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Re: Widow Spider: Warning it is yet another Bionicle MOC...
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Tue, 24 May 2005 21:19:23 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic wrote:
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snip my own post
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That is just too cool! How the heck did you get it to stand up with that huge
rear end? :-p
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The rear end is fairly light when compared to “normal” Lego building so it only
requires minimal structural support. Then I added those straws that I’m so fond
of to the legs. When they are twisted around like that they become structually
sound adding support and stiffening the ball socket legs.
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Great MOC, I’m glad you brought it to our attention. I really wish you’d post
more often. :-)
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Thanks Mladen. Maybe I’ll start posting more...
snip again
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Hmmm, very interesting. That is definitely a new approach to building. The
only problem I can see is that the “skin” would be kinda fragile. Of course,
I’m sure you’re already thinking of ways of making it strong.
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It’s kind of weird how strong the substructure becomes with minimal connections.
The skinning is more of a cover on this one rather than integrated structual
elements so the tails tend to fall off here and there. But yeah I’m already
working on ways to strengthen it.
That said I’m concurrently trying to make a structure that is fundementally
flexible with the skin elements sliding over each other like plate armor. As
with most of my building I have no idea where it’s going but I’m having fun
finding out.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Cajun/Phoenix/Xanadu/xanadu01.jpg The tail
on this one is not skinned yet but is an example of the flex/floating point
articulation. Essentially it bends back and forth (think wagging) without losing
structual integrity. It’s still just a WIP though.
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