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Re: Site Update (mecha!)
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Fri, 29 Dec 2000 22:28:36 GMT
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Very nice job you've done there Mladen. Actually nice doesn't do it
justice, maybe awsome, but that doesn't quite hfit the bill either. Well
anyway you've done a great job with this one.
In regards to the feet piercing the ground for firing purposes, here's an
idea. In the RPG Rifts, by Palladium Books, there is a power armor called a
Glitter Boy. Prior to the Glitter Boy firing its rail gun it has to sink
pilons into the ground to keep it from toppeling over, similiar to the idea
you have for your mech. The difference being that the Glitter Boy has
normal feet for walking and the anchoring pilons are only engaged for
firing, that might be something you may want to incorporate into a future
design.
Again, you've done a great job with this mech, keep up the good work.
Jason
In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes:
> Thanks Dave! Yes the feet are meant to pierce the ground, this way the mecha is
> more stable when firing shells from the rail gun. Right now, when I place the
> mecha on a carpet it sinks in only 1 cm, but off course carpet and real-world
> terrain are two different things. :-)
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> Mladen Pejic, over and out!
> http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/index.htm
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> In lugnet.build.mecha, Dave Schuler writes:
> > In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes:
> > > Thanks Kyle! Actually the mecha is quite stable on most, non-slick surfaces
> > > such as carpet, paper, and etc. However it does begin to slip and fall on • very
> > > slick surfaces, such as a kitchen table.
> >
> > > > > http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/MAP05.htm
> >
> > Very nice, as always! I'm not very mecha-savvy, but I'm intrigued by the
> > leg/foot design of this mecha in particular; how well would those small feet
> > do at full-scale on real terrain? For the probable weight of such a vehicle
> > they seem likely to pierce the ground--is this a factor to consider in
> > design? I don't want to sound like a wet blanket (since the design is
> > really cool!), but the dangers of troublesome footing intrigue me...
> >
> > Dave!
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