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Re: anyone got any working chicken walker joint systems?
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Date: 
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 14:49:57 GMT
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Sure, give it a shot.  I know the tricky part will be getting the holes to
line up, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.  Be sure to let us know how
it goes.

Mark

In lugnet.build.mecha, Curt Tigges writes:
Thank you, Mark, for all those tips. I hadn't thought of gearboxes in the
legs--I'll have to try some experiments with that, I think. Your thunderbird
mech was very impressive. I was surprised that something do large could have
functional legs.:-)

I have an idea for "parking" the mech I'm working on. I was thinking that in
the gearbox I could have one of the gear holes line up with a technic hole
(in a certain position) so I could insert a Technic pin. This would hold the
legs in place for more stability. Do think it'll work?

Thanks,
Curt



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  Re: anyone got any working chicken walker joint systems?
 
Wow... where do you get the "hazard stripe" and 2x1 double ended click hinges from? I've been toying around with click hinges myself, and have realized that I often get stuck due to a lack of small pieces such at those. And... wow again. The tbird's (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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  Re: anyone got any working chicken walker joint systems?
 
Thank you, Mark, for all those tips. I hadn't thought of gearboxes in the legs--I'll have to try some experiments with that, I think. Your thunderbird mech was very impressive. I was surprised that something do large could have functional legs.:-) I (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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