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Re: Tronabee Mech! Looks cool but can't do squat!
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Tue, 2 Nov 2004 06:40:57 GMT
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> I think that's maybe the only appropriate use of those Insectoids trans • flouro
> green disks-on-sticks parts that I can remember seeing, so my • congratulations on
> that.
Thanks, Kyle! I was happy to find a use for them too (I must have like 20
or 30 of 'em!).
> I have to agree that mechs are hard to build. Some of the guys on this
> board are pretty good at it, though. For what it's worth, I'll offer one • of the
> lessons I learned early on. My first mechs had "bones" that were too • long. The
> longer you make the limbs between the joints, the more torque you apply to • the
> joints, and that leads to the "marionette" problem. Given that the joints • by
> themselves are usually fairly large, I got better results shortening up • the
> "bones" and basically connecting one joint directly to the next.
Sounds good! It's amazing how quickly the weight becomes an issue as well.
You wouldn't that these little plastic bricks would pack much, but they sure
creep up on ya fast!
Dave
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| (...) I think that's maybe the only appropriate use of those Insectoids trans flouro green disks-on-sticks parts that I can remember seeing, so my congratulations on that. I have to agree that mechs are hard to build. Some of the guys on this board (...) (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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