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Re: Crashing your Lego creation safely...
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Mon, 25 Jun 2001 16:25:21 GMT
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I hate the idea of destroying this incredible helichopter. But, I've
left it intack for over 1 year. The parts in the chopter will help
me build something else. I also have tons of photographs of this
beast.
The towel idea makes sense but that will not allow me to crash the
helichopter (the poor crew) in an environment that simulates
crashing into the ground.
The tile offers a smooth (scratch free) that is still very hard.
That chopter will blow apart, killing most of the crew and
attached SEAL team. I'm predicting that wreckage will be very
sectional. I think 5-8 main sections will break apart but be
relatively unchanged. Depending on what section of the bird
hits first will determine the greatest area of damanage. Hopefully
the front cockpit will be first to hit. This will surely challenge
the construction and design. The minifig's will die. But
future chopters will be build better to save lifes in the future.
Do you think the US government has never done this? Purposely sent
aircraft from the Navy, Army and Airforce to it's doom -- with
real live crew to it's death? Just to learn from the wreckage
and death so that future designs are more robust?
This weekend. 5 crew, and 12 SEALs minifigs will plunge 1 stair case
down to their ultimate doom...
Marc
In lugnet.build, Peter McLoone writes:
> Well, gee, I personally wouldn't risk such a thing. Once I build something,
> I rarely break apart my creation voluntarily, and creations that are lost I
> often regret about, from such memories as the first line of mechs I made, to
> the giant lumbering ship, that although very small compared to the creations
> of others, was so big it had 1/4 of a baseplate as the rear of the ship.
> Anyway enough memories from me, I say get a small rug or a bunch of towels
> and crash it onto that, I just couldn't stand plunging a bunch of hardened
> experienced minifigs to their death in the name of safety. In my opinion
> that'd be slightly hypocritical, but then again that is the same process of
> most cars. So please, put a few towels on the stairs landing, and send it
> down unarmed, I think the SEALS would agree. *sniff* Err... and Random on too...
>
> In lugnet.build, Marc Cook writes:
> > Well it's been 1 year since I wrote the message below. I have yet to
> > crash this helicopter out of pure laziness. The SEALs have completed
> > several missions and the pilots of the UH-60 (lego) Blackhawk are
> > now feeling safe that their craft is safe and reliable.
> >
> > Well I have moved. I'm now living in a two story house and the
> > stair case is now affording me the opportunity to load up the
> > seal team, and crew and send them to their death. Hurdling them
> > down the stairs to the landing.
> >
> > The impact surface is tile. Hard but smooth - not as brutal
> > as a concrete impact.
> >
> > I think if a few pieces break, well they break. Money can
> > replace most material items in this world right?
> >
> > - Marc
> >
> >
> > In lugnet.build, Marc Cook writes:
> > > While this might be a silly question I am looking for suggestions on how to
> > > crash a fairly large lego model (Helicopter) on a ground surface while
> > > minimizing the risk of breaking pieces.
> > >
> > > The goal here is to crash my UH-60 http://www.netpresonic.com/lego/ with full
> > > crew and attached SEAL team and then photo document the wreckage.
> > >
> > > These men will die, but for a good cause -- to improve safety features of the
> > > UH-60.
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