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Re: Two new LEGO pages
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:04:07 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Tobias Möller writes:

I like the way the minifig walk, although he is walking pretty quick :-)
It´s probably hard to make minifigs walk in a good way.

--Tobias


Tell me about it... :}

The big problem with getting a slower walk is that minifigs have a very limited
range of motion. It's hard to get a smooth leg motion up and over then next
LEGO stud in front of them, and getting them in a transitional step (both feet
off studs) makes them very unsturdy. But then, the minifigs look so cute and
cartoonish I kind of like the way they zip across the baseplate at 54000
studs/hour. (BTW, that's an accurate calculation. Anyone know what the scale
speed is?)

I just got my first Technic figures for Christmas, and I'm having much better
results with them. They have an incredible range of motion, and can hold
awkward positions with amazing stablilty. Haven't done anything cute with them
yet, but I'm working with them.

Thomas Foote



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  Re: Two new LEGO pages
 
(...) It definately gets my vote - I love these movies, and they way the minifigs walk! Do you think it would be worthwhile having a LEGO movie competition (stop-motion, ray-traced/CAD, etc) at some point in the future to encourage other people to (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Two new LEGO pages
 
(...) Assuming a minifig is about 6 feet tall, and that your average stud is 8mm across, about 7mm=1 foot.... So it makes 54,000 studs/hour about 11.7 miles per hour in minifig scale... I think that represents a running speed for most people? Not (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Two new LEGO pages
 
Great movies! I´ve only downloaded one when I´m writing this, but I´ll watch the others as well. One of my dreams too has to be able to make stop-motion films of lego-models. Especially with my classic space minifigs, my moon landscape and my (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

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