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Re: Green Dragon
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 1 Aug 2003 16:42:15 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Matt Hein wrote:
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In lugnet.castle, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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call it a work in progress.
current plans for improvement include:
1. creating a body (expanding the link where the arms are) to include legs
which will support the weight
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Your first priority will of course be the most difficult, since
the entire weight of the model will be exerted on those legs
(assuming the arms are crossed or in a fighting position). I’ll
just theorize on this and guess that a system of multiple hinges
for each joint would help to alleviate the stress, but a problem
would lie in its execution (hinges stacked on each other will not
fold properly.) A solution may involve using 1/2 stud offsets, but
then the shape begins to seriously distort.
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well, matt
thanks for the feedback. however, i wasn’t planning on using traditional
hinges, or on stacking them. i used click hinges and places them side to side..
with joints at the hips, knees, and ankles.
the biggest problem is not the wieght of it, but the distribution of the weight.
the tail offsets the head okay, but each tends to fall on its own weight (ie,
the weight of various links in the tail pulls it down and ruins the balancing
between head and tail).
I wanted the arms to be open for posing. and either way, with my new hand
design, i really can’t use them to help it stand anyway. the legs hold the
weight best, and otherwise it is the balance of head vs. tail that make the
thing work or not.
ideas for a stronger joint than click hinge (but still small enough) would be
best. altho i think i may get some from eric sophie at brickfest :)
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This particular part
may prove useful though.
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2. give it a light grey underbelly
3. give it a finished tail
4. wings
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5 If you’re not aiming for a mechanized design, try at all
costs to attribute an ‘organic’ look to the design. Also,
take some consideration into attaching a number of fins
or other accentuations for your aesthetic license.
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does it look particularly un-organic to you? i thought the slopes kinda gave a
hint of a rough, angular body that i imagine a dragon would have. is this idea
not conveyed?
i mean, did it look like i might be trying for a mechanized design?
fins? the pictures i’ve posted already feature ‘horns’ - do you mean something
else? i’ve done a series of 1x1 cones, but i really don’t like the look. am
thinking about what else to do, or if it is even important at all.
-lenny
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