 | | Question about building an AT-AT —Mychal Zimny
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| | | I'm just looking for some input from people who have built one. How does one hinge the leg and hip joints? I suppose there's always click hinges but I was looking for another way. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. (22 years ago, 21-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Question about building an AT-AT —Tobbe Arnesson
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| | | | | (...) If you just want posability I'd go for wormgears, they offer good strenght if built solid. Have a peek in Christopher Snead's (Mech builder) Brickshelf account: (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Question about building an AT-AT —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | | (...) Hi Mychal, I ended up using friction pegs for the major joints, and relying on the weight of the AT-AT to hold the joints in position. In all, there are four major "joints" in the leg - the "hip" joint, which actually is located behind the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Question about building an AT-AT —Tobbe Arnesson
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| | | | | | X-post: lugnet.build.mecha <<snip>> (...) I second that, my 1m+ Mecha has wormgear joints in the feet, knees, hips & neck and I had no gear rip what so ever. (URL) it's unheard of in lugnet.build.mecha too, but I've only been lurking there for a (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | | | | Re: Question about building an AT-AT —David Eaton
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| | | | (...) (URL) of the problem is that in the "real" thing all the weight is apparently supported on joint alpha (see diagram). And unfortunately, that creates a whole heck of a lot of leverage on that joint. Enough to snap and/or severely bend a lego (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: Question about building an AT-AT —Tobbe Arnesson
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| | | | <<snip>> (...) One thought I've had is to have a Technic 9V motor with a cross axle connector to spin the wormgears. Just attach the motor, power it up 'til the joint is in place, detach the motor and work on the next joint... /Tobbe (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: Question about building an AT-AT —David Eaton
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| | | | In lugnet.starwars, Tobbe Arnesson writes:I can (...) Well, the problem being mostly that at present I can just move the legs nearly instantly to where I want, using only one hand (the other hand is needed [and whatever else I can use]) to balance (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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