 | | T.A.U. —Jon Walden
| | | | Hello all, I submit for your perusal ( and hopefully your approval :)! ) the Tripedal Assault Unit, or T.A.U. for short. deep link: (URL) T.A.U. is a long range fire support Mecha equipped with energy weapons only. It was designed to be able to (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: T.A.U. —Allister McLaren
| | | | | | (...) Very nifty. There's lots to like about this, but the problem i have with it is that a tripedal mecha in this configuration would never be able to actually walk. In order to do that it needs to be able to lift at least one leg in the air, which (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: T.A.U. —Peter F. Guenther
| | | | | | | | (...) By that logic, humans would not be able to walk either. A tripedal unit could throw itself off balance, lift a leg, and catch itself in a more forward position--or balance itself on two legs before lifting a leg. I'm not claiming it's (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: T.A.U. —Jon Walden
| | | | | | | | | (...) Thanks, Peter, I'm still working on my photography. :) I agree with you , that movement for the T.A.U. would be far from efficient (that's why it's a LONG range fire support mech...LOL)! Thanks for your comments! -Jon (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: T.A.U. —Jon Walden
| | | | | | | (...) I understand your position, Allister, and appreciate your input, but the idea of building this Mech was more about having fun building and trying something truly " off the wall" than focusing on what could be done in reality. However, it (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: T.A.U. —Dave Schuler
| | | | | | (...) Very nice! At first glance I notice a passing structural similarity to the (URL) Quadwalker,> of which I am also quite fond. I tried my hand at a (URL) tripod mech> a while back with, it must be admitted, less success than your design (it's (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: T.A.U. —Jon Walden
| | | | | | | (...) snip (...) Actually, Dave, I like your design quite a bit. So, you didn't take pains to get your legs at 270 degrees which I as a glutton for punishment did, big deal!I also think that your design would walk a lot better than mine. Your stuff (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: T.A.U. —Kyle Vrieze
| | | | | | (...) snip I think the three-leg design helps contribute to the angular theme of the mech, which makes it more interesting, IMO. Four legs would almost give it too much symmetry. I like the gray color scheme, and the use of the printed slopes really (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: T.A.U. —Jon Walden
| | | | | | | (...) Thanks Kyle, I'd have to agree with you on the cockpit piece, but I gotta build stuff that doesn't use it so my Mechs don't all look the same. I especially liked how you incorporated it into your quad mech. Keep on building! -Jon (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: T.A.U. —Marco Tagliaferri
| | | | | Hello Jon, I like the approach of a tripedal. It's not seen that often. The color scheme is perfect. Special thanks for (URL) this shot>! Now to the criticism. On the MOC I've none. But your photography is like mine, it needs improvement. I myself (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: T.A.U. —Jon Walden
| | | | | (...) Thanks Marco, I included the shot in question so that others could see my solution to getting the legs to be 120 degrees from each other. Once I figured it out, the simplicity of it was astounding. Don't be too suprised if you see another (...) (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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