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Re: Proof of Principle: Click-Turntable 'Mech Legs
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lugnet.build
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Thu, 6 Jun 2002 01:51:44 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> Hi everyone,
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> This is just a little building technique tester I put together to
> showcase the possibilities of the click turntable in .mecha building--
> I haven't yet seen anyone do this, so if I've overlooked someone else
> making the same discovery I apologize.
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> But what I discovered is that macaroni, 4x4 radar dishes, and 4x4
> wedge pieces make a very cool hip design--which may be useful for
> Battletech-style mechs and (possibly!) AT-ST/AT-TE sorts of build-
> ing.
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> http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lfbraun/newlegs01.jpg
> http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lfbraun/newlegs02.jpg
> http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lfbraun/newlegs03.jpg
> http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lfbraun/newlegs04.jpg
> http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lfbraun/newlegs05.jpg
> http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lfbraun/newlegs06.jpg
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> These are basic pictures, but the posability of the legs is excellent.
> I'm looking into adding a lateral hinge at hip level but for large
> numbers of small mechs this works quite well. I've loaded a bunch
> of bricks atop this construction and it's remained stable--something
> about the 4x4 click turntable makes it unusually resistant to collapse,
> and it seems to contribute to stability of the overall leg structure.
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> Any thoughts would be welcome, and as always, feel free to borrow
> any or all of this structure for your own MOCs--it's my only way
> of "giving back" to the .mecha community.
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> best
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> LFB
Nice design. I am unfamiliar with the click turntables, what sets can you
find these parts in.
-Steve
http://icdweb.cc.purdue.edu/~mcdonous
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