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(URL) spindly legs> I attached the leg prototypes to see if the joints were strong enough. (URL) under compression> I had to beef up the thigh worm joint a bit with a longer shaft and more bushings. If you look closely you can also see that the axle (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Sweet! I really like the way you concealed the worm gear joints in the legs. I guess I couldn't tell before whether or not worm gears were used in you model - I would have been a little disppointed if they weren't ;-) Later, Chris (18 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I also made a prototype with knee worm gears, but I wanted to find at least one effective use for the AT-AT knees (my previous uses were... ineffective). Total worms = 4 legs + 2 shoulders = 6 K (18 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Humbles himself before the genius that is Klaupicus once again. :) Excellent job, Brian. The wormgear solution is pretty amazing. I'm very curious to see how you come up with the leg armor. Take care, -Dave (18 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hello Brian, I'm so curious how this will look when finished. Great job so far (URL) Marco> (18 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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