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| (...) Alex, I really like the Mammoth. Great job on the click hing hip joint. It reminds me of Mladen's Mirage legs. Are those legs really that stable? I may have to use your ideas here. I'm going out on a limb here and saying that I like click (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Yeah, that's how my Mirage's and Striker's legs are mounted too... Hmmm... But anyways, the first person I saw that used that click-hinge combination was Mark Sandlin in his wonderful *"Juggernaut" model, although I might be mistaken... (...) run. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Whoops, looks like I goofed, I think Mark's "Juggernaut" legs use Throwbot ball-sockets, but to me it looked like click-hinges... (...) Mark (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) Good :) (...) Nope they are not at all. But I added a long plate to the back of each foot to mak it stable. (...) If you dou, us more than on click hinge per joint. (...) --Me (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| I didn't use click-hinges on the hips of my Juggernaut... I used technic steering assembly parts. ~M (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Yeah, but I at first thought you used click-hinges, sorry. It's cool anyway! Mladen (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) Steering assembly parts? How does that work? I cannot tell from your photos. Also which axis does the hip turn on? (ie; does it only provide turn out?) And finally do the gears on the back turn the legs out? Bryce McGlone (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) Two of these... (URL) two of these... (URL) in some extra bricks for stability. The legs flop around a bit if you pick it up, but it's perfectly sturdy once you set it down on its feet. The gears on the back lower the cockpit. ~Mark (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) And (...) ~Alex (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) Alex, Try this URL (URL) run the search. Bryce McGlone (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Try setting the search engine to the Parts Reference first. ~M (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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