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Re: YA Destroyer Droid not unfolding
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lugnet.starwars
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Fri, 18 Feb 2000 04:10:52 GMT
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To get mine to work I had to commit the ultimate sacriledge and modify a
lego part.
I filed the "edge" off the black "catch with cross hole"
http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/technica/registry/connect/conn_7.html
that latches the back legs. this let is slip off and unfold easier. It was
the easiest thing to do without dismantling the whole model.
After a few judicious touches it unfolded much more often.
Trev.
Tim Rueger <rueger@io.com> wrote in message news:Fq3uL8.D05@lugnet.com...
> Ok, add me to the list of Technic geeks who can't
> get this thing to unfold. I've made good use of the suggestions
> in these threads:
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> http://www.lugnet.com/starwars/?n=5488&t=i&v=a
> http://www.lugnet.com/starwars/?n=5351&t=i&v=a
> http://www.lugnet.com/loc/uk/?n=2557&t=i&v=a
> http://www.lugnet.com/loc/uk/?n=2473&t=i&v=a
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> to keep the head from coming off and getting the arms
> to pop out sideways.
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> However, my droid's back leg still won't deploy without
> manual intervention. The central catch just won't
> release when the front legs flip down. I can see why
> there is an erratum for the elastics on the front legs;
> too weak, and the front legs won't flip down, but too strong
> (as mine apparently are) and the momentum of the rotating
> droid won't push down hard enough on the base to release
> the back-leg catch.
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> Any further hints or tips? If I can't get this guy
> working, it'll be for sale shortly.
>
> -Tim
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| I had many problems getting mine to work, I was changing the rubber bands and such, when my girlfriend said, let me see it. She roll it and it unfolded magically, I asked her how she did it. She told me you have to roll it gently like you would for (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: YA Destroyer Droid not unfolding
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| This works great! I did replace the (relatively rare) black catch with a gray one for the experiment, but filing down that edge *really* helps. I find it a bit more tricky to keep the droid partially folded until the front legs are locked in, but (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | YA Destroyer Droid not unfolding
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| Ok, add me to the list of Technic geeks who can't get this thing to unfold. I've made good use of the suggestions in these threads: (4 URLs) keep the head from coming off and getting the arms to pop out sideways. However, my droid's back leg still (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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