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Re: UCS X-Wing Q's
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lugnet.starwars
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Tue, 26 Sep 2000 00:50:36 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, David Simmons writes:
> I had the exact same experience and, as of yet, have not been able to solve
> the engineering problem. I'm really surprised they didn't utilize the
> design of the AMT/ERTL model. That version had the top left and bottom
> right wings connected and vice versa. The two pieces rotate around a
> central axle. A much more balanced and weight-distributing design. It
> really confuses me when a company that demands product tolerances to within
> a few millimeters overlooks such a basic structural design flaw.
G'day David,
Something I just discovered last night while watching the Olympic coverage...,
there are two little "flaps" under each upper wing at the root of the trailing
edge. When the foils are open, you can flip these down, and they sort
of "lock" against the lower wings. It doesn't provide a great amount of
stiffness, but it tends to reduce flop in the downward direction for the upper
wings, and brace the lower wings a bit from flopping upwards. I doubt that's
what the flaps are there for, but they seem to help a little.
Maybe someone will design a locking mechanism that causes the foils to go into
a detent position when fully opened or fully closed..., probably won't be me
tho :]
KDJ
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Kyle D. Jackson, LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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| thats what i use the flaps for... josh -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Kyle D. Jackson Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 5:51 PM To: lugnet.starwars@lugnet.com Subject: Re: UCS (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: UCS X-Wing Q's
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| (...) Yes, the model kit designed worked well enough (I may try that setup for a minifig version) but I think TLG wanted to incorporate some sort of geared mechanism as opposed to just wings that you pull apart and snap together, thus lending it (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: UCS X-Wing Q's
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| I had the exact same experience and, as of yet, have not been able to solve the engineering problem. I'm really surprised they didn't utilize the design of the AMT/ERTL model. That version had the top left and bottom right wings connected and vice (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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