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Re: See X-Wing Fighter in Ldraw/Ldlite
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Fri, 8 Jan 1999 23:21:04 GMT
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On Fri, 8 Jan 1999 15:45:08 GMT, "John VanZwieten"
<john_vanzwieten@msn.com> wrote:
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> Terry K wrote in message <368f4655.2584603@lugnet.com>...
> > On Thu, 10 Dec 1998 22:31:45 GMT, "John VanZwieten"
> > <john_vanzwieten@msn.com> wrote:
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> > > Check out lugnet.cad.dat to see my attempt at building the X-Wing in • Ldraw.
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> > > -John Van
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> > That is a pretty good rendition. It will be interesting to see how
> > your guesses pan out when the real thing arrives.
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> I'm most interested in seeing what seems to be a new hinge set. I'm
> guessing it must have some sort of "teeth" which let you set a position. I
> don't think current hinges would hold the top wings in X formation (or the
> bottom wings in closed formation) very long. I've been thinking of
> modifying the back of the X-wing. I made the red stripe continue around the
> back, but on looking my son's x-wing, I realized the stripe doesn't go
> there. I also hope Lego has done something better for the back face, so it
> isn't just flat all the way down.
Teeth? That sounds overly complex for Lego in that range.
Those wings don't look to be that heavy. A nice long row of 2/3
finger plate hinges might suffice to hold it in place. Those things
have quite a bit of friction. But who knows? Maybe they will come up
with a neat trick.
I had to use gearing with chain drives to hold my wings in place; they
_are_ heavy.
Who knows, maybe they will have a special purpose detail piece to fill
in the back. Or a decorated plate arrangement.
-- Terry K --
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| (...) I (...) the (...) it (...) I'm quite certain it's not a long row of 2/3 finger plates. Its two parts which are of approximate size 2X3X1. The actuall rotating section is cylindrical and approx. 1X2x1 in size. I was looking through my Technic (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Terry K wrote in message <368f4655.2584603@lu...et.com>... (...) Ldraw. (...) I'm most interested in seeing what seems to be a new hinge set. I'm guessing it must have some sort of "teeth" which let you set a position. I don't think current hinges (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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