 | | My scorpion-towed hover chariot
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| After the disscussion on scorpion-towed vehicles in .adventurers and off-topic.fun, I built one: (URL) is a hovering chariot, towed by two scorpions, and has place for one passenger (in this case, the Jungle Priestess). The chariot itself is shaped (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) This has got to be one of the weirdest things I have ever seen built with bricks -- but I like it! Why didn't you just chain the scorpians via their handy top pegs though? And if I may so, I think you need more scorpians to get up to any (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) idea! Couldn't you just poke the tails of the scorpions through the hole in the chain end stud? That way you wouldn't have to use the extra clip element to connect the chain. Or perhaps it can't be done? Fredrik (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| To answer both of the connection questions: 1. Connecting via the stud will force the cahin to make a "bend" to get through the tail, and when placing the chain straight, the scorpion will then be slightly rotated around the y-axis (sorry, done too (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) JUNGLE PODRACER?!? Nick :^L (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| BWAHAHAHAHAH!!! I laughed until the guy in the next cubicle hid under his desk for fear of my going postal. This wouldn't be half as funny if I hadn't attempted the same thing. No Scorpion shaped chariot, though, that is the ultimate touch. :) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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