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Re: Do your minifigs need a powerful front loader?
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Thu, 5 Nov 1998 08:48:24 GMT
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"Linc Smith" <ldsmith@pfc.forestry.ca> writes:
> I am still trying to wrap my head around the full picture from
> the .dat's with missing parts... I'm slow, but will get it eventually.
Well, my layout isn't too pedagogic, but I figured that with all the
images from the different angles, it just might be possible to assemble
the model. ;-)
A bad thing is probably that you really need the bucket to actually make
the model, and I feel that is is somewhat rare. Why, I have only got
two of them myself! The 5284 accessory pack has one of them, and I'd
actually like to recommend this pack to people who like to make working
technic models.
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=5284
> Looks like some great designing. How long did you work on it (roughly)? A
> lot of tweaking over time?
Thanks. I'm not to sure how much time I spent, but I'd say it was three
or four evenings, perhaps 12 hours in total?
It all started out as a project to make a smaller version of the
pneumatic 8459 front loader. I could have used a geared mechanism for
the boom, with a worm gear, say, to raise it. But I don't think that's
too playable, since you need to grind a crank all the time to get the
action going. I'm more a fan of easy-to-operate handles, and the ones I
ended up with take less than half a revolution for a full operation.
I started out with making the basic setup for the boom and the tiltable
bucket. Getting it all that small and compact, while still retaining
full operation was a challenge. Once that was tinkered out, it remained
to make a chassis and get the front wheels as close to the bucket as
possible. This is important, I feel, 'cause with the bucket too far
away from the wheels, the model can't lift very much and it all gets
unrealistic.
I also worked a lot with the articulation joint. The body is four studs
wide, while the model must be articulated in the middle, which has a few
challenges. Once I got the idea to connect the front body to the holes
in the 24t cog, it was all sorted out nicely. Let's praise the
versatility of LEGO again, shall we! :-)
> One suggestion... link to your main page from the picture page you
> published. That way people that don't know how to delete down someone's
> directory structure, can get to your other models!
Yes, this is probably a good idea. I haven't done this mainly because
I'm more interested in building and sharing building ideas, I think.
I'll get to this point later on.
> Post the inlined .dat in Lugnet.cad.dat with a short header
I'll try to do this later on as a test post, mostly. I can use LDAO to
inline the model, right?
Fredrik
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| Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ... (...) this year. Yes, I mean discounted, not discontinued :-) (URL) a working compass in the set too! Woohoo! I bought the 5284 which is neat because you get an excavator bucket and the hook set from the (...) (26 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.build)
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| Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ... (...) Great model. I am still trying to wrap my head around the full picture from the .dat's with missing parts... I'm slow, but will get it eventually. Looks like some great designing. How long did you work on (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.build)
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