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Re: Site Update (mecha!)
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Sat, 30 Dec 2000 02:05:36 GMT
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Thanks for the kind comments Jason, and for ideas too. ;-)
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/index.htm
In lugnet.build.mecha, Jason Ellis writes:
> 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
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> 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. :-)
> >
> > Mladen Pejic, over and out!
> > http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/index.htm
> >
> > 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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| 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 (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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