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In lugnet.build.mecha, Jeff Johnston writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, Andrew Todd Amacher writes:
> > In lugnet.build.mecha, Jeff Johnston writes:
> > > I was looking at the new Technic sets - the C3PO and the Stormtrooper -
> > > and thinking that those ball & socket joints would be pretty darn handy
> > > in making mecha and similar posable things. But I'm not sure which set
> > > to pick up, so I thought I'd ask...
> > >
> > > Ignoring the main model (neither one looks that great to me), which one
> > > has a better/cooler selection of parts, especially with an eye towards
> > > the building of mecha & the like?
> >
> > The C3-PO has the most ball joints- a total of 5, compared to the S.T.'s 4.
> > and yes, they are cool for mecha. I've built one this week with them and
> > I'll post pics soon.
>
> How about the rest of the pieces in there, though? Are the ones in the ST
> markedly better for mecha building? I hear that most of the 3PO parts are
> actually black...
Most of the 3PO parts are black. I built the set last night (it IS a pretty
cool set:-)). The assembly of the arms and head (so they pop off) is ingenius!
> Also, how 'strong' are the ball joints - how much pressure do they take to
> move/how much weight can they support?
>
> J
I think that the spheres fit tightly enough that they would support a medium
- say 16 - 18 inch tall mech - by one of its arms. But the sphere isn't the
whole thing. The axle that sticks into the sphere also has to hold, whatever
weight is applied, by its friction into the sphere. As a shoulder joint,
figuring most of the weight is perpendicular to the axle, it should hold a lot.
Wayne
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