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Re: My Moc's
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lugnet.build
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Tue, 12 Sep 2000 01:31:50 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> 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 :)
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 I come up with something, I'll get Bryan to take a picture of it :)
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> > (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).
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> 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
Actually, yes, I meant I'm 29 (going on 13. Well, mentally). Although the 25th
anniversary edition Countach came out around the same time as the Diablo, the
Diablo design was approximately 11 years after the Countach's, so I can see
where I was ambiguous. D'oh! And I misspelled 'Lamborghini'. D'oh.
> getting better and better. Have you seen the spy photos of the Canto? Now
> all I need to do is get rich!
No, I haven't! Scan, please!
> > 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..
> 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.
Ah, I see. A variation on the old Lego design where the front cab wheels were
steered from an axle running through the roof. I thought you meant rack and
pinion style steering, which I can't imagine being done less than 5 studs
width (which fortunately, doesn't occur in any vehicle when you build to 1
stud per foot. Roughly.)
> 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
(LOL) Yeah, I know. The lack of articulation in my Optimus is sort of sad; but
I wanted to recreate the toy. I've seen people create enough
articulated joints to outdo a Marmit Stormtrooper model kit.
But I'd still like to see your take on one.
I'd also like to see the huge pile of bricks on my floor turn into finished
models.
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