Subject:
|
Re: Missle launching ideas (was: Pnuematic missles or other sources of missle propulsion
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.build
|
Date:
|
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 06:23:54 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
686 times
|
| |
|
|
On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 02:29:33 GMT, "Ben Fleskes" <benfleskes@msn.com> wrote:
> Thanks Bram and Mike for the ideas,
>
> I tried these ideas and got reasonable results using the larger shock absorber
> piece that comes with the black supercar. But still a little lacking for
> launching a missle made out of two round 1x1 and one round 1x1 cone stacked on
> an antenna.
>
> So I'm on to something a little different. How about using a bungee cord from
> one of the bungee racer sets? You could wind it up pretty good. Maybe launch
> a missle 8 feet or so with a little luck.
>
> Think it would work?
>
>
> btw: My Millennium Falcon is nearing completion and weighs in at 11 lbs so
> far. Probaly add another pound or two by the time it's finished. It has
> pneumatic pistons to raise and lower the landing gear and two blue air tanks
> for a reservoir. You can pump up the tanks while it is on the ground and switch
> the valve to lift the landing gear up. But because there is so much weight on
> them, they go nowhere. But as soon as you lift the MF off the ground, the
> landing gear snaps to the closed position. Pretty slick. Part of the weight
> is from a 6AA battery pack that powers the front lights and a motor that drives
> the top and bottom quad laser cannons, likewise the gunners seat inside. I
> expect this iteration to near completion in 3-4 weeks. This is by far the
> largest, most complicated, heaviest Lego creation I've ever built.
>
> Ben
I can't wait to see it. :-)
Building large, heavy models is a pain, eh? Been there, done that.
But not as heavy as your minor monstrosity.
Good luck.
-- Terry K --
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
9 Messages in This Thread:
   
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
