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Re: See X-Wing Fighter in Ldraw/Ldlite
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Sun, 10 Jan 1999 23:05:43 GMT
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On Sun, 10 Jan 1999 20:58:56 GMT, "John VanZwieten"
<john_vanzwieten@msn.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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'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
> parts and saw something which might work similar to this hinge. Part 2790
> Technic Steering Gear Holder and part 2792 Technic steering top allow for
> set positioning of the wings.
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> As far as the special purpose detail piece for the back, I've been rather
> suprised by the lack of special purpose pieces evident in the SW models.
> Even the new pieces like the x-wing engine seem designed for a wide variety
> of uses.
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> -John Van
This is going to be a burning question in my mind for a few months, I
guess. I just hope that whatever the method is they use, that is a
creative one, and not something that is really lame.
My theory on the back is this:
In order for the model to be held and played with by kids, it won't
have a bunch of small parts arranged to form what looks like
mechanical detail. It will probably be something simple. A special
purpose detail piece is simple but a little unlikely, if for no other
reason than the production effort and cost.
A plain, boring wall is possible. But I hope TLG doesn't sink that
low. So that leaves tiles. Tile(s) with a printed pattern on them
would be relatively cheap to produce and would look "acceptable". At
least to the target audience.
-- Terry K --
I feel like Jean Dixon
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