 | | My first original Mech - the Minator —Ken Marshall
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| | | Inspired by a lot of the great mechs you guys have done I actually decided to disassemble some of my display models and see if I could build something equally as cool. (URL) I spent probably 25 hours fooling around with this thing before I was happy (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: My first original Mech - the Minator —Jas Nagra
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| | | | | Hey Ken, Nice work for you first attempt at a mech, I really like the level of articulation you have achieved. I take it the leg has the "scissor action" to it as it bends, which makes for a highly posable, and well balanced frame. What sets did you (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: My first original Mech - the Minator —Mark Neumann
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| | | | | Hi Ken, thanks for sharing! I got to agree with Jas, for a first mech, this isn't bad. I'm looking at the supports in the legs and it looks like if you pivot something around that is what makes the legs change position. Am I right? I like how the (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: My first original Mech - the Minator —Ken Marshall
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| | | | | | Thanks for the comments guys. Yes, the legs do scizzor. When in the squatting position the legs are in their full collapsed position and the mech more or less rests on the upper ankle joint. When standing I insert a pin in the upper ankle which (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: My first original Mech - the Minator —Fradel D. Gonzales
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| | | | Hi Ken. I am really diggin the collapsible leg design. Very clever. I think it would be possible for you to rework the hands so you could have possible fingers. You could use the click hinge design or something similar to Adam Silicott's mechs. F (18 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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