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| | | I thought I'd share this as I've seen some postings asking about this very sort of building. One of my mechs, Hammer, fell and had a boo boo. Atomized would be the word. So anway I'm taking it all in stride and building a new mech. I'm gonna call (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | | | | Re: beginnings of a mech —Eric Sophie
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| | | | | You are so the man! Look at that. It is the formula. e (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: beginnings of a mech —Brian Pilati
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| | | | | (...) Mark, thanks for the post since I have been the one that has been asking. I'm not sure if I should smile or cry ... it's so beautiful. I caught my first glimpse of it this morning on Brickshelf! Seeing the inner-workings on a project like this (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: beginnings of a mech —Mark Neumann
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| | | | | | (...) I'll get a pic up pretty soon, but there are two knobs you can just see, they have the flat 2x2 tiles on them, there is a worm gear contacting the exterior gearing of the table in vertially in the back of the hip. that is what controls the (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: beginnings of a mech —Brian Cooper
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| | | | | Some very cool hip technology there, being able to splay the hip turntables out. And the waist mechanisms are packed tightly in there - a lot of functionality in a small package. It would be good to mention as a mecha builder tip that when you build (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: beginnings of a mech —Kyle Vrieze
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| | | | | Just a couple of comments. First, that is a great idea for the toes! I like your style of having two or three toes fanned out claw-style, but I didn't like how it seemed to flatten the feet out, I always thought they'd look better with a little more (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: beginnings of a mech —Mark Neumann
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| | | | | | (...) thanks for that. I messed with the feet and thought wow, that actually looks ok. (...) I fein sickness. No, actually I don't work at all and sort of "space-out" and think of Lego. Strangely I get more work done those days... :) Mark (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: beginnings of a mech —Allister McLaren
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| | | | (...) Not another chicken walker. Sheesh, talk about old hat. ;) In all seriousness, that hip joint is a real eye opener. Thanks. You only have the two axes of rotation in the ankles, yes? And is the thigh rotation also worm geared? Cheers, Allister (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: beginnings of a mech —Mark Neumann
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| | | | (...) Hehe, temped to make a joke here but thinking that might not be taken the right way. (...) Yep, only two on the ankle, but it gives all the mobility I need. (...) That place where the bricks meet in the middle of the thigh? No that isn't (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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