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Re: New technic MOC: Gecko Seven
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Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:41:55 GMT
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Neil <mennre@leeds.ac.uk> writes:
> Nice model Fredrik!
Thanks!
> Glad to hear that I'm not the only one with weight problems, well not
> me personally, but with my technic cars! I find that I spend more
> time working out how to get the suspension to support my models than
> any other part of the building process.
Yes, this is a problem with large Technic vehicles. I've previously
solved this by making sure that the shocks connect as far out as
possible on the suspension arms, by making sure that they are vertical
and by simply adding more shocks absorbers.
> For anyone who is interested in Fredrick's suspension setup, can I
> direct you to my latest model on the technic-uk homepage, under
> 'Neil's technic creations' on www.technic-uk.co.uk. Using
> rockers/linkages can help lots in reducing the suspension travel, and
> therefore giving a stiffer setup.
I tried out a number of ways to use linkages to reduce the travel of the
suspension, including some almost like your choice. However for my
particular model, it was of importance to keep down the height of the
construction, as I wanted a sleek racing car like look. So I went for
the solution to "hide" the shocks in the centre of the body. This is
probably hardly realistic, but it works pretty nicely.
Of course, adding linkages to the suspension increases the friction,
which makes it even less realistic. The high level of friction inherent
in the suspension (mostly from the shock absorbers themselves) means
that the car wouldn't handle like a real car at all. So the suspension
is mostly for "looks" on a car like this. But then again, so is the
gear box and motor!
If you're interested, I've made a few other cars to the same scale, for
example this one
http://www.math.uio.no/~fredrigl/technic/stratos/
in which I solved the weight problem by using many shock absorbers per
front wheel.
Fredrik
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: New technic MOC: Gecko Seven
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| Fredrik, In fact, some of the 60's Grand Prix cars used a front suspension set-up where the upper suspension arm was cantilevered, ie the arm extended inwards from the inner pivot, and the spring was then attached below this. Although not quite the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New technic MOC: Gecko Seven
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| Nice model Fredrik! Glad to hear that I'm not the only one with weight problems, well not me personally, but with my technic cars! I find that I spend more time working out how to get the suspension to support my models than any other part of the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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