> I do like the ones in the pictures, however, because they use the parts in
> two directions, which would give the ship a bit more stability than just
> using them in a single direction.
One thing that's not apparent from the pictures is that the hinge
arrangement locks the landing gear from rotating -- it can only extend and
retract. Which is not something you'd notice from just looking at it; you
have to play with it to tell for sure. Like I said, very cool!
(...) <snip> Yes, those are quite nice. I used the same parts for the 'gear on my Space Police Viper. I do like the ones in the pictures, however, because they use the parts in two directions, which would give the ship a bit more stability than just (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.us.michlug)