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"William R Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:m2ita9ykqb.fsf@...rds.net... (...) Yes, great show. Or at least it was. The current series (the 4th?) seems to have taken too many cues from a dreadful American import show they showed in the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Robot Wars was a British show originally, hosted by Craig Charles (the actor who plays Lister on "Red Dwarf"). It's quite good. The US Robot Wars, which is on "The New TNN" (not TNT), uses the same sets as the UK show, and the same house (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hey, glad to know there are other fans of this sport too. There are very few Lego robotic *combat* competitons that I know of, but there are a wealth of other slightly less thrilling contests. The biggest combat for Lego is RoboGladiators, but (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Have you seen these new sets that are coming out in 2002? Main site: (URL) MS Gigamesh S70 (URL) MS Firetrack F45 (URL) MS Distruptor D55 (URL) MS Electroclaw V40 (URL) also appears there will be a new RC settup in this set: 8475 RC Race Buggy (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) What's the URL? 8?/ ROSCO (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Check (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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For all of you who have not been to the site for a while because it's kinda boring. there are a few updates that you may want to look at. torsen differential added, credit goes to the person who designed it (let me know so i can give the proper (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Here Todd, try these sites for something similar: (URL) happen to watch Robotica every Wednesday night, Battle Bots every Tuesday night (woohoo - Carmen Elektra in the new season!), but I quit watching that crappy show on TNT Monday nights. I (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Good point about the animations. Course, without that, they couldn't really walk... (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Well, I couldn't make it as neat as I'd like, but here's my version using the new-style diff (URL) details here (URL) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) parts here!). Enjoy! ROSCO (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Agreed. Though to be completely honest, they DID take some liberties in the CG versions. The arms and legs can bend, the heads can turn, they can stick their weapons on their back. In effect I guess the sets are "action figure" versions of the (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) It is very simple. The two body parts are simply hinged together by using axles. In the centre, there is an opening in which an universal joint resides, transfering the power from the motor to the front axle. The steering is done by using a (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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The toys were designed along with the story. They are not "here's what it would look like made of Legos" they ARE the Toa. That's why they looked like that in every other thing ever made of them in CG. There's no point to the masks, the Turaga, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) I do not follow Bionicle very much so I don't know the plot on the CD. But if the CG on the CD is like the ones in the adverts, then a movie of this would be good as a mini series on CITV. However in my opinion the Bionicle franchise is worth (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Using feedback, it should be fairly easy. I once tried this with the current switches, and it sorta worked, but the "dead spot" is way too big, and those switches need so much force to move! It was harder to turn the steering to operate the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I do like that 'swivel hips' idea with the turntable, it would save me alot of unneccesary bother! I couldn't find a scan of the 8459 central steering design, so if someone could describe it in a little more detail I'd be very grateful Cheers Robin (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Admittedly I'm not too experienced with penumatics. But I think it would be hard to achieve the precision needed for fine control with plastic/rubber switches. And the quality control needed to fine tune every switch so that they behave (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yeah, the main problem is the switches - if TLC would make a nice sliding pnuematic switch (similar to steam engine valve), pnuematic steering (and lots of other neat stuff) would become much easier. ROSCO (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) BTW, I think that it is probably fun to build a vehicle with pneumatically operated steering, and it looks cool. But for the precise control required by a steering system, I don't think the pneumatic cylinders are adequat. They are great for (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic)
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