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Re: Incorporating Throwbots Elements?
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:02:08 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Eric Joslin writes:
> I picked up a Throwbots set over the weekend, and I was having a fairly good
> time exploring the different ways in which the ball-and-socket elements
> combine. Not an extensive array of combinations, to be sure, but they would
> seem to have their uses...
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> IF I could find a way to connect them to other, "real" Lego building elements.
> Has anyone out there discovered a really good way to accomplish this? • Frankly,
> I'm kinda stumped. I've found a few ways, but they all seem kind of...
> structurally unsound, and I prefer solidly-built models.
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> Any suggestions?
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> eric
I have been playing around with these trying to make usable joints for mecha.
I've found that attaching the shoulder pieces to a technic beam helps, but
honestly I haven't gotten much further. One thing that was helpful was
building the T-rex supermodel. The neck joint is solid and can support quite
a load without falling over.
Bryce McGlone
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| I picked up a Throwbots set over the weekend, and I was having a fairly good time exploring the different ways in which the ball-and-socket elements combine. Not an extensive array of combinations, to be sure, but they would seem to have their (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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