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In lugnet.space, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> Mark Chittenden wrote:
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> > Very very nice. Is the "minifig" based on the 2723 with the legs rebuilt to be
> > functional or it completely a new design?
>
> Somewhat. The idea to make the legs and arms more functional came from
> Jeff VW in rtlToronto. He build a version of this mini-fig with the
> standard rtlToronto khaki pants and blue t-shirt. He also worked in
> gearing for the arms and legs. From the outside it's the same design as
> the 3723 mini-fig.
>
> I worked with this idea and modified the mechanics some for my mini-fig.
> I did use the 3723 as a guide, however, it's not true 12x scale, so I
> didn't end up using any of it's constructions.
>
> One of the most important things I wanted to capture in the mini-fig was
> the slop of the sides. By sloping the sides in like a real mini-fig I
> was able to get the same range of motion out of the arms. I'm very
> pleased with the way this turned out.
>
> The arms are controlled by the same gearing mechanism used in the legs.
> The holes are covered by the air tank, so you have to take his head
> and the air tank off to adjust them.
Ok, I searched and searched, and can't find any reference/guides/instructions?
to Jeff VW's idea for the minifig sculpture. I'm very interesting in seeing some
ideas on rebuilding the minifig sculpture to include functional arms and legs.
*NOTE: Email address is wrong - it should be mdublade@yahoo.com, but for unknown
reasons Lugnet wont change my displayed email although my email shown on my
account info is correct.
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| (...) Somewhat. The idea to make the legs and arms more functional came from Jeff VW in rtlToronto. He build a version of this mini-fig with the standard rtlToronto khaki pants and blue t-shirt. He also worked in gearing for the arms and legs. From (...) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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