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Re: BT Contest: WTF-2001 Wide-Track Fury
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:01:15 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Tony Hafner writes:
> For the Blacktron contest... I present the Wide-Track Fury:
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/btgyro/index.html
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> As usual, I have provided pictures and some ranting. I have also provided
> instructions for those of you who might be interested in creating your own
> fleet of these. I didn't think I'd be able to provide an LDraw version, but
> I managed to work out the hoses and find the right wheel.
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> Note that this isn't an official submission, as I haven't yet decided the
> category in which I'm entering it.
Well, that's the ONLY reason I can think of why you wouldn't
be making it official yet. ;) I *really* like it--does it "roll"
OK? I've had trouble with it before, when I used a 5246 wheel to
try and make a vehicle I'd first seen on an episode of "Thundarr,
the Barbarian". (Yes, I'm THAT OLD.)
Very elegant and sparse on pieces, as well as being very true to
BT-I. Kudos!
LFB
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| (...) Thanks for the praise- I had a lot of fun with this one. It rolls really well on a smooth, hard surface at any speed (within reason...) But on non-smooth surfaces (ie carpet) the lower leading edge of the gun pod catches and it flips. I could (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.space)
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| For the Blacktron contest... I present the Wide-Track Fury: (URL) usual, I have provided pictures and some ranting. I have also provided instructions for those of you who might be interested in creating your own fleet of these. I didn't think I'd be (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.contests)
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