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Re: Possible ATST woes
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lugnet.starwars
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Sun, 13 Aug 2000 18:12:18 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Jason Fabisch writes:
> I was thinking about an ATST for only 10 bucks. That would mean it would only
> have around 100 pieces. The only way I can think of doing that is (and this
> really irks me to think about it) is to use the shifting sliding legs like
> those on the Robo Raptor. Scary, but I guessed the Falcon would use those • huge
> saucer plates LONG before the first pics came out. I was right about that and
> now I fear the worst again.
Not necessarily... In fact, with the click-hinges, it's possible to make
working legs with less pieces than the "shifting/sliding" ones. This is what I
expect:
The foot will be the landing pad plate used in the rock-raiders. (1 piece)
The leg will be a linkage of click hinges. (4 pieces)
Various assorted reinforcing & decorative elements. (5-10 pieces)
This gives you a pair of working ATST legs in 20-40 pieces, leaving 60+ pieces
to build the cabin & the minifigure.
Certainly workable, if extrordinarily spare.
--Karim
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| I have to disagree mr Nassar, I have built quite a couple of AT-ST models myself and there is no way that the click-hinges are strong enough to keep the head up. Maybe when you use 2 side by side but that would make the legs too thick and it would (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| I was thinking about an ATST for only 10 bucks. That would mean it would only have around 100 pieces. The only way I can think of doing that is (and this really irks me to think about it) is to use the shifting sliding legs like those on the Robo (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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