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Due to the size of the weapons I'm employing on my rather huge (six-foot) capital ship, I find myself needing a turntable of much greater capacity than the ones produced by Lego. The weapons I am using are more than twenty studs long, six bricks (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Is the Technic turntable sufficient? You used to be able to get those in the Space Shuttle, Airtech Claw Rig, etc.... today they sell them through Pitsco. Not sure what current Technic sets have them. VERY nice part. -Tim (22 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) They might be. Sometimes they tend to separate between the base and top, especially if weight hang from the or are installed sidewise. If the turrets are on top of things and the weight is at least somewhat balanced they should be fine. For (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.space)
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Hi, I struggled with much the same issue on my capital ship. I wanted to replicate the Millenium Falcon concept of two accessible turrets. But by the time I was done the proportions seemed way off to me. The turrets were one fifth the length of the (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) That must have been disappointing. However, using a large 6x6 gear, four round flat thingies with studs on top, and a 6x6 radar dish, I've come up with a partial solution. The only real problem is the lack of good anchoring on the vertical (...) (22 years ago, 17-May-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Sorry for the late reply, and this may not solve your problem, but I just wanted to say how cool this part is: Technic Brick 2 x 2 x 2 with Hole and Click Rotation Socket (URL) use a bit of SNOT to orient it how you want, and it'll hold quite (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) How about this part: (URL) Wells, T-SEC / THDC (22 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.space)
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