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Re: Dark Gundams
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Sun, 26 Nov 2000 20:51:25 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Bryce McGlone writes:
> Is the armor integrated into the skeleton or "skinned" for lack of a better
> word.
It is attached to the girders with those little peg stud half pins in many
places. (I love these things.) The chest, back of the torso and sides of the
appendages are all applied like this.
> Can you elaborate on this a little? What kind of gears? How is it all put
> together? That kind of thing.
> Are you "beefing up" the techinc axles? If so...how?
> How did you make the hip joints?
I'll add some technical pictures of joints to my site this week that should
help answer your questions.
> do the arms support themselves? (ie: can the gun stick out straight?)
The red gundam can lift the gun (which is hollow to reduce weight) but turns
the drive axle into a Twizzler in the process. The black gundam incorporates
improvements to eliminate axle twist at the shoulder joint
so it is able to lift the gun for extended periods (but the red gundam won't
give him the gun without a fight).
> Is there any way to make the gears work with a motor?
I've tried it, but only the wrist and elbow worm gears can be driven directly
by the gear motor, otherwise you'd need more gear reduction to get enough
torque.
> Any idea how much one of them weighs?
According to my bathroom scale: 9 lbs, 0% body fat.
I tried to keep the weight down by using a lot of "drilled"
parts, technic plates and small girders, and by not filling up voids
unless it was structurally necessary. This puts less stress on the joints.
"K"
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| Brian, Big Big Big!!! I love it! Big man yeah! Them gosh darn things is huge! These are too cool for words. I am simply blown away. Awesome work! (...) Can you elaborate on this a little? What kind of gears? How is it all put together? That kind of (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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