 | | Technic (Throwbot) Leg with Ball Joints —Paul Gyugyi
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| | | Here is a somewhat rough model of the Throwbot leg, since I built a mini-ATST using parts from the "Granite" tan and grey Throwbot and want to capture the plans. The part was modeled in AC3D, a great cross-platform shareware modelling program (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dat)
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| | | | | Re: Technic (Throwbot) Leg with Ball Joints —Paul Gyugyi
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| | | | I'm starting to work on the Throwbot/Slizer parts. If anyone wants to help, I can send DXF meshes of the parts as I start working on them. My goal is to get some medium-quality parts going first, then go back and add all the tiny details. -gyug (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Technic (Throwbot) Leg with Ball Joints —Fredrik Glöckner
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| | | | (...) I'm really happy to see that! Anyway, I just wanted to comment on the name of the parts: I understand that the theme called "Throwbot" in the US is called "Slizer" in Australia. Hence, perhaps we should use the "Slizer" name in LDraw, rather (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Technic (Throwbot) Leg with Ball Joints —Karim Nassar
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| | | | | (...) I would disagree. I would call them Technic, as they are obviously technic compatible. I am also pleased to hear the someone is working on them :) I have a really cool Pallas Spaceworks model built out of those pieces :) --Karim (25 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Technic (Throwbot) Leg with Ball Joints —Anders Isaksson
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| | | | Fredrik Glöckner skrev i meddelandet ... (...) understand (...) I think it's called Slizer in all the world, except the US (?) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Technic (Throwbot) Leg with Ball Joints —Paul Gyugyi
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| | | | I've avoided using Throwbot/Slizer in the name, using just "Technic Leg with Ball Joints 3 x 7 x 1" The piece is stamped with "32173" -gyug ps. "Slizer" is better sounding than "Throwbot". (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Technic (Throwbot) Leg with Ball Joints —Fredrik Glöckner
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| | | | (...) I'm just thinking that this name may be confused with the Technic figures, as they have legs, too. Adding "Slizer" after "Technic" will clear this up. Fredrik (25 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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