3.08.2012

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One of the most appealing things about vinyl is that it can bend certain structural limits when combined with other vinyl parts. Since there is a more generous amount of "give" within a connection, neat cheats abound. Things that would normally retain a very rigid formation in another material are suddenly granted the ability to move, even if just a little bit, allowing for more options in a base configuration. The end result is a more organic connectivity between components. The PVC has this to a certain degree, but the rules are tighter, and in general have to obey the fit function assigned to each part. With rotocast vinyl you can cut a matching diameter hole into a piece and develop something completely outside the prescribed options. I think this is probably the greatest draw for me when building or playing with vinyl in general.

Posted by Matt at 12:29 AM
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  1. AnonymousMarch 8, 2012 at 1:06 AM

    After all this "Glyocity" (is it Glyo-City or Glyocity, like a play on the word atrocity?? O_o??) talk I took my 2x blocks, 2x armodoc arms, 1 heavy rig (with the wings), and a bunch of other rig parts and started building around. I made this sorta Big Rig which I'm just calling the "EMD Behemoth" at the moment.

    It presently has Cane driving it, sitting in the center with a phase cannon and then 2 EMD Glyans on either side above him. If these new parts are in EMD Gray I may have to get a bunch of them because I'm getting ideas for improvements on this beast. OOoo I just got another idea while typing this. I'm gonna post pictures of the Behemoth on my blog, so check there in a few minutes.

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  2. Super_SandbaggerMarch 8, 2012 at 1:35 AM

    Amen Brother Matt! Can't wait for the drop;)

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  3. Nathan BaertschMarch 8, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    Do we know when the drop is? I don't wanna miss it again. :)

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    1. Dex AntaresMarch 8, 2012 at 5:05 PM

      Later this month, dude. Just keep your eyes on the blog and you'll have all the time ya need :)

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    2. MattMarch 8, 2012 at 7:18 PM

      Hey Nate! Shooting for March 23rd at 9PM EST if everything comes out just right. There is a possibility of it bumping to a week after that as well.

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    3. Nathan BaertschMarch 12, 2012 at 6:26 PM

      Thanks Dex & Matt! :)

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  4. R.March 8, 2012 at 9:27 PM

    Interesting take on an M-M piece. If so, this really just makes me want to try making a Transformer out of all this stuff eventually.

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