the group!

http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/94300
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Hate to ruin the moment, but that's a guy, read his home page :)
-M.K.
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Don't worry. Happens all the time. :)
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Silly Xiazeran. Triple posts are for kids. Or was that Trix? Anywho, you can hit the "edit" link to add more to your comment.
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No, it's definitely for kids. What use would a breakfast cereal have for triple posts? ;)

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I think I may be on to something of a new harduit design. Made some sketches for referance.
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?shrug?
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Hey buddy, those are called "Super Erlings"...
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HWWUUUH?
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super... erlings? um.... no, one by one bricks with studs on the sides... thats what their called. :)

-M.K.
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erlings? I'm going to make Lego earrings for Valentine's Day. It's the only time when dark pink Lego comes in handy.
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um...okay then pete...

actually I wish I had some pink, how cool would a pink hardsuit be? I could start a new line, the opponents of my crimsons...

-M.K.
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make them hardsuits
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http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/95907

like them?
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yes
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yeah, like ia said in the comment, the knight helmet on the lead hardsuit is awesome
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seen as we like them, somebody should add them to the group!

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It - has been done.
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good!
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You have got to check this out and if you can, add him to the group if you haven't already

http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/6422
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I've comented on that hardsuit. these assault rifles are just amazing.
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that is pretty sweet, the colors complement really well, let him in!
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Well... this is really neither here nor there but my little brother just had me make him a contest "Build Your own Makuta" as in bionicle. I don't plan on entering, but you guys might want to give it a shot, I dunno.

anyway here's the link:
http://www.mocpages.com/group.php/1725

-M.K.
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sorry I haven't been doing mutch lately, it's just because I've been on holiday.
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ive been sooper dooper siiiiick!!! i spent my weekend up till today cooped up in my room playing Oblivion.
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i would be forced to, to....well i'd do something bad that would probably get me banned off the site AND arrested if i couldn't play my 360. i'm giving up and finally buying starwars battlefront 2(a little late, i know)its like my numberone favorite game, and i'm getting it for like 3 dollars, sweet deal!
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check out fed's hardsuit!

http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/102515
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on a more random note, my dog had puppies the other day, pugs.
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That's awesome! You're one lucky duck, my Pug has never had any puppies...but he's male, so that's why...he he he he...
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well duh! i'd be worried otherwise
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Yeah, I would too! I am worried about him right now though, he's been puking and he won't eat, he's been shivering, and he is hunched over...he might even be at deaths door...
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i'm sorry, i hope he gets better soon, buck up young soldier!
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He seems to be okay now, turns out he had somthing stuck in his throat...
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ok, thats good. the same thing happened to my grandmas dog a while ago , he ate a ragged chunk of wood and was hacking up blood, but he is also fine.
:)
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you guys... wow. I'm not even gonna comment on all this.

-M.K.
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sorry!
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oh, no no no. I just reread what I wrote, and it sorta sounds like I'm getting on your case, I'm not. I was laughing the entire time I wrote that. I was trying to get across that I though it was really funny as well as off-topic, I guess my sense of humor doesn't translate well into text. Sorry for the confusion.
-M.K.
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yo, can i not post anything for a while, one of my puppies died yesterday, and the other one isn't eating. i'm not in a "lego" mood....is that okay? i,ll still be on and i might post comments and stuff, but i can't build or anything.
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the other puppy died today...
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I am so sorry. Life is such a wonderful thing, and when something that is close to us loses life, it is quite heart wrenching, I will pray for you...
Is the Mother doing okay?
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yeah, she's fine, a little freaked out, but otherwise okay. thanks for the support.
:)
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Very glad to hear it!
...you're welcome...
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When puppies are born the mother MUST lick the pups to stimulate their stomachs to start working. First time mother dogs do not understand this. If so, it is up the the owner to wipe the pup with a warm wet towel.

http://www.answerbag.com/articles/How-to-Take-Care-of-Newborn-Lab-Puppies/711119a9-336c-7de4-312a-e7bac300687a

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they were cleaned properly, and were fine for a couple of days,maybe they got sick or something?
i don't know, but thanks to everyones support and kind words i am feeling much better.
Thanks everyone! :)
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This isn't a hardsuit, but could you guys check it out? http://mocpages.com/moc.php/107254
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I would love to see some people check out my newest moc. It is not a hardsuir, but I will be using the wheelbase for a hardsuit.
http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/107157
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One 'Metroid Killer', AKA 'MK' suggested that I join.
Here I am.
Bored out of my bony cranium protector.
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sorry, not a whole lot going on right now, any suggestions as to how we could liven things up a bit would be appreciated.

-M.K.
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Hmm, contest do tend to do that, but parties do too...er no...BUT, a contest might be a good idea...I could start it and judge it...
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That would ba awesome, I'd kindof like to rap up the battle pack contest first...

-M.K.
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Yeah, that would be a good idea. Hey, how is that going, by the way?
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He's still rapping.
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just resurrecting an old friend! :) haven't been here in a while ::splutter, cough cough:: whew, dusty.
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Yeah, that's for sure, this was the first pretty ACTIVE group I joined, and look at it now... *pats door knob* *door knob falls off* ...heh.
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yeah, i was thinking the same thing. but all groups are bound to lag a little. except AFOL, which has new posts EVERYDAY!
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Yeah, and those "clone wars kiddies'" groups, which have hundreds of new post EVERYDAY!
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Yeah those Star Wars kiddies are the only reason why I don't build star wars anymore:[ they completely ruined it!
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No - The prequels ruined it, "A New Hope" FTW!
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Hello. I've built a few hardsuits, so I thought I would join.
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^_^ Welcome.
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