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RE: My Moc's
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Mon, 11 Sep 2000 21:40:16 GMT
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A. Mark Wilburn writes:
> Bram:
> Well, let me say that I'm really glad you of all people like my
> truck (your mastery of minifig vehicles is known throughout Lugnet...
I'm flattered! :)
> However, I thought your hover Diablo was especailly brilliant, and
> would love to implement scissor doors and engine cover in the same
> scale in a road vehicle someday.
I find the difficulty with sports cars is that there is very little space
between the top of the opening of the wheel well and the hood of the car.
It's often difficult to implement steering as well because LEGO wheels need
such a large opening to turn. (If you've solved this problem, please let me
know :)
> (BTW, my favourite car of all-time is the Lamboughini Countach 25th
> anniversary edition in white with no spoiler, and conformal (non-rubber)
> bumbers -- i.e. we're probably cut from the same cloth, even if
> my cloth is 11 years older than yours).
So you're, what, 29? Oh!...you meant the 25th anniversary edition is 11
years older than the Diablo! :) I think Lamborghini's cars just keep
getting better and better. Have you seen the spy photos of the Canto? Now
all I need to do is get rich!
> I never even thought about motorizing AND trying to keep steering
> though. If anyone can figure that one out, it'd be you. Ok, I did
> it in 8 studs, and I can see 6... but 4 studs wide? With steering?!
> Do you have any pictures?
Unfortunately, no. And since I wanted the motors back, I tore the vehicle
apart before I every LDrew(?) it. The steering was fairly simple though,
but it took a while to figure out. I mounted a micromotor upside down, and
attached an 8 tooth gear to a 2 length axle attached to the micromotor. I
then placed a 2x2 plate onto a wide wheel mount <part:6157> and stuck a 24
tooth gear on top of that. I stuck an axle pin through the cross-axle hole
in the gear, and stuck the pin through 2 technic plates. The 8 tooth gear
drives the 24 tooth gear, which (quickly) steers the vehicle.
For the drive wheels, I mounted a geared motor with the axle pointing
down, and then made a frame using 2 each of <part:32017> and <part:2817>. I
stuck a six axle through the middle holes of the <part:32017>s, and attached
wheels on the outside and bevel gears on the inside.
Hope that makes sense!
> Btw, I think you'd be good with Mecha with your penchant for cramming
> copious amounts of detail into small spaces.
Actually, I have to force myself to cram in details. I find it difficult
sometimes. :) There's too much competition in mecha building too :) I
find walkers (or multi-legged mecha) interesting though...
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht
BXL34@po.cwru.edu
http://home.cwru.edu/~bxl34/
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| (...) Heck, no. I like your 'plate over wheel well' solution you used for your red Diablo model. The only other thing I can think of is using an arch around the wheel (won't work terribly well for wedge shaped cars, like the Lamborghinis though). If (...) (24 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) Bram: Well, let me say that I'm really glad you of all people like my truck (your mastery of minifig vehicles is known throughout Lugnet -- to this date, I can't come up with an original Colonial Viper design even remotely as good as yours in (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.build)
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