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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 20:58:15 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> 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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> 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.)
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> Very elegant and sparse on pieces, as well as being very true to
> BT-I. Kudos!
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 improve that a fair bit by
removing the bottom plate, but that's unfortunately needed for both balance
and structural integrity. I'll see if I can post a small .mpg of it in action.
I'm using a wheel from the Mega Core Magnetizer, what is the 5246?
Thundarr... Ookla's (sp?) mount was my favorite part of the show.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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 | | Re: BT Contest: WTF-2001 Wide-Track Fury
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.space)
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