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Re: It's Alive! or, Building The Dinosaur
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.general
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Thu, 28 Dec 2000 08:27:47 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Heather Patey writes:
> For Christmas I received a MIB copy of <set:8485>, the Technic Control Center
> II, and have built the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the second alternate model; I have
> posted to Brickshelf some pictures of it being built. Warning: it contains the
> odd blurry shot as well as some really sloppy stop-motion sequences. But it's
> not Art for Art's Sake, just a record of my experience building it. It was a
> real challenge for me, a usually non-Technic person, and I'm delighted with a
> Technic set that for once doesn't build a vehicle - as flashy as they may be,
> simulation of something alive is a whole different ballgame and TLC has
> excelled in this design. I'm really delighted with this set, and hope you find
> this photo collection enlightening if you're not already familiar with the
> model. Here are some facts and figures:
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> Pieces in entire set: 1063
> Pieces used: about 90% (the last pic shows pieces left over, I didn't count
> them)
> Motors: 3
> Flex cables: 6
> 4x2x4 Gearboxes:2
> Worm gears:3
> Batteries in control box: 6 'C's
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> Size, including control box: 10" wide x 14" high x 22" long
> Scale: about 1 inch = 2 feet, or 2-3x minifig scale
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> Motion:
> Tilts head up and tail down, and vice versa upon reversal of motor
> Swings head and tail back and forth (continuous loop)
> Moves head forward and back while opening and closing jaws, while moving claws
> back and forth (continuous loop)
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> Time to build: ~7 hours over a 24-hour period, with constant interruption
> Number of pics originally taken: >110
> Camera batteries used up: 4 sets of 4 AA's
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> Mistakes made: at least 8
> Mistakes that required disassembly: 1 (forgot to put rubber band around motor
> shaft under tail, see pic 20!)
> Pieces dropped on floor: 2
> Pieces lost: 0, thankfully
> Sore fingers: 10
> Sore back: 1
> Tired eyes: 2
> Fun, challenge, and education about Technic techniques: Immeasurable
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> The URL: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2475
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> Cheers, Heather
> --
> Heather Patey
> St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
> Pirate Wench / Brick Detective / Mad Scientist
Wow...that looks really neat...increased my expectations quite a bit. I won
one off an auction a week ago and am waiting for it to arrive any day now...
Thanks for the pictures...now I can have something to look at and admire
while I wait :-)
BTW did you use the 6 C batteries or the included transformer to power the
model? I would like to use the transformer when I recieve it but this one is
coming from Europe and the 220V transformer isn't compatible with the 110V
outlets in the US. Can one buy some sort of voltage converter for this?
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| (...) Glad you enjoyed them! (...) My set crossed the ocean too, so my adapter is no good either. I used the batteries, although I think they're only going to last another few play sessions. (The jaw/arms movement seems to take the most power, by (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| For Christmas I received a MIB copy of <set:8485>, the Technic Control Center II, and have built the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the second alternate model; I have posted to Brickshelf some pictures of it being built. Warning: it contains the odd blurry shot (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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