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Re: Custom Tread Links
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lugnet.build
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Sat, 12 Feb 2005 16:39:55 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Mark Neumann wrote:
> Ever thought of the old gears, like from
> <http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=003_1&v=z this> set? I actually don't have
> any but it seems a small one might work for what you are describing.
Huh! I hadn't thought of that, but those old links might work since they've got
studs on 'em. If only they were available in quantity (and for cheap!)
> This is pretty cool Dave. Usually the big treads I see are modified conveyer
> belt links. Can't wait to see what it goes to.
Yeah, most of what I see is conveyor links. Initially I was planning on using
about 1000-1500 links and doubling them up to 6-wide, but it didn't convey the
right size for the vehicle. Plus the little holes in each tread looked a bit too
... Legoish :)
As for what it's for, it's a BrikWars-scenario-inspired MOC that I'm hoping to
build. Maybe for this fall, I'm not sure exactly yet. It started out pretty
tiny, and quickly took great leaps and bounds in size. Right now it's slated to
be about 64x112 and have 4 sets of massive treads:
http://www.suave.net/~dave/images/tmp/parv_small.jpg
http://www.suave.net/~dave/images/tmp/parv_toobig.jpg
http://www.suave.net/~dave/images/tmp/parv.gif
DaveE
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| (...) You can easily get eight wide tracks with the conveyor links, simply attach a 1x8 plate or tile across two lniks spaced appropriately. The conveyor links are designed to accept 1xn plates where n is greater than four. Steve (20 years ago, 12-Feb-05, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) Ever thought of the old gears, like from (URL) this> set? I actually don't have any but it seems a small one might work for what you are describing. This is pretty cool Dave. Usually the big treads I see are modified conveyer belt links. Can't (...) (20 years ago, 12-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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