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In lugnet.technic, Brian H. Nielsen wrote:
> I've had this wind-up mechanical spider for so long that I no longer
> remembered what it was called. I've always been fascinated with how it
> moved and wanted to recreate it with LEGO.
>
> It's been a fun project, and many challenges were overcome in order
> to achieve the final result. The leg support geometry went through
> numerous iterations, as did the gear train that drives the legs.
>
> After I completed the LEGO version I did some searching to determine
> what the original, made by in Japan by TOMY, was called. I quickly
> found out it is a Spider Zoid, made back in the early 1980's.
>
> The finished LEGO version reminds me of the Star Wars AT-AT
> walkers, perhaps the Spider Zoid was their fore-runner.
>
> So now I present for your inspection an 8 legged motorized LEGO
> Spider Zoid! Be sure to check out the MPEG near the end showing it
> walking.
>
> Here's the original Spider Zoid by TOMY:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=428789
>
> Here is my LEGO version watching over it's little brother:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=428790
That's really neat Brian!
Now if it could only turn corners....
BTW, those Brickshelf URLs (with ?i=xxx) are not available until after
moderation either - you need to link one level deeper, like you did with the MPG
URL.
Regards
ROSCO
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